2016 AFA iVoterGuides: on Energy & Oil

Donald Trump: Fracking will lead to American energy independence

Trump writes, "The natural gas reserves we have in the United States could power America's energy needs for the next 110 years," and there is enough crude oil to last for decades. He supports a dramatic escalation of domestic drilling to provide jobs and minimize dependency on foreign cartels. "Fracking will lead to American energy independence. With price of natural gas continuing to drop, we can be at a tremendous advantage."

Clinton's State Department took steps to try and facilitate the export of hydraulic fracturing technology, to enable allies with promising shale geologies to replicate the U.S. oil and gas production boom; referred to natural gas as a "bridge fuel" as part of the transition from coal to renewable energy; Her energy diplomacy platform included vocal concern about geopolitical and economic risks driven by climate change. Source

Hillary Clinton: Natural gas is a "bridge fuel"

Clinton: Senate Voting Record Snapshot: YES on the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007, YES on the amendment to prevent export of oil and gas produced in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 2005, YES on an amendment to ban drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, NO on the Energy Policy Act of 2003, YES on the Cantwell amendment to the Energy Policy Act of 2003 to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil imports by 40 percent by 2025; Energy Policy as Secretary of State: Clinton's State Department took steps to try and facilitate the export of hydraulic fracturing technology, to enable allies with promising shale geologies to replicate the U.S. oil and gas production boom; referred to natural gas as a "bridge fuel" as part of the transition from coal to renewable energy; Her energy diplomacy platform included vocal concern about geopolitical and economic risks driven by climate change.