Hillary Clinton: US should lead on clean energy

[Thinkingabout]

32. Why should there be complaining about the US taking the lead on green energy?

I would think this would be good for now and in the future. It will not happen overnight but it needs to speed up.

Hillary on energy issues:

100B per year by 2020 for climate change mitigation. (Jun 2014)
•Get tough with energy speculators and with OPEC cartel. (May 2008)
•Gas tax holiday, paid for by windfall oil tax. (May 2008)
•GovWatch: Gas tax holiday saves $8B; but that’s 64 cents/day. (May 2008)
•Investigate gas price manipulation; add windfall profits tax. (Apr 2008)
•FactCheck: Yes, FTC is investigating gas price manipulation. (Apr 2008)
•Cap-and-trade as president; compact fluorescents at home. (Apr 2008)
•$650 for help with energy bills to those who can’t afford it. (Jan 2008)
•FactCheck: Oil & gas giveaways stripped from final 2005 Bill. (Jan 2008)
•Investigate & move toward energy efficiency and conservation. (Oct 2007)
•Opposes Yucca Mountain; earthquake fault goes under it. (Sep 2007)
•Led delegation, with McCain, to see effects of polar warming. (Sep 2007)
•Invest in alternative energy; jobs that won’t be outsourced. (Aug 2007)
•End Big Oil tax break; $50 billion for strategic energy fund. (Jul 2007)
•Agnostic about nuclear power until waste & cost issue solved. (Jul 2007)
•FactCheck: There was no Big Oil tax break under Bush-Cheney. (Jul 2007)
•Energy Independence 2020: $50B for Strategic Energy Fund. (Jun 2007)
•Extensive funding into alternative energy. (Jun 2007)
•Will make big oil fund alternative energy research. (Feb 2007)
•$50B strategic energy fund from taxing oil companies. (Oct 2006)
•Remove energy dependence on countries who would harm us. (Jun 2006)
•Need to move toward energy efficiency and conservation. (Jan 2006)
•Supports oil reserve release & fund conservation. (Oct 2000)
Voting Record

•Ratify Kyoto; more mass transit. (Sep 2000)
•Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
•Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
•Voted YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
•Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
•Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
•Voted YES on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
•Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
•Voted NO on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
•Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
•Voted YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
•Voted NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
•Voted NO on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
•Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases. (Aug 2000)
•Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy. (Mar 2004)
•Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. (Feb 2005)
•Require public notification when nuclear releases occur. (Mar 2006)
•Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)
•Designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness. (Nov 2007)
•Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025. (Jan 2007)
•Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards. (Jan 2008)