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Bob Inglis

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Does a new GOP proposal to create a carbon tax have a chance?

Climate Change

Florida Congressman Carlos Curbelo represents the city of Miami, where sea level rise is already a difficult reality. He has put forth a bold proposal to address greenhouse gas emissions, but his party is unlikely to support it.

Former U.S. Representative Bob Inglis was awarded the 2015 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for changing his position on climate change at big political cost.

This Republican holds out hope for a Trump conversion on climate change

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Former South Carolina congressman Bob Inglis says Donald Trump and his Republican party are "shrinking in science denial" on climate change because they don't like the solutions proposed by Democrats. But he says there's a simple conservative solution his

This Republican says his party’s denial of climate science is ‘courting disaster’ with voters

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A pipeline in Virginia

Change in climate and energy strategy is a key for the GOP’s road to the White House

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Green conservatives gather in Texas (from left): Kip Averitt, Former Texas Republican Senator and head of the Texas Clean Energy Coalition; former South Carolina Congressman Bob Inglis; Eli Lehrer of conservative think tank R Street Institute; Debbie Dool

The ‘green conservative’ movement has some big players — and an uphill battle ahead

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Conservative politicians argues Republicans can lead in dealing with climate change

Global Politics

Bob Inglis is out of Congress now, but he’s still a committed conservative. Unlike many of his brethren, however, he’s ready to tackle climate change. And he says Republicans, conservatives, are in the perfect position to engage on the issue and lead solutions to deal with it.

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