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Registered voters are evenly divided on the issue, with 75% of [[Democrats]] and 23% of [[Republicans]] believing the science supports AGW theory.
Registered voters are evenly divided on the issue, with 75% of [[Democrats]] and 23% of [[Republicans]] believing the science supports AGW theory.
The 2008 Democratic National Committee Platform states;<ref>[states;http://www.democrats.org/a/party/platform.html]</ref>
"We must end the tyranny of oil in our time. This immediate danger is eclipsed only by the longer - term threat from climate change"
and
"...climate change is not just an economic issue or an environmental concern - this is a national security crisis."
The 2008 Republican National Committee Platform states; <ref>[http://www.gop.com/2008Platform/Environment.htm]</ref>
"The same human economic activity that has brought freedom and opportunity to billions has also increased the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. While the scope and long-term consequences of this are the subject of ongoing scientific research, common sense dictates that the United States should take measured and reasonable steps today to reduce any impact on the environment."
Since the issue came to the fore in 1989, neither president—[[Bill Clinton]] or [[George W. Bush]]—has sent the [[Kyoto Protocol]] treaty to the Senate for ratification. A bipartisan Senate resolution disapproved the notion of joining the treaty 93-0.
Since the issue came to the fore in 1989, neither president—[[Bill Clinton]] or [[George W. Bush]]—has sent the [[Kyoto Protocol]] treaty to the Senate for ratification. A bipartisan Senate resolution disapproved the notion of joining the treaty 93-0.