2019 KY Governor's race: on Energy & Oil
Andy Beshear:
Climate change is real; develop renewables
Climate Change: Consider human-caused climate change a serious threat?Beshear : Yes. "Climate change is real, but you don't have to take my word for it, ask any farmer here in Kentucky or ask the
U.S. Military which is preparing for it each & every day." Unclear on specific greenhouse gas regulations.
Bevin: No. "The idea that somehow we created this solely & need to fix it solely is an absolutely preposterous assumption of the authority & power of man as related to the planet."
Renewable Energy: Support development of renewable energy?
Beshear: Need to diversify & include "as many renewables as possible." Specific renewables plan not found.
Bevin: No. Opposes tax-payer subsidies of renewables; calls powering the world through them "unrealistic."
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Guide on 2019 Kentucky Governor race
Nov 1, 2019
Matt Bevin:
Don't subsidize renewables; we didn't cause climate change
Climate Change: Consider human-caused climate change a serious threat?Beshear : Yes. "Climate change is real, but you don't have to take my word for it, ask any farmer here in Kentucky or ask the
U.S. Military which is preparing for it each & every day." Unclear on specific greenhouse gas regulations.
Bevin: No. "The idea that somehow we created this solely & need to fix it solely is an absolutely preposterous assumption of the authority & power of man as related to the planet."
Renewable Energy: Support development of renewable energy?
Beshear: Need to diversify & include "as many renewables as possible." Specific renewables plan not found.
Bevin: No. Opposes tax-payer subsidies of renewables; calls powering the world through them "unrealistic."
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Guide on 2019 Kentucky Governor race
Nov 1, 2019
Robert Goforth:
Opposes raising electric costs
Q: Do you believe that we have an obligation and opportunity to act on climate change? What actions would you take to ensure that solutions, such as clean energy jobs and reducing high energy bills, benefit all Kentuckians?
A: We must balance our ecology and economy; and be realistic. Poor Kentuckians need heat in the winter and air conditioning in the summer. I am not for pursuing policies that cause electric bills to skyrocket and endanger many people.
Source: KFTC.org on 2019 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Aug 7, 2019
Andy Beshear:
Focus on "all-of-the-above" and low utility bills
Climate change is real, and Kentucky needs an all-the-above energy policy that includes renewables and clean-coal technology.
At the same time, one of the biggest challenges our Kentucky families face, especially in the eastern part of the state, is that their energy bills go up year after year, while good jobs are hard to find and wages remain flat.
Kentucky families shouldn't have to choose between putting food on the table and paying their utility bills. Unfortunately, that's a decision many families have to make.
As attorney general over the last three years, my office has opposed dozens of utility bill hikes, and has helped save Kentucky families nearly $1.2 billion.
Source: 2019 Kentucky Gubernatorial campaign website AndyBeshear.com
May 2, 2019
Adam Edelen:
Jobs for out-of-work coal miners in renewable energy
Edelen touted his work as a renewable energy developer. He said he's this year he will break ground on the largest solar installation in Kentucky by ten times, and it will bring $130 million in capital investment,
creating jobs for out-of-work coal miners. "Folks, if we can create opportunity in the forgotten places using renewable energy, why can't we do it right here in Louisville? Why can't we create the jobs of the future?"
Source: Insider Louisville blog on 2019 Kentucky governor's race
Apr 26, 2019
Adam Edelen:
Install solar panels on reclaimed surface mines
Edelen is trying to position himself as the businessman in the contest. In April 2017, Edelen and other business partners announced they were studying the possibility of installing tens of thousands of solar panels on a reclaimed surface mine in
Pike County. He said that the project is expected to move forward in Eastern Kentucky in the coming weeks, and said a commitment to renewable energy could help bring jobs to the state."Let me say something that no candidate for Kentucky governor ever
has, though every farmer and hunter knows it to be true," Edelen said. "Climate change is real and so are the thousands of jobs that can be created fighting it."
That project was one of many appeals Edelen made to the progressive base of the
Democratic Party in the aftermath of his upset loss to state Auditor Mike Harmon in 2015. He also toured the state proclaiming a message that the Kentucky Democratic Party must find a way to appeal to rural voters who have fled to the Republican Party.
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader on 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial race
Jan 7, 2019
Adam Edelen:
Climate change is real; renewables key to tomorrow's jobs
Kentucky is losing business and jobs because we have resisted Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards. Time after time, Kentucky is passed over from outside investment from companies committed to growing in states who have embraced renewable energy,
costing us the 21st century jobs we desperately need.A bold initiative and private industry know-how in renewable energies, like solar, hydro and wind, will place Kentucky on track to capture the new investment and jobs that currently pass us by.
It's past time for Kentucky to commit to renewable energy, but it's not too late. Climate change is real and renewable energy is key to securing tomorrow's jobs.
By retrofitting our government facilities to capture inexpensive and providing the
incentives for energy audits as soon as possible, renewable energy that costs pennies compared to what our local government facilities now pay we can decrease the expense of government and pass the savings on to taxpayers.
Source: 2019 Kentucky governor campaign website AdamEdelen.com
Dec 31, 2018
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