Call me shocked, just shocked to find that there’s gambling with California’s future in this election. <\/p>\n
The state legislator responsible for placing Proposition 23, the anti-climate measure, on the ballot is…a climate zombie. And one of Proposition 23’s out of state dirty energy supporters, Koch Industries, Patient Zero of the climate zombie infection<\/a> is holding a fundraiser Thursday night for climate zombie Senate wannabe Carly Fiorina.<\/p>\n WWMWD? Will Meg Whitman endorse Proposition 23 and its oil-soaked supporters, or will she join the forward-thinking California businesses who urge a no vote? <\/p>\n Proposition 23 seeks to “suspend” AB32, California’s landmark global warming law, until Officially, Proposition 23 is the product of Dan Logue, a Republican member of the state assembly. Logue thinks global warming could be a scam<\/a>. At a debate last week, he sidestepped questions whether global warming is caused by humans<\/a>, then noted that he has a book where 31,000 scientists say climate change is not caused by humans. (This is probably a reference to the infamous Oregon Petition<\/a> allegedly signed by 31,000 Stupid went viral and infected Logue. He’s one of the climate zombies<\/a> of the new GOP — Republicans who deny climate science. He’s also a back-bencher who will have very little impact on California politics if Proposition 23 fails. Far more high-profile is fellow climate zombie Carly Fiorina.<\/p>\n Not sure whether Fiorina is a climate zombie? Listen: <\/p>\nthe Twelfth of Never<\/del> unemployment reaches 5.5% for four quarters. Proposition 23’s money is coming almost exclusively from out of state oil interests such as Valero Energy, Tesoro Energy, and Koch Industries. As a proxy for a national climate fight, the initiative is drawing national attention<\/a>. A Koch-funded astroturf group, Americans for Prosperity, calls Proposition 23 our highest priority<\/a>. <\/p>\ntrained monkeys<\/del> climate scientists who deny science.) He doesn’t know of one person who died of carbon emissions<\/a> — and who do you believe, him or the American Lung Association<\/a>?<\/p>\n