 | | Quote Details: I have been consistently against Yucca Mountain. I held a hearing in the Environment Committee, the first that we’ve had in some time, looking at all the reasons why Yucca Mountain is not workable. The science does not support it. We do have to figure out what to do with nuclear waste. | |
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| | Quote Details: I have a comprehensive energy plan. It does not rely on nuclear power. We should not be siting any more coal-powered plants unless they can have the most modern, clean technology. And I want big demonstration projects to figure out how we would capture and sequester carbon. This is going to take a massive effort. This should be our Apollo moon shot. | |
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| | Quote Details: That 2005 energy bill was big step backwards on the path to clean, renewable energy. That’s why I voted against it. That’s why I’m standing for the proposition — let’s take away the giveaways that were given to gas and oil, put them to work on solar and wind and geothermal and biofuels and all the rest that we need for a new energy future. | |
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| | Quote Details: I happily support corn ethanol, all forms of ethanol, research for cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel. | |
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| | Quote Details: For this generation, climate change is our space race. The climate crisis is also one of the greatest economic opportunities in the history of our country. It will unleash a wave of innovation, create millions of new jobs, enhance our security and lead the world to a revolution in how we produce and use energy. | |
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| | Quote Details: Until we can figure out what to do with the waste and overcome the political objections, we should not be putting a heavy emphasis on nuclear. | |
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| | Quote Details: We are providing a single industry [ethanol] with a guaranteed market for its products -- subsidies on top of subsidies on top of subsidies and, on top of that, protection from liability. What a sweetheart deal. | |
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