Conservative businessman to bankroll Republicans who support clean energy
by Suzanne Goldenberg US environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#16E9D)
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.
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