"O’Malley Pushes Aggressive Climate Change Platform"

Democrat presidential candidates (most recently Martin O'Malley) have been lining up with Pope Francis and calling for action on climate. GOP candidates (most recently Jeb Bush) have mostly opposed climate action, often saying religion should have no rule in public policy.

"Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley says that if he is elected president he will phase out the use of fossil fuels by 2050 and convert the United States to clean energy only.

'I believe, within 35 years, our country can, and should, be 100 percent powered by clean energy, supported by millions of new jobs,' O’Malley, a Democratic presidential candidate, wrote in a  USA Today op-ed on Thursday. 'To reach this goal we must accelerate that transition starting now.'

O'Malley's target on clean energy is the most aggressive aspect of a climate change platform full of policy proposals that are red meat for liberals and environmentalists."

Devin Henry reports for The Hill June 18, 2015.

SEE ALSO:

"Bernie Sanders On Pope's Encyclical: 'Denying The Science On Climate Change Is No Longer Acceptable'" (Huffington Post)

"Hillary Clinton Mocks Climate Sceptics at Presidential Campaign Launch" (RTCC)

"Obama Cheers Pope's Climate Change Push" (The Hill)

"Top Cardinal Says Jeb Bush Is Wrong About the Link Between Faith And Politics" (Washington Post)

"Fox News Pundit Calls Pope Francis 'The Most Dangerous Person On The Planet' For Suggesting Climate Change Is Real" (Huffington Post)

"Sen. James Inhofe Argues The Pope Is Wrong On Climate Change, Says The Poor Need Fossil Fuels" (Huffington Post)