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GOP directs culture war fury toward green investing trend

The Utah State Capitol is shown behind an oil refinery on Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Salt Lake City. A growing number of Republican-led states with economies that rely heavily on fossil fuels are pushing back against shifts in the financial industry to consider new factors such as environmental risk in their investment decisions. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks poses for a photograph at the Utah State Capitol on May 5, 2022, in Salt Lake City. A growing number of Republican-led states with economies that rely heavily on fossil fuels are pushing back against shifts in the financial industry to consider new factors such as environmental risk in their investment decisions. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks poses for a photograph at the Utah State Capitol on May 5, 2022, in Salt Lake City. A growing number of Republican-led states with economies that rely heavily on fossil fuels are pushing back against shifts in the financial industry to consider new factors such as environmental risk in their investment decisions. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) The Utah State Capitol is shown on Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Salt Lake City. A growing number of Republican-led states with economies that rely heavily on fossil fuels are pushing back against shifts in the financial industry to consider new factors such as environmental risk in their investment decisions. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks poses for a photograph at the Utah State Capitol on May 5, 2022, in Salt Lake City. A growing number of Republican-led states with economies that rely heavily on fossil fuels are pushing back against shifts in the financial industry to consider new factors such as environmental risk in their investment decisions. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks poses for a photograph at the Utah State Capitol on May 5, 2022, in Salt Lake City. A growing number of Republican-led states with economies that rely heavily on fossil fuels are pushing back against shifts in the financial industry to consider new factors such as environmental risk in their investment decisions. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) The Utah State Capitol, rear, is shown behind an oil refinery on Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Salt Lake City. A growing number of Republican-led states with economies that rely heavily on fossil fuels are pushing back against shifts in the financial industry to consider new factors such as environmental risk in their investment decisions. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)