Conservative businessman to bankroll Republicans who support clean energy

Jay Faison's pledge part of tentative effort among small number of Republicans to try to move party away from default position of climate denial

A conservative entrepreneur pledged to bankroll Republican candidates who support clean energy on Tuesday in an attempt to break down the party's wall of climate denial.

Jay Faison, a North Carolina businessman, said he was making a significant intervention in the 2016 elections through his ClearPath foundation, in the hopes of promoting what he called a conservative clean energy agenda.