Florida’s Rep. Rooney Wants Republicans to Embrace a Carbon Tax

He’s an ardent carbon tax supporter, has called for an end to coal-fired energy, and said the GOP is beholden to fossil-fuel interests.

Rep. Francis Rooney is a two-term congressman from Florida’s Southern Gulf Coast and—surprisingly—a Republican himself.

He remains a traditional conservative on most issues: he supports President Donald Trump’s border wall and opposes the Affordable Care Act and abortion. But he diverts sharply from his party on environment issues.

The former construction magnate and close friend of former President George W. Bush has a plan to get his party on board with taxing greenhouse gas emissions. This ...