So here (in short) is my unsolicited advice to the
candidate.
Don’t:
1.
Be a denier (don’t duck the issue; climate
change is at least a risk)
2.
Waffle (this is worse; people won’t trust you or
believe you)
3.
Sell out to big money, big business interests
(libertarians should always be for the individual in clashes between big and
small)
Do:
1. Remain
consistent (it is OK to say the science isn’t certain, it never is)
2. Play
the insurance angle (in the face of uncertainty, we buy insurance)
3. Play
the Reagan angle (the George Shultz position)
4. Embrace
market-based approaches (such as CCL’s Carbon Fee and Dividend) as an alternative
to big government solutions, regulation by the EPA
5. Emphasize
the way the Dividend works (100% rebated to the public) and how this offsets
any price increase (most households come out ahead)
6. Play
up the ability of the free market to innovate, to respond flexibly and
efficiently, and to respond quickly (important on an issue where time is
[according to scientists] of the essence]
7. Take
notice of all the windmills you see on your visits to Iowa (wind farms atop
real farms, home-grown energy)
8. Argue
for free speech, and fair speech, and for small vs. big
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