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Ron Johnson: “We've really dramatically brought down our CO2 emissions in…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Western Wisconsin Journal: Senate Candidate Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 26:40

I mean, you can have some solar powering, some little thing, but you can't power your economy in Wisconsin based on either wind or solar. You have to just recognize that reality. So you burn it cleanly, you use more natural gas. We've really dramatically brought down our CO2 emissions in the US primarily because we switched from coal to natural gas. So let's not be hostile to that. And again, if you're concerned about climate change, again, I don't deny it. I'm just not an alarmist. We'll adapt. (26:40–26:46)

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Asserts that US CO2 emissions have decreased due to a switch from coal to natural gas.

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