Lee Zeldin, a former Republican congressman from New York, testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, emphasizing the importance of environmental protection while also advocating for economic growth. Zeldin, who previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives' Climate Solutions Caucus, acknowledged the dangers of carbon dioxide and methane pollution from fossil fuels. However, he also stressed the need for an 'all-of-the-above' energy strategy that considers all available energy sources.
He's a former Republican congressman from New York's Long Island area.He was part of the U.S. House of Representatives' Climate Solutions Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers.according to the League of Conservation VotersHe pledged to reverse New York's ban on the oil and gas drilling technique known as fracking during an unsuccessful run for governor in 2022.Advises on climate and environmental issues and enforces environmental laws.
Pressed by Democrats on the issue of climate change, Zeldin acknowledged that carbon-dioxide and methane pollution from fossil fuels is trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere.Ed Markey, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, said that in 2016, Zeldin called for the U.S. to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. At the hearing, Zeldin said he supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy.
President-elect Donald Trump for years has cast doubt on the scientific consensus that the Earth is getting hotter mainly because of heat-trapping emissions from fossil fuels. And Trump has"The threat of climate change hasn't gone away since you said that in 2016," Markey told Zeldin."And I'm just worried now your change of tone is politics and not the science, which you, apparently, did believe at that time."over the past two decades.
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