State of California secondary Archives: on Energy & Oil
Alex Padilla:
For expanding clean-tech manufacturing and solar power
Fighting climate change & protecting our environment: He passed legislation increasing California's renewable energy standards, expanding clean-tech manufacturing and solar power,
developing clean fuels, and modernizing the electrical grid. He also passed the nation's first statewide ban on single use plastic bags.
Source: 2021 CA Senate campaign website Alex-Padilla.com
Oct 5, 2021
Barbara Boxer:
Prop. 23: California clean energy policy creates jobs here
Fiorina criticized Boxer's efforts to pass federal legislation that would have cut greenhouse gas emissions through a program of emission permits. Boxer's bill, Fiorina said, "was completely the wrong track" and would have cost "trillions of dollars in
lost economic output [and] millions of jobs."But Fiorina declined to take a position on Proposition 23, the November ballot measure that would suspend California's landmark global warming law until unemployment drops to
5.5% or lower for four consecutive quarters.
Boxer seized on her opponent's reticence, using it as an excuse to return to Fiorina's record at HP: "If you can't take a stand on Prop. 23 I don't know what you will take a stand on,"
Boxer said. "If we overturn California's clean energy policies that's going to mean that China takes the lead away from us with solar, that Germany takes the lead away from us with wind. I want those jobs created here in America."
Source: Los Angeles Times coverage of 2010 CA Senate Debate
Sep 2, 2010
Barbara Boxer:
Work with China on global warming, but California leads
Fiorina: I believe AB 32 [funding green energy R&D] is a bad idea because to deal with global warming requires a serious global solution. Scientists agree that a single state--or a single nation--acting alone can have no impact on global warming. I would
immediately engage in serious bilateral discussions with China, a nation that uses more coal than we do, but also that researches more into clean coal.Q: Senator Boxer, you said that if California doesn't take the lead, then China and others will.
But doesn't Ms. Fiorina have a point when she says that the global approach would be more effective?
Boxer: Our president has met with China; they've reached some tentative agreements. The fact is, we have to act. California is not a state that sits
around and lets anybody else lead. That's why I so strongly oppose Prop 23 [which would block AB 32]. It is shocking to me to see someone try to get to the US Senate from California, who would turn her back on the environment.
Source: 2010 CA Senate general election Debate on KPCC
Sep 29, 2010
Carly Fiorina:
Examine the science; US can't act alone on global warming
Fiorina did not directly answer when asked whether she believes global warming is real. "We should always have the courage to examine the science," she said, "but all scientists agree on this: The only way to impact global warming is to act globally.
A state acting alone will make no difference." She criticized Boxer's efforts to pass federal legislation that would have cut greenhouse gas emissions through a program of emission permits. Boxer's bill, Fiorina said, "was completely the wrong track" and
would have cost "trillions of dollars in lost economic output [and] millions of jobs."But Fiorina declined to take a position on Proposition 23, the November ballot measure that would suspend California's landmark global warming law until unemployment
drops to 5.5% or lower for four consecutive quarters.
Boxer seized on her opponent's reticence: "If you can't take a stand on Prop. 23 I don't know what you will take a stand on," Boxer said. "I want those [clean energy] jobs created here in America."
Source: Los Angeles Times coverage of 2010 CA Senate Debate
Sep 2, 2010
Carly Fiorina:
Dealing with global warming requires a global solution
Q: You opposed Proposition 23, and that will stop AB 32 which would develop a new industry dedicated to green energy and put California back in the front of the country?Fiorina: We are falling behind in energy innovation. We spend less on energy
Research & Development than many other nations in the world. We must be the leader in innovation, and we must be the leader in clean green technologies. And we are not on a path to do so, because our federal government doesn't spend as much on
federally-funded energy R&D. Our R&D tax credit is now 17th in the world. However, the reason I believe AB 32 is a bad idea is because to deal with global warming requires a serious global solution. Scientists agree that a single state--or a single
nation--acting alone can have no impact on global warming. I would immediately engage in serious bilateral discussions with China, a nation that uses more coal than we do, but also that researches more into clean coal.
Source: 2010 CA Senate general election Debate on KPCC
Sep 29, 2010
David Hadley:
Ban off-shore oil drilling; require 50% wind and solar
A fiscal conservative, David Hadley is against the crony capitalists who receive subsidies, tax credits and carbon offsets at the expense of hard-working families.
In the Assembly, David Hadley was one of only two legislators in his party who voted to require 50% of all electrical power to be generated from green sources like solar and wind.
David Hadley strongly favors keeping a ban on off-shore drilling and making sure oil companies adhere to strict safety standards--
that's why he voted to mandate that coastal oil pipelines must have automatic shut-off valves and modern leak detection equipment.
Source: 2018 CA gubernatorial campaign website DavidHadley.com
May 2, 2017
Jimmy Gomez:
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020
In the Assembly, Jimmy advanced bills to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Jimmy will continue to fight for reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, investing in mass transit, smart
development and will make fighting the effects of climate change a priority--this includes fighting Obama Administration policy rollbacks by climate change deniers from the Trump Administration and holding them responsible.
Source: 2017 CA House campaign website, JimmyGomezForCongress.com
Jun 6, 2017
John Cox:
We must employ an all-of-the-above strategy
It's unacceptable to have blackouts; it's due to a lack of supply. We must employ an all-of-the-above strategy - meaning more natural gas production, preserve hydroelectric power and expand modern and safe nuclear energy.
