“I will continue to work in Washington to oppose any efforts to expand drilling off our Coasts and to challenge my colleagues to adopt responsible energy policies.” EnergyChallengesEffortPolicyResponsibleColleaguesCoastDrillingEnergy Policy Author:Lois Capps
“It is time for a New Direction for our nation's energy policies.” EnergyNationsPolicyNew DirectionsEnergy Policy Author:Lois Capps
“Trusting your energy policy to the fossil fuel lobby is like trusting your health care system to the tobacco lobby.” CareEnergyPolicyClimateHealth CareFuelFossilsTobaccoFossil FuelHealth Care SystemEnergy Policy Book:Global Fever: How to Treat Climate Change Source: Global Fever: How to Treat Climate Change
“I came here to help make America more competitive and prosperous by developing an energy policy that increases conservation, promotes cleaner technologies, encourages development of renewables and enhances domestic production of gas and oil.” HelpingAmericaEnergyTechnologyPolicyDevelopmentIncreaseProductionsOilDevelopingGasConservationProsperousCleanersEnergy Policy Author:Greg Walden
“I worked for the Office of Management and Budget in the White House, on nuclear energy policy. But I decided it would be much more fun to have a specialty food store, so I left Washington D.C. and moved to the Hamptons. And how glad I am that I did!” Would BeHouseEnergyLeftFunWhitePolicyOfficeDecidedManagementMovedStoresNuclearGladBudgetsWhite HouseSpecialtyEnergy PolicyNuclear EnergyHamptons Author:Ina Garten
“Why is our (US) government the only one in the civilized world with a stupid, short-term energy policy? Why do our elected officials consider a European or Japanese-type energy tax not only unpassable but undiscussable?” WorldGovernmentEnergyTermStupidPolicyTypeTaxesOfficialsCivilizedShort TermElected OfficialsEnergy Policy Author:Donella Meadows
“We must shift the energy policy debate in America with an increased focus on alternative and renewable fuels and Congress must pass meaningful alternative fuels and incentive programs to help move the U.S. away from dependence on foreign oil.” HelpingAmericaMovingEnergyFocusPolicyProgramCongressOilDebateMeaningfulAlternativesFuelDependenceIncentivesEnergy PolicyForeign OilPolicy Debate Author:Rick Renzi
“For decades we have been living lives of abundance, with little regard for our natural resources or global health. But we are now facing hard choices in our energy policy. Future generations - my children and grandchildren, along with yours - will have to live with the decisions we make today. And so it is time for us to make some tough and - hopefully - smart choices regarding our energy use and production before it is too late.” ChildrenLittlesHas BeensHardUseTodayChoicesEnergyNaturalDecisionGenerationsPolicyLateSmartToughResourcesRegardConservativeProductionsDecadesHopefullyLive LifeMy ChildrenAbundanceToo LateGrandchildrenFuture GenerationNatural ResourcesChildren And GrandchildrenEnergy PolicyDecisions We MakeGlobal HealthEnergy UseSmart Choices Author:John McCain
“Unlike George Bush and his friends at the big oil companies, I'm going to work for a real energy policy for this country that decreases America's dependence on foreign oil and helps lower the costs to American families.” RealCountryHelpingBigsAmericaEnergyCompanyPolicyCostElectionOilDependenceGoing To WorkDecreaseAmerican FamilyOil CompaniesEnergy PolicyForeign OilBig Oil Author:John F. Kerry
“At a time when we are dealing with unpredictable suppliers of energy abroad and higher gas costs at home, the decision to increase domestic energy exploration is integral to a balanced, common sense energy policy.” HomeEnergyDecisionCommonPolicyHigherCostIncreaseCommon SenseGasExplorationBalancedUnpredictableSuppliersEnergy Policy Author:Randy Neugebauer
“Democrats with a good understanding of the need for strong energy policy in our country, especially in these difficult economic times, recognized the importance of the Keystone XL pipeline.” NeedsCountryEnergyStrongDifficultUnderstandingEconomicPolicyImportanceDemocratOur CountryPipelineKeystonesEnergy PolicyGood Understanding Author:John Hoeven
“I will work for energy policies that recognize oil won't last forever.” LastsEnergyForeverPolicyOilEnergy Policy Author:Roscoe Bartlett
“I think you could offer seven or eight different possible ends for energy policy. Climate change is one of them. Dealing with criteria pollutants is one of those related to that.” ThinkingDifferentEndsEnergyPolicyOffersClimateSevenClimate ChangeEightRelatedCriteriaEnergy Policy Author:Brad Carson
“In the U.S. I think there are really two reasons we should pursue energy policy. One is climate change, and the second is this notion that the oil market is cartel-ized by people, some of whom are friendly, some of whom are not, some of whom are in a more ambivalent position to us.” PeopleThinkingShouldTwoReasonEnergyPolicyPositionClimateNotionClimate ChangeOilPursueFriendlyEnergy PolicyAmbivalentCartels Author:Brad Carson
“Five years of Republicans' failed energy policies have resulted in Americans paying twice as much at the pump as they did in 2001, while big oil companies make triple the profits.” YearsBigsEnergyCompanyFivePolicyRepublicanProfitOilFive YearsPumpsOil CompaniesEnergy PolicyBig Oil Author:Russ Carnahan
“The safest nuclear power or energy policy is to realize 'zero nuclear power.” EnergyRealizingPolicyNuclearZeroNuclear PowerEnergy Policy Author:Naoto Kan