Democrat Doug Jones who defeated Republican Roy Moore during Tuesday’s special Senate election in Alabama campaigned on a decidedly anti-fossil fuel message that included support for the Paris climate accord.
Allegations of child molestation against Moore drove most of the dialogue during the campaign, which overshadowed Doug Jones positions on energy. Jones published his environmental positions on his website but did little to publicize them in Republican-leaning Alabama.
“The consequences of our unchecked use of fossil fuels for our planet and our health have been clear for decades. Period. Clean air and clean water are not controversial,” the website states, adding that Alabama must shy away from coal production and promote green energy investments.
Jones also campaigned on inching the U.S. back toward the Paris climate accord, a non-binding deal President Donald Trump believes hurts American businesses and does little to affect climate change. The president pulled the country out of the agreement earlier this year.
“By withdrawing from the Paris Accords, the President has moved us further from the international community. I know that we can provide economic prosperity to our citizens AND be a beacon of democracy and human rights for the world,” Jones’ website states.
He emphasized that he’s the grandson of a coal miner and empathizes with those in the industry who have been left unemployed in Alabama, which as of 2015 was the nation’s 15th biggest coal producer, according to the Energy Information Administration.
Trump formally endorsed Moore who was largely skeptical about the causes of global warming and was a supporter of coal producers in the state.
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What is tragic is the rest of us have to suffer results of stupid people electing stupid politicians such as Jones. This is why the climate change agenda should not be decided on the national level but at down at the state level and more ideally at the county and city level. If cities and states can say “we are still in” (The Paris Treaty) under President Trump, then cities and states should be able to say “we are NOT still in” under someone like Obama.
Jones win solved a big Republican problem . Two incredibly weak candidates and the anti coal candidate won … for a while .
When their utility bills go through the roof and the voters are wondering who is to blame they should just look in a mirror the same gose to Eco-Wackos over the burning of forests
Must say the Trump victory has shone a massive spot light on distain and lack of respect of elected lawmakers . Some no doubt well deserved but the blatant obstruction to basic questions is staggering . Is there any doubt some senior members of the FBI
have used their power and positions to undermine the President .
They can consider themselves lucky they weren’t caught doing the same thing in China or Russia where they would already be history . In the USA they get reassigned to the Personnel Department .