The Hill 2020s: on Energy & Oil
John Kasich:
Centrist climate policy: price for carbon dioxide emissions
Kasich calls on conservatives to address global warming: "This is like a call to arms. Let's have conservatives have a discussion instead of being in denial that this is a problem," Kasich said. "You can't just be a science denier." Kasich plans to
introduce proposals for a "centrist" climate policy.Kasich opposes the "Green New Deal," a climate change policy backed by progressives, but said that it's "not enough" to oppose it without introducing a counterproposal.
His proposals include subsidies for electric vehicles and other eco-friendly technologies and a price for carbon dioxide emissions.
Kasich said that his views on humans' impact on the environment have "evolved" since the
2016 campaign, when he said: "We don't want to destroy people's job, based on some theory that is not proven." Kasich now says, "As I see more and more evidence, especially from our government and scientists, you learn more. Let's step it up."
Source: The Hill coverage of 2020 presidential hopefuls
Feb 26, 2019
Lucas Kunce:
We can build the energy of the future in the Heartland
We were willing and will still be willing, it seems like, to spend trillions of dollars over there fighting over this resource for energy when we could actually build the energy of the future right here in the Heartland, in Missouri, and create the jobs
of the future where we can become an exporter of energy products. That's the type of thing that I want to do. So, I want to take our money, and not put it in inflating asset bubbles but instead put it into production.
Source: The Hill e-zine on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Mar 9, 2021
Tom Steyer:
When I realized the threat of fossil fuels, I divested
Billionaire activist and 2020 presidential candidate Tom Steyer on Sunday defended his past investments in fossil fuels. Steyer was asked on ABC's "This Week" about the investments his hedge fund had made in fossil fuels, though he has more recently
spent millions of dollars to fight climate change. "In our business, we invested in every part of the economy, including fossil fuels," he said. "When I realized what a threat this was, I changed. I divested from all that stuff."
Source: The Hill magazine on 2020 Democratic primary
Jul 14, 2019
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