A: No, I don’t. I agree with the energy secretary that the strategic petroleum reserve is meant for a national wartime emergency. What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots. One reason why the price is so high is because the price of crude oil has been driven up. OPEC has gotten its supply act together and it’s driving the price, like it did in the past. And the president must jawbone OPEC members to lower the price. And if in fact there is collusion amongst big oil, he ought to intercede there as well.
| Bush | Gore | |
|---|---|---|
| Climate Change | Opposes Kyoto agreement; wants more research on causes & impact of global warming | Supports Kyoto agreement; believes human-induced global warming is a real threat and must be remedied |
| Arctic Wildlife Refuge | Supports opening 8% of refuge area to oil exploration | Opposes opening the refuge to oil exploration |
| Conservation | Supports Land and Water Conservation Act; opposes new national monuments; backs tax breaks and incentives for private conservation | Supports Land and Water Conservation Act; Clinton/Gore created 13 new national parks |
| Energy | Backs increased domestic exploration of natural gas & oil; more research on clean-coal technology | Supports tax credits & incentives for renewable-energy or efficiency improvements in homes, cars, power plants; backs aid for cleaner mass transit |