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cali

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2. How is promoting energy efficiency or the science of climate change,

Reply to Buzz Clik (Reply #1)

Sun May 5, 2013, 07:29 AM

May 2013

politicizing them? Maybe I'm being blind to it, but I see the politicization of both as coming from the right and from corporate interests What, specifically, has the left done to politicize energy efficiency or the science of climate change? Aside from that both are political issues- which is not the same thing as politicizing them.

What issues does the left politicize. I'm drawing a blank which may well be do to my political bias.

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conservatives reaction to energy efficiency promotion is to use more energy [View all] cali May 2013 OP

When everything gets politicized, this is the natural result. Buzz Clik May 2013 #1

How is promoting energy efficiency or the science of climate change, cali May 2013 #2

My response of "both sides" was not necessarily strictly about energy. Buzz Clik May 2013 #6

Conservative response to anything is to double down. hobbit709 May 2013 #3

Why would someone think conservatives "should have a natural inclination toward conservation"? Honeycombe8 May 2013 #4

That's because they aren't conservatives. denverbill May 2013 #7

Conservatives don't favor frugality. Think Romney, Gingrich, Bush.... Honeycombe8 May 2013 #8

Bizarro Bachman (R) Berlum May 2013 #5

It's like they're proud of being ignorant. dawg May 2013 #9