State of Minnesota secondary Archives: on Energy & Oil

Al Franken: Tax credits for wind-power, not for oil companies

Turning to Coleman, Franken said: “There was no reason to do that to get wind credits unless you had senators who took money from big oil companies.”

Heather Johnson: Push green living instead of tax breaks for SUVs & Big Oil

A: Yes, libertarians support businesses that wish to cultivate green living, organic foods, and sustainable living. We are aware that the government has supported special favors for large corporate farms, big oil, mining, and coal without also granting that same kind of favor to green living efforts. I recall in the early 2000s, the federal government actually created tax breaks for SUVs while penalizing purchases of hybrids.

Kurt Bills: Replace subsidies for oil companies with renewable standards

Klobuchar argued that the standards have aided the country's shift away from dependence on foreign oil. Bills contended that a free market approach--moving away from mandates and subsidies--would ultimately lead to a more vibrant economy.

"D.C. is booming because of borrowed and printed money," he said, citing instead the deregulation of agriculture in New Zealand. "We want our economy to boom because of agriculture."

Kurt Bills: Replace subsidies for oil companies with free market

Klobuchar argued that the standards have aided the country's shift away from dependence on foreign oil. Bills contended that a free market approach--moving away from mandates and subsidies--would ultimately lead to a more vibrant economy.

"D.C. is booming because of borrowed and printed money," he said, citing instead the deregulation of agriculture in New Zealand. "We want our economy to boom because of agriculture."

Norm Coleman: Helped pass wind-power tax credits for energy independence

Turning to Coleman, Franken said: "There was no reason to do that to get wind credits unless you had senators who took money from big oil companies."