"Donald Trump and Ted Cruz oppose a carbon tax, putting them in league with the Republican National Committee on the issue but at odds with some oil companies and economists who view a levy on those heat-trapping emissions as an effective way to combat climate change.
The top two Republican presidential candidates’ positions on that and other environmental issues were detailed in their responses to a survey by the American Energy Alliance, a free-market, fossil-fuel advocacy group that shared the results with Bloomberg.
The circus-like atmosphere of the 2016 campaign has so far overshadowed substantive debate over energy and environmental issues, including the future of oil and gas development and how the U.S. should tackle climate change. Completed questionnaires were not returned by John Kasich, the Republican governor of Ohio, or Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, a senator from Vermont."
Jennifer A Dlouhy reports for Bloomberg March 30, 2016.
SEE ALSO:
"Trump, Cruz Vow To Undo Obama Environmental Work" (The Hill)
"Coal CEO To Hold Fundraiser For Cruz" (The Hill)
"Trump Finds Common Ground With Cruz in Opposition to Carbon Tax"
Source: Bloomberg, 03/31/2016
