Trump Finds Common Ground With Cruz in Opposition to Carbon Tax
- Republicans both object to a levy favored by some businesses
- Candidates' survey answers shed light on their energy views
The Patterson 298 natural gas fueled drilling rig drills on land in the Permian Basin that is owned by Apache Corporation on Feb. 5, 2015, in Mentone, Texas.
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Donald Trump and Ted Cruz oppose a carbon tax, putting them in league with the Republican National Committee on the issue but at odds with some oil companies and economists who view a levy on those heat-trapping emissions as an effective way to combat climate change.
The top two Republican presidential candidates’ positions on that and other environmental issues were detailed in their responses to a survey by the American Energy Alliance, a free-market, fossil-fuel advocacy group that shared the results with Bloomberg.