State of Missouri Archives: on Energy & Oil
Eric Schmitt:
Sued over cancelling pipeline, setting greenhouse gases cost
When President Biden canceled the Keystone XL Pipeline and thousands of jobs with it, Eric demanded it be reinstated and filed suit. When President Biden and John Kerry circumvented the Constitution to set a "social cost" on greenhouse gases,
a move that would cost not thousands but millions of jobs, destroy the energy and agriculture industries, and lower the standard of living for working families, Eric immediately sued him.
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website SchmittForSenate.com
May 2, 2021
Lucas Kunce:
Ditch all fossil fuels the same way we ditched whale oil
The cost of rapidly decarbonizing the power grid is estimated at about $4.5 trillion, plus some amount for accelerating the transition to electric vehicles. That's certainly less than future potential oil conflict would cost.
For our national security, we must adopt an industrial policy to rapidly and fully decarbonize our energy and transportation sectors. We need to ditch all fossil fuels, not just oil, the same way we ditched whale oil for petroleum in the late 1800s.
Source: The American Prospect on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Mar 10, 2021
Lucas Kunce:
Impact of climate change taxes the military
Climate change-induced severe weather has caused billions of dollars of damage to defense infrastructure and threatens to damage the majority of Defense Department installations. Sea-level rise is undermining our naval bases.
Climate change taxes the military by increasing refugee flows and other events that require humanitarian relief missions. It fuels conflicts over basic resources such as food and water that create instability and lead to military intervention.
Source: The American Prospect on 2022 Missouri Senate race
Mar 10, 2021
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
Claire McCaskill:
Subsidize alternative energy, but build Keystone Pipeline
Q: Consider climate change a critical threat? Limit or tax greenhouse gas production?Josh Hawley (R): No. Criticized Obama's "job-killing `climate agenda'" and "climate change crusade." Backed lawsuit against Obama Clean Power Plan.
Claire McCaskill (D): Yes, but asked for more time for coal plants to implement Obama Clean Power Plan, while opposing its repeal. Opposed carbon tax but supports US participation in Paris Climate Accord.
Q: Support government subsidies for renewable energy?
Josh Hawley (R): Unknown.
Claire McCaskill (D): Yes. Supports alternative energy subsidies, but also recognizes Missouri's dependence on coal and supported Keystone Pipeline.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Missouri Senate race
Oct 9, 2018
Josh Hawley:
Oppose the job-killing climate agenda
Q: Consider climate change a critical threat? Limit or tax greenhouse gas production?Josh Hawley (R): No. Criticized Obama's "job-killing `climate agenda'" and "climate change crusade." Backed lawsuit against Obama Clean Power Plan.
Claire McCaskill (D): Yes, but asked for more time for coal plants to implement Obama Clean Power Plan, while opposing its repeal. Opposed carbon tax but supports US participation in Paris Climate Accord.
Q: Support government subsidies for renewable energy?
Josh Hawley (R): Unknown.
Claire McCaskill (D): Yes. Supports alternative energy subsidies, but also recognizes Missouri's dependence on coal and supported Keystone Pipeline.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Missouri Senate race
Oct 9, 2018
Angelica Earl:
Coal is the past; time to move forward
Coal is the energy of the past and it's time to move forward to protect our families and planet. Its time to start bringing renewable energy jobs into abundance. Renewable energy and environmental protections go hand-in-hand.
My plan would give businesses across the country the incentive to move into renewable energy and abandon the hazards we face with oil and coal. We should never rollback environmental protections for any reason.
Source: 2018 Missouri Senatorial website AngelicaForMissouri.com
Sep 15, 2017
Josh Hawley:
Clean Power Plan hurts economy by raising energy prices
Trump signed an executive order dismantling the plan his predecessor put into effect in 2015. The Clean Power Plan was meant to reduce CO2 emissions, which many climate scientists say contribute to man-made global warming, from power plants.
Attorney General Josh Hawley sees it as a victory for Missouri. Hawley said the˙Clean Power Plan hurt Missouri by installing a massive network of regulations that would have driven energy prices up in Missouri by double digits.
