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The Heritage Foundation actively lobbies and provides policy recommendations to the United States Congress regarding environmental and energy legislation, as evidenced by their proposals to amend the Clean Air Act [1], refrain from emissions-reduction mandates [2], and restructure energy policy [3]. Furthermore, the organization critiques the legislative history of the United States Congress concerning climate change policy [4].
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How the “Scientific Consensus” on Global Warming Affects ... heritage.org 4 facts
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation recommends that the United States Congress should focus energy policy on creating a framework where all energy sources succeed or fail on their own merit by removing subsidies and reducing regulatory red tape, rather than basing policy on what the organization terms a 'false scientific consensus'.
claimThe Heritage Foundation asserts that the United States Congress has spent years and billions of dollars building policy around an alleged scientific consensus on climate change, which the organization claims threatens the country's economic potential.
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation recommends that the United States Congress should refrain from legislating to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as cap and trade, renewable electricity standards, or subsidies for clean energy, as long as scientific disputes remain.
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation recommends that the United States Congress should amend the Clean Air Act to exclude carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the regulatory authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).