There has never been a good reason for the right to oppose renewables. It's a growth business and energy independence is great for national security. The only reason they turned against it is because of oil company donations.
Leo Hickman++BREAKING++ The Daily Telegraph has... *rubs eyes* ...published something sensible about climate change: "I’m coming to the view that the Online Right is going wrong, eschewing compassion or charm, talking itself into corners of angry irrelevance. Take climate change."