Source: The Missouri Times on 2018 Missouri Senate race
Mar 30, 2017
Josh Hawley:
Dismantle Obama-era network of energy regulations
President Trump signed an executive order dismantling the plan that President Obama put into effect in 2015. The Clean Power Plan was meant to reduce CO2 emissions, which many climate scientists say contribute to man-made global warming, from power
plants. Trump's action marked a step back from the environmentally conscious administration of Obama. However, Attorney General Josh Hawley sees it as a victory for Missouri.Hawley said the Clean Power Plan hurt Missouri by installing a massive
network of regulations that would have driven energy prices up in Missouri by double digits. Missouri challenged the regulations in federal court as unconstitutional. "This is a major win for the people of Missouri," Hawley said. "As we have long argued
and as legal experts from across the political spectrum have recognized, these regulations are flatly unconstitutional. We fought these job-killing regulations in court and soon they will be gone. Relief is on the way for Missouri families."
Source: The Missouri Times on 2018 Missouri Senate race
Mar 30, 2017
Lester Turilli:
Clean coal, nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric, AND solar
Q: Your comments on the statement, "Prioritize green energy"? A: Missouri can improve coal efficiency and expand green energy. ˙Missouri boasts of its low energy prices as compared to the national average.
However, this favorable condition may be short-lived as federal regulations continually stiffen toward cleaner coal power centers.
Because 82% of Missouri energy is derived from coal, our state will have to make wise decisions in improving our plants.˙New, clean burning and efficient coal plants in Tampa, FL and Temple, TX prove that this can be done.
Likewise, nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric, and solar companies will be encouraged to expand their technology for affordability and availability for our citizens.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Missouri candidacy by OnTheIssues
Apr 25, 2016
Jason Kander:
Climate change is a real consequence of human activity
Jason supports smart environmental policies and understands that climate change is a real consequence of human activity and needs to be addressed. Jason supports investing in alternative energy, not only to protect our planet, but also to ensure our
national security.Jason supports investments in technologies of the future that will create jobs in Missouri and provide for alternative energy sources. This includes support for wind, solar, and geothermal energy, as well as hydropower.
He also believes we should provide tax relief to families and businesses that make their homes and offices more efficient.
Jason supported the Missouri Clean Energy Act, the renewable electricity standard that passed in a statewide vote in
2008, and opposed the Missouri Legislature's rollback of that policy. Unfortunately, that rollback removed the requirement that Missouri utilities use Missouri-based providers of renewables, which has cost Missouri energy jobs.
Source: 2016 Missouri Senate campaign website JasonKander.com
Apr 14, 2016
Chris Koster:
New EPA regulations on CO2 emissions are federal overreach
Koster said Missouri will join 20 states in suing the EPA for exceeding its authority in issuing regulations that set limits on carbon emissions.˙Koster noted that Missouri's energy producers estimate that complying would cost the state more than
$6 billion. "Renewable energy is a vital piece of our state's energy portfolio. It is essential, however, that we achieve this goal in an economically responsible way that makes sense for Missouri. I will continue to fight against federal overreach."
Source: Ozarks First on 2016 Missouri Gubernatorial race
Oct 9, 2015
Jay Nixon:
Nuclear power provides reliable, affordable energy
Every business in Missouri needs reliable, affordable energy to grow and prosper. And every Missouri family needs reliable, affordable energy to heat and cool their homes. In November, I announced a historic agreement that will transform the economy of
our state--creating thousands of jobs and benefitting millions of Missouri consumers of electric power. That agreement put the wheels in motion for the construction of a second, state-of-the-art nuclear power plant in Callaway County.As our energy
needs grow, we need to be looking now for new sources of clean, abundant and affordable power. Building a second nuclear plant will create thousands of good-paying jobs for all our construction trades.
Building the next generation of nuclear power
plants. Advancing the frontiers of biotechnology. The 21st Century economy is knowledge-based, and the best jobs will belong to those with the best education.
Source: 2011 Missouri State of the State Address
Jan 19, 2011
Peter Kinder:
The world has embraced renewable energy; this is the future
Kinder spoke at the all-day "Energy, Efficiency and the Environment" conference at Crowder College. Kinder kicked off the workshop by praising Crowder for its past work in the renewable energy field. He said that while renewable energy is now familiar
to most Americans, with the development of hybrid cars, bio-fuels, wind power and solar energy panels, there's more to come. "The world has embraced renewable energy and seems to be doing so more each day, so this is the future," he said.
Source: Patriot Ledger on 2016 Missouri gubernatorial race
Nov 27, 2007
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