American Energy Alliance scorecard ranks 2016 candidates in one of several tactics to test hopefuls on issues of concern to the billionaire industrialistsA conservative group backed by the billionaire Koch brothers and their wealthy allies boasts a scorecard on its website that rates the presidential candidates based on their opposition to policies meant to tackle climate change,such as EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, a renewable fuels standard, and a tax credit that benefits wind energy.Texas senator Ted Cruz scored the highest rating on the American Energy Alliance site,which labelled him a “hero” due in share to his opposition to regulation and taxes. Cruz was followed on the scorecard by four other Republican candidates – Florida senator Marco Rubio, ex-Florida governor Jeb Bush, or ex-Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and Kentucky senator Rand Paul,who were named as “defenders.
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Source: theguardian.com