In an op-ed published in the Washington Post today, James Murdoch, chairman and CEO-Europe and Asia for News Corporation, urged Republicans to jump on the clean-energy bandwagon: "Americans of all political persuasions want to see their country on a path toward an economy powered by energy that is clean, safe, secure and stable. With climate legislation pending and a binding global treaty being negotiated, conservative leadership is critical because the only way to get the job done is with broad bipartisan agreement."
Murdoch said a "Red-Blue-Green agenda on whose principles conservatives, Democrats and independents can all agree," would include: "Freedom from national insecurity" linked to imported fossil fuels; "A return to economic strength" by asserting leadership in clean tech; Increased jobs in the green sector; Less pollution; and belief that "competition trumps regulation."
Murdoch wrote: "You do not need to believe that all climate science is settled or every prediction or model is perfect to understand the benefits of limiting pollution and transforming our energy policies -- as a gradually declining cap on carbon pollution would do. This is the moment to champion policies that yield new industries, healthy competition, cleaner air and water, freedom from petroleum politics and reduced costs for businesses."
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