Allen West on Energy & Oil

	Allen West on Energy & Oil

Opposes Green New Deal; protect petrochemical industry

On issues, West in the video vowed to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, "to ensure that Texas is for Texans." He also promised to oppose the "Green New Deal" and protect Texas' petrochemical industry from possible harm by the federal government. "That means we stay energy-independent and we fuel America," he said. Source: Dallas Morning News on 2022 Texas Gubernatorial race , Jul 4, 2021

Invest in oil, natural gas, clean coal, & alternatives

Now is the time to make America energy-independent by encouraging the indomitable spirit of American ingenuity and developing our full spectrum of energy resources. That means that we must invest in oil, natural gas, clean coal, nuclear, hydrogen, cost-effective bio-fuels, wind, and solar (research, exploration, refinement, and development). America must look at energy independence much the same as having a diversified investment portfolio, in both energy extraction and economic development. Source: 2010 House campaign website, allenwestforcongress.com , Nov 2, 2010

Require 80% fuel-choice vehicles by 2018.

West co-sponsored Open Fuel Standard Act

Congressional Summary: Requires each automobile manufacturer`s annual covered inventory to comprise at least:

50% fuel choice-enabling vehicles in model years 2015-2017, and
80% fuel choice-enabling vehicles in model year 2018 and each subsequent model year.

Defines `fuel choice-enabling vehicle` to mean an automobile warranted by its manufacturer to be capable of operating on:

an advanced alternative fuel blend, if certified for its use, or a mixture of at least 85% denatured ethanol and gasoline or drop-in fuel, if not yet certified; or
natural gas, hydrogen, electricity, a hybrid electric engine, a mixture biodiesel and diesel fuel, or other fuel containing not more than 10% petroleum.

Opponent`s Comments (Detroit News June 14 2011): The major automakers oppose a bill that would require nearly all vehicles to be capable of running on mostly biofuels. It would cost consumers more than a billion dollars annually. The bill effectively imposes a tax on consumers regardless of consumer demand and fuel availability.

Source: H1687/S1603 11-H1687 on May 3, 2011

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