State of Connecticut secondary Archives: on Energy & Oil
August Wolf:
Support domestic exploration for clean coal, oil, and gas
We need to support domestic exploration for clean coal, oil, and natural gas. America has enough natural resources to fuel our needs for decades--even centuries--to come.
Those efforts will result in lower gasoline and electricity costs for consumers. And when we rely on our own resources, we can tell Russia and Middle Eastern antagonist countries that we don't need their oil or gas.
We also must stop making decisions that would never be made in the business world--like selling our strategic reserves at the bottom of the market, when prices are lowest.
The market is working well to provide other energy alternatives such as hydro, wind and solar. We need to end corporate welfare.
Source: 2016 Connecticut Senate campaign website Wolf2016.com.com
Apr 1, 2016
Dan Malloy:
Leverage private capital to deliver renewable energy
Leverage private capital to deliver renewable energy
When it came to energy, our state had been a national leader for years, in the worst possible way. We had the highest electric rates in the continental US--rates that were squeezing the budgets of families and businesses.We realized that our
Leverage private capital to deliver renewable energy
renewable energy at a price lower than almost anywhere else in the United States.
Today, we've seen electric rates drop in Connecticut by 12% across the board.
We can't stop now. Our comprehensive energy strategy shows us the path forward.
Source: 2013 Connecticut State of the State address
Jan 9, 2013
Dan Malloy:
Moving Canadian oil thru the US is not best for the economy
The president met with more than 40 of the nation's governors at the NGA's weekend conclave; Bobby Jindal (R, LA) said, "The Obama economy is now the minimum wage economy. I think we can do better than that, I think America can do better than that,"
suggesting that the president approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, rein in regulations and expand drilling on federal lands to boost economic growth.Gov. Dannel Malloy (D, CT) chimed in to clarify--and to chastise a bit. "Until a
few moments ago we were going down a pretty cooperative road," he said to some nervous laughs from some in the crowd. "So let me just say that we don't all agree that moving Canadian oil through the United States is necessarily the best thing for the
United States economy."
Many of those who attended the NGA conference, Malloy added, support raising the minimum wage and other priorities that Obama laid out.
Source: Politico.com weblog on 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial race
Feb 24, 2014
Dan Malloy:
Aggressively pursue clean energy
We need to create a new comprehensive resiliency plan--one that gives Connecticut towns the tools and the resources they need to protect their residents.
Together, let's create a new, more aggressive target for clean air. Let's mandate that by the year 2030, 75 percent of Connecticut energy is clean energy.
Source: 2018 Connecticut State of the State address
Feb 7, 2018
Danny Drew:
Enacted sustainable, green energy policies
After his 2011 election, Dan ended years of costly lawsuits and improved the school system. He focused on reforming Middletown's Police Department.
He enacted sustainable, green energy policies, focused on restoring Middletown's waterfront, and has invested millions in their public parks.
Source: 2018 Connecticut Gubernatorial campaign website DanDrew.com
Mar 11, 2017
Joseph Lieberman:
Cheney energy bill was imperfect but good for CT
LAMONT: Sen. Lieberman's support of the Dick Cheney "no lobbyist left behind" energy bill was a mistake.LIEBERMAN : There you go again. You've been spending your money on commercials to criticize me for voting for that energy bill. Look, very rarely
do you get a perfect bill. The tax credits for the energy industry in that big energy bill last year were bad. I said so. I am co-sponsoring legislation to try and repeal them. They were wrong. But I'll tell you why I voted for the bill.
But there were other parts of it that will save Connecticut electricity customers $800 million. Would you have voted against that? The other thing that it did is had the most substantial incentives for clean fuel, alternative fuel and fuel cells,
which can create thousands of new jobs in the fuel cell industry in Connecticut, and I hope you would not have voted against that. But most of all, we've got to get energy independent.
Source: 2006 Connecticut Democratic Senate Primary debate
Jul 6, 2006
Matthew Corey:
Yes to Keystone; no to funding renewables
Q: Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?A: Yes.
Q: Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
A: No.
Q: Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry?
A: No.
Source: Vote-Smart Connecticut Senate 2016 Political Courage Test
Nov 1, 2016
Ned Lamont:
Cheney energy bill keeps us dependent on foreign oil
After 9/11, our country would have done just about anything our government asked us to do, and there was nothing more important than energy conservation to free us from this dependence upon foreign oil. Instead, V.P. Cheney invited 50 of his favorite
lobbyists behind closed doors and passed the energy bill nicknamed "no lobbyist left behind." It was a bad bill. It was loaded with tax subsidies for big oil and did little for conservation and freeing us from a horrible dependence upon Middle East oil.
Since that bill has passed, look at what's happened to the price of gasoline. Look what Jimmy Carter did 20 years ago. We doubled the fuel mileage standards of our automobiles. We greatly increased the fuel efficiency of our appliances, and the price
of gasoline went down for the next 20 years. We got a little fat and happy and we started driving SUV's again. But now is the time to deal with conservation in a serious way. And Sen. Lieberman's support of the Dick Cheney energy bill was a mistake.
Source: 2006 Connecticut Democratic Senate Primary debate
Jul 6, 2006
Ned Lamont:
Carbon free electric grid; transportation system to follow
Our electric grid will soon be carbon free, and our transportation system is soon to follow. Our budget provides for hundreds of electric charging stations as our state transitions to an all-electric fleet. We are beginning our conversion to
all-electric school buses and city buses, reducing air pollution in some of our most distressed communities, where there is a disproportionately higher rate of asthma. That's what we mean by environmental justice.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to Connecticut legislature
Feb 9, 2022
Peter Lumaj:
Develop our vast natural gas and oil reserves
The U.S. cannot become energy independent unless it:- Eliminates or reforms EPA job-killing anti-energy production agenda.
- Develops vast natural gas and oil reserves now accessible from breakthroughs in drilling and extraction technologies.
This approach would create tens of thousands of high paying jobs and will ultimately end the "energy crisis".
- Scales back taxpayer subsidies for ethanol.
- Let's the market decide how to produce new forms of energy.
Source: Connecticut 2012 Senate campaign website Lumaj2012.com
Jul 4, 2012
Tom Foley:
No gas tax increase to pay for rail transport
Foley criticized [primary opponent John] McKinney for voting in 2005 to raise the gross receipts tax on petroleum, which was part of a bipartisan bill that financed nearly $1 billion in transportation infrastructure, including new rail cars for
Metro-North and a new railroad repair yard."It was a historic investment in our transportation infrastructure," McKinney said. "And for someone from Fairfield County like Tom to be opposed to new rail cars, fixing a rail line, improving mass
transportation, fixing bridges--after even President Obama has condemned the Malloy administration's practices on our roads and bridges--it is shocking to me."
Foley ignored the gibe about transportation and repeated his criticism of McKinney for
supporting higher gasoline taxes--too much of which was spent for goods and services other than transportation. He said the deal was the approach of an insider, the word he uses brand McKinney and Malloy as two of a kind.
Source: Connecticut Mirror on 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial debate
Jul 17, 2014
Ned Lamont:
Control our energy supply chain so Putin and Saudis can't
Come on electric utilities, don't tell me you are just passing along those high natural gas prices to the ratepayer and ask the taxpayers to subsidize it more. Let's get control over our energy supply chain so Putin and the Saudis can no longer control
our destiny and our wallets. We have made a start by expanding our wind power, extending our nuclear power, pushing hard to get access to Canadian hydro power, and making our homes more energy efficient ? that's less costs and carbon free.
Source: 2023 State of the State Address to Connecticut legislature
Jan 4, 2023
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