2000 National Political Awareness Test: on Environment

Dan Mongiardo: No unfunded environmental mandates

Principles which Mongiardo supports regarding environmental issues:
• Require states to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses on privately owned land.
• Support funding for recycling programs in Kentucky.
• Suspend participation in un-funded, federally-mandated environmental protection legislation.
• Support stricter regulations on large scale hog and chicken productions.

Corey Stapleton: Stricter environmental regulations with federal flexibility

A: Yes.

Indicate which principles you support regarding the environment and energy.
• Request added flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environmental regulations.
• 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.

Mike Bishop: Suspend federally-mandated environmental protection

Bishop indicates support of the following principles regarding the environment and energy.
• 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.
• Support funding for recycling programs in Michigan.
• Suspend participation in un-funded, federally-mandated environmental protection legislation.

Mike Bost: Supports recycling but also cost/benefit analysis

Bost indicates support of the following principles regarding the environment:
• Require states to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses on privately owned land.
• Support funding for recycling programs in Illinois.
• Request added flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environmental regulations.
• Require a cost/benefit analysis to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented.

Alan Keyes: Supports marketable pollution credits; against regulations

Keyes supports the following principles concerning the environment:
• Waive environmental review requirements for grazing permits
• Increase the fees charged to mining companies using federal lands
• Require states to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses of privately-owned land
• Promote the selling of pollution credits between nations to encourage industries to decrease pollution levels
• Reduce current federal regulations on the environment.

Harry Browne: Solve enviro problems via private property rights

John Hagelin: Strengthen Clean Water & Air Acts & other enviro regs

Hagelin supports the following statements regarding the environment:
• Strengthen the regulation and enforcement of the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.
• Increase the fees charged to mining companies using federal lands.
• Require states to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses of privately-owned land.
• 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.
• Promote the selling of pollution credits between nations to encourage industries to decrease pollution levels.
• Strengthen logging restrictions on federal lands.
• Strengthen regulations governing the security, safety, transportation, and storage of spent nuclear fuel and waste.
• Supports the United Nations (Kyoto Conference) treaty regarding global climate change.