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http://www.grist.org/election-2012/2011-04-27-ron-paul-hates-energy-subsidies-doubts-climate-change-loves-bike
by Lisa Hymas
27 Apr 2011 12:07 PM
"No war for oil, and no action for climate."Photo: Gage SkidmoreRon Paul kicked off his presidential bid on Tuesday, in the customary loosey-goosey exploratory-committee way. As standard-bearer for the libertarian wing of the Republican Party, the U.S. rep from southeast Texas has a small but diehard following. His fans will make some racket in conservative circles, as during his 2008 run, and he still won't have a chance in hell of winning the GOP nomination, as during his 2008 run.
Paul's government-can-do-no-right philosophy leads him to oppose energy and farm subsidies -- something many green-minded people can at least respect. Ditto with his opposition to wars over oil. His contention that the EPA is useless, well, not so much.