Will Peebles is the enterprise reporter for Savannah Morning News. We do have a responsibility to address some of the things that are happening with our climate." "So no, I don't consider it to be a crisis. I refer to it as the Select Committee on Climate Change," Carter said. "The only thing I will tell you is this: I have never referred to this select committee as the Select Committee on (the) Climate Crisis. 962, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, and participated in the minority hearing on the Born-Alive bill. Congressman Carter offered a unanimous consent request for consideration of H.R. In June of this year, Carter said he doesn’t refer to the Climate Crisis committee by its name, because he’s not convinced the world is in a climate crisis. Carter has defended the Trump administration’s pro-life regulatory efforts from pro-abortion attacks to prohibit their implementation. Everything is on the table, and everything has got to be addressed." "We know that we've got to address climate change so it's just one of those things that has to be addressed regardless of whether it is the primary reason for it or not. "Regardless of whether it's mostly (caused by human activity) or not, it has to be addressed," Carter told SMN in 2019. Later in 2019, Carter said he accepted the scientific conclusion that climate change is real and that industrial activity contributes to it, though he sidestepped a question about how much humans are to blame. “There are a lot of ways that we can address this without destroying our economy: the Green New Deal will destroy our economy, not only will it cost $93 trillion, but it will essentially destroy our economy and nobody wants that,” Carter said on an episode of SMN's Difference Makers podcast. After four decades, William Buddy Carter one of the longest serving White House butlers is set to retire at the end of the week, three people. Carter’s support of clean energy efforts is often tied to economic viability. That year, Carter was already plugging clean energy solutions after a trip to Antwerp, Belgium, where he saw the success of wind farms there. More: Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter all-in on climate change "Our natural resources in Georgia are one of our greatest assets, and we need to take care of them," Carter said.īy 2019, Carter's attitude had evolved: climate change is real, and human activity is contributing to it, Carter said after his appointment to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, a bipartisan committee formed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that January. More: Buddy Carter serves on the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis but believes there's no crisis He also plugged Georgia’s solar power initiatives. 80 due to rising sea levels as an example of the effects climate change has on his district. In a video interview with CCE released alongside the award, Carter mentioned the flooding of U.S. 22 by Conservatives for Clean Energy, a North Carolina-based organization that hopes to "educate conservative policy makers, opinion leaders, grassroots leaders, and conservatives in general on the benefits of clean energy – specifically, solar, wind, energy efficiency, smart grid, energy storage, and the innovative technologies that advance clean energy adoption," according to their website. ![]() ![]() Buddy Carter was presented last week with the Congressional Clean Energy Champion Award for being “tremendously supportive of clean energy efforts."Ĭarter was named the winner on Sept. ![]() The Carters live in Pooler and have three grown sons, three daughters-in-law, and three grandchildren.Georgia 1st District Rep. Buddy married his college sweetheart, the former Amy Coppage from Waycross. He is a proud graduate of Young Harris College and the University of Georgia where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy. As the only pharmacist serving in Congress, Buddy is the co-chair of the Community Pharmacy Caucus and is dedicated to working towards a health care system that provides more choices, less costs and better services.īuddy was born and raised in Port Wentworth, GA and is a lifelong resident of the First District. Buddy is serving his second term in the United States House of Representatives and is a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. He also saw firsthand the devastating impacts of Obamacare and government overregulation.Ī committed public servant, Buddy previously served as the Mayor of Pooler, Georgia and in the Georgia General Assembly where he used his business experience to make government more efficient and responsive to the people. While running his business, he learned how to balance a budget and create jobs. in Southeast Georgia, Buddy has earned the trust of thousands of south Georgians with their most valuable assets: their health, lives and families. Buddy is a health care professional, businessman with real business experience and a faithful public servant.Īs a pharmacist for more than 30 years and the owner of Carter’s Pharmacy, Inc.
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