350 Action on Iowa: Climate Made a Strong Showing

The primary results out of Iowa tonight suggest that climate change will continue to be a top tier issue going forward in the 2016 election, as Democrats compete to see who has the strongest plan to take on the fossil fuel industry and Republicans tie themselves into knots trying to explain their climate denial.
“We’ve seen a much better debate about climate solutions in this election than in 2012,” said Jason Kowalski, a 350 Action Spokesperson. “Democratic candidates are trying to out climate each other with bold policies, while Republicans are tying themselves in knots when pushed on their climate denial. With voting now underway, I’d expect the debate to only intensify. The test for every candidate going forward will be their commitment to keep fossil fuels in the ground.” …