2000 National Political Awareness Test: on Energy & Oil

Joyce Beatty: Develop alternative fuels

Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels to reduce pollution.
Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution.
Support funding for recycling programs in Ohio.
Request added flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environmental regulations.

Source: Ohio Legislative 2000 National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2000

Mike Bost: Develop and use of alternative fuels

Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels to reduce pollution.
Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution.
Require a cost/benefit analysis to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented.

Source: 2000 Illinois National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2000

Scott Howell: Develop and use alternative fuels

Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels to reduce pollution.
Strengthen emission controls on all gasoline or diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles.
Give states added flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environment regulations.

Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2000

Alan Keyes: Against Kyoto Treaty; for market-based solutions

Keyes does not support the UN Kyoto Conference treaty regarding global climate change. On environmental policy in general, Keyes says, “The core of a wise environmental policy is encouragement of the natural tendencies of a morally responsible free economy towards smarter, cleaner, and more efficient services and products.” Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test Jan 13, 2000

Howard Phillips: No to Kyoto

Phillips indicates that the United Nations (Kyoto Conference) treaty, in its current form, regarding global climate change, should not be supported by the US. Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test Jan 13, 2000

John Hagelin: Promote sustainability; tax cost of fossil fuels

Hagelin says he would “promote sustainable agriculture practices to reduce pollution; mandate the labeling and premarket safety testing of genetically engineered foods; tax fossil fuels to reflect their real cost to the nation; lead the global effort to prevent the destruction of the earth’s forests, the decimation of the diversity of species, and potential damage from ozone depletion.” Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test Jan 13, 2000

John McCain: Strength Clean Air & Water Acts; but not Kyoto

Strengthen the regulation and enforcement of the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act, in order to “improve efficiency and effectiveness”.
Require states to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses of privately-owned land, “consistent with Constitutional takings clause.”
Does not support the United Nations (Kyoto Conference) treaty regarding global climate change.

Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test Jan 13, 2000

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