2016 IN Governor's race: on Energy & Oil
Mike Pence:
Against Obama's plan to battle climate change
Indiana will not comply with President Barack Obama's plan to battle climate change by requiring reductions in emissions from coal-fired power plants, Republican Gov. Mike Pence said Wednesday.
The proposal as currently written, known as the Clean Power Plan, will make Indiana electricity more expensive and less reliable and hurt economic growth in Indiana and across the nation, Pence wrote in a letter to Obama.
Source: Orange County Register on 2016 Indiana Governor race
Jun 24, 2015
John Gregg:
Indiana is the Saudi Arabia of coal; use it!
Democrat John Gregg promised to promote more effective use of Indiana's abundant, low-cost energy resources to create jobs if he's elected governor. The former coal company worker said Indiana should lure manufacturers with the promise of cheap energy
and encourage them to make the components that could help the state become energy self-sufficient.`The windmills that you see when you drive up I-65 need to be made here, in Indiana,` Gregg said. `They should sit on steel that was poured in
Gary. Their wiring should come from Fort Wayne and their composite blades made in Lafayette.`
Gregg said he `vehemently` opposes federal regulations that may limit the use of coal to generate electricity. The federal government should instead look to
Indiana as a model for how best to use different types of energy, he said. `We're the Saudi Arabia of coal. Technology has improved the vastness of our wind capabilities. Natural gas is booming,` Gregg said, while also touting methane and biofuels.
Source: Northwest Indiana Times on 2016 Indiana gubernatorial race
Aug 29, 2012
John Gregg:
Nuclear plants have safety concerns; not for Indiana
Former Indiana House speaker John Gregg was skeptical of a plan announced by his opponent, Republican Mike Pence, to bring nuclear energy to Indiana, the only
Midwest state without nuclear power plants. `I don't think you could get the permits, the regulations, the sign-offs and everything done to get a nuclear plant,`
Gregg said. `I have no idea how many years it would take, but I'm pretty sure it would take more than one governor's term.` Gregg said many
Hoosiers also would have legitimate safety concerns about nuclear power following the 2011 nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima, Japan.
Source: Northwest Indiana Times on 2016 Indiana gubernatorial race
Aug 29, 2012
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