Special Report
15 Politicians Who Have Disputed the Severity of Climate Change
October 24, 2022 11:00 am
10. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming
> Total campaign contributions from oil & gas industry: $1.27 million
> Current term ends: 2025
> Served in the U.S. Senate since: 2007
“The climate is constantly changing. The role human activity plays is not known.” – The Hill, 6/5/2014
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9. Sen. John Neely Kennedy, R-Louisiana
> Total campaign contributions from oil & gas industry: $1.29 million
> Current term ends: 2023
> Served in the U.S. Senate since: 2017
“And Sen. John Neely Kennedy, who is expected to announce Monday whether he will run for Louisiana governor, told reporters last week that while the Earth may be getting hotter, ‘I’ve seen many persuasive arguments that it’s just a continuation of the warming up from the Little Ice Age.'” – The Seattle Times, 12/2/18
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8. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida
> Total campaign contributions from oil & gas industry: $1.55 million
> Current term ends: 2023
> Served in the U.S. Senate since: 2011
“Sure the climate is changing, and one of the reasons is because the climate has always been changing. There has never been a time when the climate was not changing.” – Vice, 4/25/2017
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7. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana
> Total campaign contributions from oil & gas industry: $1.67 million
> Current term ends: 2027
> Served in the U.S. Senate since: 2015
“Global temperatures have not risen in 15 years.” – The Ledger, 10/24/2014
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6. Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma
> Total campaign contributions from oil & gas industry: $1.71 million
> Current term ends: 2023
> Served in the U.S. Senate since: 2015
“This whole global warming myth will be exposed as what it really isâa way of control more than anything else.” – The Climate Change Debate, 2020
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