Troy Messenger: U.S. Rep. Martha Roby on Pledge and Strong on Energy Reform

August 18, 2011

Part of a story in the Troy Messenger:

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[Rep.] Roby’s Congressional record shows that she voted “yes” on opening the Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling, which makes available for leasing, in the 2012-2017 five-year oil and gas leasing program, Outer Continental Shelf areas that are estimated to contain more than 2.5 billion Read More...

Tucson Citizen: Chuck Gray Opposes Climate Tax

July 7, 2011

Queen Creek, AZ: Chuck Gray has signed the Americans for Prosperity “No Climate Tax Pledge” because he agrees that phony science should not be used as an excuse to raise taxes.

Gray stated, “Increased taxes, regulations, and mandates are rapidly becoming a threat to the economic survival of our nation. Many of these federal power grabs are being justified by the false claim of man-made global warming. This must stop. It is time to re Read More...

George LeMieux: Last week, I signed…

May 9, 2011

Florida U.S. Senate candidate George LeMieux on his Facebook page:

Last week, I signed the Americans for Prosperity “No Climate Tax” Pledge. American families cannot afford a massive new energy tax. Click ‘like’ if you agree. Read More...

ThinkProgress Remains Willfully Ignorant about No Climate Tax Pledge

March 2, 2011

For some odd reason the Center for American Progress’s ThinkProgress blog remains unable to grasp the simple concept behind the No Climate Tax pledge. It has nothing to do with science; it has nothing to do with supporting clean energy; the pledge is about the size of government.

In a recent wild rant, ThinkProgress conspiracy blogger Lee Fang writes:

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Allen Signs Pledge

February 25, 2011

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U.S. Senate candidate George Allen has pledged to “oppose legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue.”

Allen, seeking to recapture his former Senate seat after losing it to Jim Webb in 2006, has joined the list of more than 500 lawmakers and candidate Read More...

LA Times Confused by No Climate Tax Pledge

February 5, 2011

The Los Angeles Times recently published a story where they discussed the No Climate Tax pledge twice. Unfortunately, both times they distort the pledge and seem incapable of separating tax hikes from climate policy. Not an uncommon affliction on the Left.

In the third paragraph the Times notes:

Reuters: Tax Pledge Adds Another Political Hurdle to U.S. Climate Action

December 1, 2010

An article by Elizabeth McGowan picked up Reuters:

WASHINGTON—Americans for Prosperity might promote its “No Climate Tax” pledge signed by 530-plus local, state and national elected officials as merely a badge of fiscal responsibility.

But their critics view the carefully worded pledge as a power grab and yet another hurdle for broad action on climate and ene Read More...

Entire House GOP Leadership Team is Signatory to No Climate Tax Pledge

November 18, 2010

Entire House GOP Leadership Team is Signatory to No Climate Tax Pledge

- Refuses to use climate change as a guise to grow government -

Washington, DC—The free market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today noted that following House GOP Conference organizing elections for the 112th Congress the entire leadership team has signed the No C Read More...

Pledge Signers Sweep into Office

November 3, 2010