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Our top scientific institutions, including the U.S. military, NASA, and NOAA all say pollution is causing our planet to get warmer. Still, false information designed to discredit climate science is actively promoted by organizations with ties to coal and oil. Many leaders in Congress are also spreading disinformation about the climate. While fossil fuel companies are generating enormous profits, we ultimately will bear the costs associated with extreme weather and rising sea levels. Representatives for Oklahoma in the United States Congress have an important role in supporting efforts to solve the issue. Find your representatives and their positions on climate by using the form below.

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James Lankford represents Oklahoma in the Senate. He has, in the past, said the conclusion that the climate is warming is "a myth". He has been against efforts in Congress to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
"This whole global warming myth will be exposed as what it really is—a way of control more than anything else. And that generation will be ticked." - James Lankford, past statement
We need to remove the partisan divide on this issue and treat it as a problem we need to solve together. I have no issue saying that climate change is happening. All the scientific conversation is about the [degree] that people are affecting it and how we solve it. I'm an advocate for clean air and clean water. I have no problem with multiple areas of renewable energy and sustainability. I drink the same water and breathe the same air. For me, it's a matter of identifying the problem and figuring out how to solve it. But we have to have a way to actually identify the problem. That’s the challenge. - James Lankford, 2017, quoted by The Norman Transcript
Jim Inhofe is Oklahoma's other Senator. Jim Inhofe was also on the BarackObama.com list of members of Congress who obstruct progress on climate change.  He is well-known in Congress when it comes to misrepresentations about climate change. He has said he considers the problem a "hoax".
"I have offered compelling evidence that catastrophic global warming is a hoax. That conclusion is supported by the painstaking work of the nation's top climate scientists." - - Jim Inhofe, 2018
We keep saying the same things. The climate is always changing. We understand that. We actually had a unanimous vote on the floor of the Senate—yeah, climate changes. It has always changed. Historically. Scripturally. It's always changed. We understand that. - Jim Inhofe, 2018
Oklahoma, United States House of Representatives

District 1: Jim Bridenstine retired the district 1 in northeast Oklahoma in 2018. He was representing Oklahoma by standing against regulating greenhouse gas emissions. Kevin Hern won the seat in 2018. Kevin Hern also appears to be against efforts in Congress to regulate carbon emissions that cause climate change. Hern has spoken out against climate activists and has voted against environmental regulations.
"Mr. Speaker, global temperatures stopped rising 10 years ago. Global temperature changes, when they exist, correlate with Sun output and ocean cycles. During the Medieval Warm Period from 800 to 1300 A.D.—long before cars, power plants, or the Industrial Revolution—temperatures were warmer than today. During the Little Ice Age from 1300 to 1900 A.D., temperatures were cooler. Neither of these periods were caused by any human activity." - Jim Bridenstine
District 2: Markwayne Mullin has represented district 2 with an opposition to proposed regulations to address climate change. Jason Nichols challenged for this seat in 2018, along with several Republicans, without including climate change on his campaign's issues list.
Halting the Keystone XL Pipeline and rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement will not only eliminate American jobs, it will also increase prices for consumers and increase our dependence on foreign oil. This is a bad decision for all American families. - Markwayne Mullin, on Twitter
While investing in clean energy is an important piece of the puzzle, the wind isn’t always blowing and the sun isn’t always shining. We truly need an all-of-the-above energy strategy in order to keep the lights on at a price American families can afford. - Markwayne Mullin
Clean air and clean water is an important issue and it's one that both sides could find common ground on if they wanted to. But unfortunately, the socialist Left has taken over the debate and is more interested in pushing their radical policies on the American people than finding real solutions. Not only are their ideas bad for Americans, they are completely unrealistic. The Green New Deal aims to harvest 100 percent of U.S. electricity from renewable energy sources and make the U.S.'s carbon footprint neutral in the next 10 years. House Democrats have also called for us to reach net zero emissions by 2050. - Markwayne Mullin, House website
District 3: Frank Lucas has, in the past, represented district 3 by questioning climate science and standing against regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. He has stood against the EPA's efforts at regulating the pollution causing climate change, and seems to favor letting the free market work it out on its own. Recently, he acknowledges climate change is happening, but seems to still stand against attempts to regulate greenhouse gas pollution. He has more recently said he is in favor of supporting clean energy and other proposals like carbon capture.
As a farmer who has seen the effects of climate change first-hand, I believe we should address global greenhouse gas emissions and support clean American energy. The Paris Agreement is not the way to do that, however. It commits the U.S. to a tremendous financial burden while doing nothing to enforce greenhouse gas reductions by other participants. In fact, despite pledges to the Paris Agreement, emissions from China and India have continued to grow. - Frank Lucas
While investing in clean energy is an important piece of the puzzle, the wind isn't always blowing and the sun isn't always shining. We truly need an all-of-the-above energy strategy in order to keep the lights on at a price American families can afford. - Frank Lucas
Droughts and heat waves come and go naturally, but the changing climate has intensified their impacts. We know the climate is changing and that global industrial activity has played a role in this phenomenon. But our communities, like the farmers and ranchers in my district, need to know more about the extent to which a changing climate affects short- and long-term weather patterns. - Frank Lucas, 2019, quoted by InsideClimateNews
As a farmer who has seen the effects of climate change first-hand, I believe we should address global greenhouse gas emissions and support clean American energy. The Paris Agreement is not the way to do that, however. It commits the U.S. to a tremendous financial burden while doing nothing to enforce greenhouse gas reductions by other participants. In fact, despite pledges to the Paris Agreement, emissions from China and India have continued to grow. - Frank LucasOklahoma Farm Report
District 4: Tom Cole represents district 4, which includes parts, but not all, of Oklahoma City.  He supports most legislation that favors the fossil fuel industry, and opposes efforts in Congress to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Recently, he acknowledged climate change is happening.
I don't think there is any doubt there is climate change — I think the science is pretty clear. We can debate over how to deal with it - Tom Cole, speaking at town hall, according to OUDAILY
District 5: This district includes parts, but not all, of Oklahoma City.  Stephanie Bice won the district in 2020. She has spoken out against government efforts to address climate change. Kendra Horn won this seat in 2018 and holds views more favorable to addressing climate change. Before Horn, Steve Russell previously represented district five with a 'drill baby drill' mentality. He stood against regulating greenhouse gas emissions and is generally supportive of legislation that favors the fossil fuel industry.
Joe Biden's new climate change package is yet another Green New Deal, and Kendra Horn continues her support of this extreme leftist candidate for president. Biden has made it clear that he cares nothing about jobs related to oil and natural gas exploration, a lifeblood for Oklahoma's economy. Oklahomans need a congresswoman who will stand with Oklahoma companies, protect Oklahoma jobs and fight for Oklahoma families. I am that Congresswoman. - Stephanie Bice

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