Environmental
Donald Trump
Trump's Environmental (section page):
Global Warming
- "This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice" - (2014) (DTT)
Bernie Sanders
Bernie's Environmental (section page)
“In fact, climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism," (PF)
Bernie seeks to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels by promoting wind and solar energy and placing a tax on carbon pollution. Bernie believes in a 100% clean energy future. He wants to pursue a nuclear free clean energy policy that will decrease dependence on foreign oil, including the following:
- Ban fossil fuel lobbyists from working in the White House.
- Ban Arctic oil drilling and offshore oil drilling.
- Reduce carbon emissions in order to reduce the harmful effects of global warming on the environment.
- Ban fracking, mountaintop coal mining, and all oil or natural gas extraction from American public land.
- Increase fuel economy standards to 65 mpg by 2025.
- Clean-Energy Workforce of 10 million jobs and 100% clean energy system for electricity, heating, and transportation.
"Right now, we have an energy policy that is rigged to boost the profits of big oil companies like Exxon, BP, and Shell at the expense of average Americans. CEO’s are raking in record profits while climate change ravages our planet and our people — all because the wealthiest industry in the history of our planet has bribed politicians into complacency in the face of climate change. Enough is enough. It’s time for a political revolution that takes on the fossil fuel billionaires, accelerates our transition to clean energy, and finally puts people before the profits of polluters." - Senator Bernie Sanders (BSWCC)
"I am proud that, along with Senator Barbara Boxer, a few years ago, we introduced the first piece of climate change legislation which called for a tax on carbon." (DD1)
"Bottom line is, we need to be bold and decisive, we can create millions of jobs. We must, for the sake of our kids and grandchildren, transform our energy system away from fossil fuel to energy efficiency and sustainable energy." (DD4)
Chris Christie
Christie | Environmental | (section page)
NJ Gov. Chris Christie said he wants to see more investments in renewable energy come from the private sector.
"We worked with the private sector to make solar affordable and available to businesses and individuals in our state," he said during Wednesday's Republican debate.
"That's the way we deal with global warming — not through government intervention, not through government taxes, and for God's sake, don't send Washington another dime until they stop wasting the money they are already sending now."
New Jersey is among the top 10 states in the country with the most solar energy. Christie said he was also interested in other energy sources, like oil, natural gas and wind.
(CNBC)
Mr. Christie is not a climate change denialist: “I think global warming is real,” he said in April. “And I do think human activity contributes to it.” But he withdrew New Jersey from a regional cap-and-trade program intended to limit carbon emissions that cause global warming, and argued last year against unilaterally curbing emissions when people in China are “doing things to the environment that would never be done in our country.” (NYT)
Simplified Quotes
- Ethanol in gasoline is the law; and that's just the minimum. (Mar 2015)
- Christie speaking in support of the Renewable Fuel Standard at an agriculture summit
- Jersey shore for tourism instead of offshore drilling. (Aug 2011)
- Full Quote: "New Jersey's beach resources and shore towns are what make the Jersey shore the unique destination it is, and are the reason thousands of visitors return year after year. As stewards of the environment, it is incumbent that we take all necessary measures to protect these treasures and to sustain our coastal communities and the diverse economies they support."
(OTI:E) Full quotes available on source page.
