"If we continue to fill the atmosphere with carbon dioxide. . .

[walkingman]

2. Can't speak for all Texans but the majority do not give a shit about the climate if it comes

down to regulating the fossil fuel industry. Not sure if they don't believe in science or if it is just plain greed or personal aggrandizement? Our so-called state environmental watchdog, TCEQ has given the fossil fuel industry a pass on just about every violation in the past and present. The result if nasty air and water, leaking abandons wells, and basically a environmental disaster.
The only conclusion anyone can come to is that they do not care about their children, grandchildren or the future. It is sad and it needs to change.