Some Young Republicans Embrace a Slower, Gentler Brand of Climate Activism

Benjamin Myles, a junior studying political science and economics, is a member of the American Conservation Coalition, which last month unveiled its American Climate Compact, a self-described response to the Green New Deal for the political right. Credit: Alton Strupp/The Courier Journal LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—As a teenager, amid the hardwood forests, waterfalls and wildflower meadows of the Parklands of Floyds Fork, Benjamin Myles took a liking to nature. At the University of Louisville, Myles merged his libertarian-leaning politics with a curiosity about climate change, a subject that kept coming up in English class and in debates with his friends. Such discussions led him to a new national movement of young conservatives who are working to persuade their Republican elders to put forward a climate agenda, without sacrificing traditional GOP principles like market competition and limited government. Our stories. Your inbox. Every weekend. Myles, a junior studying political science and economics, has joined the American Conservation Coalition, which last month unveiled its American Climate Contract, a self-described response to the Green New Deal for the political right. The coalition has issued its manifesto in a presidential election year, when the stakes couldn’t be higher. While President Trump remains a resolute climate […]

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