Congressman Rohrabacher on Climate Change: “It’s worse than a myth; it’s a hoax"

Written by: Denise on Aug 22, 2008 10:05 AM EDT

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From the Daily Pilot, a terrific article contrasting Democratic congressional candidate Debbie Cook, Mayor of Huntington Beach, CA, with long-time incumbent Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, here:

http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2008/08/09/topstory/dpt-environment08092008.txt

Divided on environment

Congressional candidates in diametric opposition to each other’s perspectives about global warming and offshore drilling.

By Alan Blank

Updated: Saturday, August 9, 2008 8:44 PM PDT

Of all the issues Debbie Cook and Dana Rohrabacher disagree on in their congressional campaigns, perhaps the most stark are their stances on the environment.

Democrat Cook, the mayor of Huntington Beach, has earned a reputation as an environmentalist while GOP incumbent Rep. Rohrabacher for years has ridiculed global-warming theories.

So it comes as little surprise that Cook recently received a second big environmental endorsement in her campaign.

The California League of Conservation Voters announced it is joining the Sierra Club in backing Cook in the election, citing the candidate’s fight to preserve the Bolsa Chica Wetlands and stop the Orange County Sanitation District from dumping partially treated sewage off the Huntington Beach coast.

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ALAN BLANK may be reached at (714) 966-4623 or at alan.blank@latimes.com.

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