NEW HAMPSHIRE – Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney broke with Republican orthodoxy yesterday by saying he believes humans are responsible, at least to some extent, for climate change.
'I believe the world is getting warmer, and I believe that humans have contributed to that,” he told about 200 people at a town hall meeting in Manchester, New Hampshire.
“It’s important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may be significant contributors.”
The former Massachusetts governor fielded questions on topics ranging from the debt ceiling to abortion on his first official day of campaigning for 2012 Republican primary nomination. He is among the top Republican contenders to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama.
– (Reuters)