2018 NV Governor's race: on Energy & Oil


Adam Laxalt: End costly and burdensome mandates on energy providers

Q: Consider climate change a critical threat? Should government limit the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to combat climate change?

Adam Laxalt (R): No. Joined appeal of Obama Clean Power Plan. "Oppose efforts to impose or expand costly and burdensome mandates on energy providers, which only lead to higher prices that hurt Nevada's families."

Steve Sisolak (D): Yes. "Climate change is real and poses a direct threat to our environment and communities." Work as a state to uphold Paris Climate Agreement & Clean Power Plan.

Q: Support Question 6, the initiative requiring utilities to provide 50% of energy from renewables by 2030?

Adam Laxalt (R): No specific stand but opposes "costly and burdensome mandates on energy providers."

Steve Sisolak (D): Yes. "Want Nevada to lead the world in clean energy."

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Nevada Governor race Oct 9, 2018

Steve Sisolak: Climate change poses a direct threat to our communities

Q: Consider climate change a critical threat? Should government limit the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to combat climate change?

Adam Laxalt (R): No. Joined appeal of Obama Clean Power Plan. "Oppose efforts to impose or expand costly and burdensome mandates on energy providers, which only lead to higher prices that hurt Nevada's families."

Steve Sisolak (D): Yes. "Climate change is real and poses a direct threat to our environment and communities." Work as a state to uphold Paris Climate Agreement & Clean Power Plan.

Q: Support Question 6, the initiative requiring utilities to provide 50% of energy from renewables by 2030?

Adam Laxalt (R): No specific stand but opposes "costly and burdensome mandates on energy providers."

Steve Sisolak (D): Yes. "Want Nevada to lead the world in clean energy."

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Nevada Governor race Oct 9, 2018

Dan Schwartz: Enthusiast for the future of renewable wind & solar energy

Schwartz was enthusiastic about efforts to transition to more renewable energy. In an interview he expressed support for a bill that Gov. Sandoval vetoed that would push Nevada to use 80% renewable energy within a few decades. "I'd love it. I think it's a little optimistic," he said. "I think at some point we have got to go to renewable energy, whether it's wind, whether it's solar." He suggested the government has a role in making that happen: "I think we have to encourage solar and wind."
Source: Nevada Independent on 2018 Nevada Gubernatorial race Sep 6, 2017

Jared Fisher: Clean energy means jobs

We need to facilitate a cooperative combination of private companies and public policies to generate the amount of energy needed to power our communities. We are in the ideal position to promote cutting edge technologies and ground level development with the plentiful solar, wind and geothermal resources unique to Nevada. If we can realize our solar, wind and geothermal potential, we can generate clean energy and high-tech jobs while bolstering our revenues through energy sales and exports. Together we can make Nevada a world leader in the burgeoning clean energy market.
Source: 2018 Nevada Governor campaign website FisherForNevada.com Jul 12, 2017

Jared Fisher: Renewable energy makes economic sense

We purchase over 70% of our energy from out of state. We need to prioritize our in-state resources so we can increase consumer choice, strengthen our security by reducing our nation's dependence on foreign oil, strengthen our economy by creating jobs and selling excess power, and boost our education and engineering programs with the new demand for technology that would bring more training and higher education opportunities to Nevada.
Source: 2018 Nevada Governor campaign website FisherForNevada.com Jul 12, 2017

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Candidates and political leaders on Energy & Oil:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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