Candidate Positions

Original source: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/jan/31/brownback_its_time_tackle_global_warming/

On a day when the temperature didn’t reach double digits, Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas called for reductions in greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.

Speaking with reporters Tuesday, the Republican presidential candidate said most scientists agree that rising levels of carbon dioxide have caused a rise in global temperatures. Brownback said levels of carbon dioxide, or CO2, have increased since the industrial revolution but have risen more quickly in recent decades.

“It seems to me just prudent that we recognize we have climate increase and temperature change,” he said. “We have CO2 loading and we need to reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.”
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Although Brownback said global temperatures had risen and climate change needed to be addressed, he declined to use the term “global warming.”

Original source: http://www.kron.com/Global/story.asp?S=6307737&nav=menu130_2_7

“Thompson believes America must become independent in its energy needs, breaking reliance on foreign and often unstable governments for oil. Thompson wants more meaningful investments in ethanol and other alternative energy sources, providing greater incentives for industry to shift to these sources. America also must aggressively take on global warming - a goal that can be accomplished in a manner that doesn’t provide false choices between environmental stewardship and economic progress. American industry and environmental interests must come together in the common interest of restoring global health.”

Original source: http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/decision_2008/BO48879/

Global warming: Not convinced human activity has contributed to global warming or that warming is anything more than cyclical. “Certainly, we should pay attention to these changes and study them — but we should refrain from imposing a litany of state, federal and international restrictions.”