Conservative Climate Summit debates toning down hoax claims and litmus tests

The demonization of both the word climate on one of the political spectrum and fossil fuels on the other were front and center of the Conservative Climate Summit.

After showing pictures of sunsets on the southeastern portion of the state with double rainbows and different orange hues, Utah Republican Rep. John Curtis, who hosted the event on Friday, reflected on the branding Republicans often get in the climate conversation — caring little about the Earth.

“Today we gather...