“I get in trouble every time I say this, but I’m not 100 percent absolutely sure that climate change is occurring at the rate that some people fear it is and is going to be as catastrophic.”

— Denver mayor and gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper, speaking at the Colorado Rural Electric Association’s annual meeting.  Hickenlooper had previously called for action to stave off climate change and even attended the Copenhagen climate summit in December.  Any wonder Republicans are accusing him of flip-flopping?

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