GOP Gov. Christine Todd Whitman: GOP, My Party, Must Wake Up On Climate Change

WHITMAN: GOP, my party, must wake up on climate change. "The modern environmental movement arguably began with Teddy Roosevelt, the Republican president who established the national park system. A Republican president, Richard Nixon, and a Democratic Congress created much of our landmark environmental legislation, including the Clean Air Act and the establishment of the [EPA]. But Republicans have gotten away from those values in recent years. The only way to return the GOP to its roots and, in turn, make headway on climate change is by ensuring that Republicans -- and all Americans -- recognize the very real economic costs of not protecting our environment." Christine Todd Whitman in Politico Magazine.