Andreas Schwab, a German Christian Democrat
lawmaker at the European Parliament, and Spanish
liberal Ramon Tremosa unveiled a draft of their resolution last week, saying separating search engines from
other commercial services would ensure a level playing field for rivals in Europe.
Already, deep fissures are emerging between, on one side, a base of ideological voters and
lawmakers with strong ties to powerful tea - party groups and super PACs funded by the fossil - fuel industry who see climate change as a false threat concocted by
liberals to justify greater government control; and on the
other side, a quiet group of moderates, younger voters, and leading conservative intellectuals who fear that if Republicans continue to dismiss or deny climate change, the party will become irrelevant.