We must also promote competition for utilities in an effort to bring down the costs for California families.
Source: Campaign website JohnCox.com for 2021 CA recall race
Feb 15, 2021
Jon Huntsman:
Gas is $13/gal if we count cost of troop deployments
BACHMANN: [to Huntsman]: The day that President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon. Let's have a goal of bringing it down.Q: Everybody would like $2 gas, but is it realistic for a president to promise that?
HUNTSMAN: Of course not. We
live in the free-market economy. I'm not sure that dictating prices is going to get you anywhere. But let's face the reality of where we are. Presidential leadership [means] tell us where we think we can find that which we have and convert it into jobs
and expanding our industrial base, and reminding the American people that they're not paying $4 per gallon for gas. When you add up the cost of troop deployments, when you add up the cost of keeping the sea lanes open for the importation of imported oil,
the bulk and distribution and terminal costs, it's $13 a gallon. And I say the American people have had enough. We need a president who's going to provide a little bit of leadership in getting us some direction and opening up the opportunities.
Source: 2011 GOP debate in Simi Valley CA at the Reagan Library
Sep 7, 2011
Kevin Faulconer:
Unleash technological might to become energy independent
As governor, Kevin Faulconer will keep power companies accountable for providing safe and dependable electricity. He will unleash California's technological might and entrepreneurial spirit to make us more energy independent,
adding middle-class jobs as we build and sell tomorrow's clean energy. And he will hold the utilities responsible for wildfires while increasing forest management to keep fires from starting in the first place.
Source: Campaign website KevinFaulconer.com for 2021 CA recall race
Feb 14, 2021
Kevin Paffrath:
Allow reasonable upgrades to existing fuel infrastructure
It is well-known that many of our transmission lines are from the 1930s and 1950s and are well past their useful lives, or our 1970s natural gas infrastructure burns much dirtier than it should. However, many cannot be updated because
local codes require certain improvements to be 100 percent green. Thereby, we're mandating 100 percent green while hurting our climate. Allowing reasonable upgrades to existing infrastructure is a must.
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune on 2021 CA recall race
Aug 13, 2021
Lily Zhou:
Climate: engage youth; we know there's a problem
It's really simple, climate change. So what, what can we do? We do the best we can. Save water, save our carbon footprint and drive less, and then try to do whatever we can to save the environment. And if I know that's the solution, it's not about the
plan, it's not about the research because we know there's a problem. But what I would do is simply engage all the youth and school and parents. We work together to protect our earth. Simple.
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune on 2022 CA Senate race
Jan 9, 2020
Michele Bachmann:
Goal is to keep gas prices low, like $1.79 a gallon
Energy is one of the greatest opportunities for job creation that we have in the United States. We just learned today that if the federal government would pull back on all of the regulatory restrictions on
American energy production, we could see 1.2 million jobs created in the United States. We could also see created over 50 percent more American energy production. And we could also see $800 billion more revenue coming into the
United States government.
Don't forget the day that President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon. It's entirely possible for us to get back to inexpensive energy.
The problem is, energy is too high. Let's have a goal of bringing it down
because every time gasoline increases 10 cents a gallon, that's $14 billion in economic activity that every American has taken out of their pockets. This is a great solution, and this is the place to start with American job creation.
Source: 2011 GOP debate in Simi Valley CA at the Reagan Library
Sep 7, 2011
Nanette Barragan:
Climate change is an urgent environmental problem
Nanette understands that climate change is an urgent environmental problem and she intends to act accordingly. She will fight to combat climate change and work to transition us to clean, renewable energy.
Besides closing tax loopholes and ending subsidies for toxic polluters, Nanette knows we have to employ creative strategies to attract and incentivize clean green businesses to locate in the 44th District.
Source: 2016 CA House campaign website BarraganForCongress.com
Nov 8, 2016
Rick Perry:
Don't put economy in jeopardy based on unsettled science
Q: You said scientists are coming forward to question the idea that human activity is behind climate change. PERRY: The science is not settled on this. The idea that we would put Americans' economy in jeopardy based on scientific theory that's not
settled yet, to me, is just nonsense. I mean, Galileo got outvoted for a spell. But asking us to cut back in areas that would have monstrous economic impact on this country is not good economics and I will suggest to you is not necessarily good science.
Find out what the science truly is before you start putting the American economy in jeopardy.
Q: Are there specific theories that you've found especially compelling?
PERRY: Let me tell you what I find compelling, is what we've done in the state of
Texas. Not by some scientist somewhere saying, "Here is what we think is happening out there." The science is not settled on whether or not the climate change is being impacted by man to the point where we're going to put America's economics in jeopardy.
Source: 2011 GOP debate in Simi Valley CA at the Reagan Library
Sep 7, 2011
Ron Paul:
I can get you a gallon of gas for a silver dime
BACHMANN: [to Paul]: The day that Pres. Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon. Let's have a goal of bringing it down.Q: Everybody would like $2 gas, but is it realistic for a president to promise that?
PAUL: I do want to address the subject
of $2 oil or gasoline, because I can do it much better than that. I can get you a gallon of gasoline for a dime. You can buy a gallon of gasoline today for a silver dime. A silver dime is worth $3.50. It's all about inflation and too many regulations.
Source: 2011 GOP debate in Simi Valley CA at the Reagan Library
Sep 7, 2011
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