Positions and Views of John Kerry
on Energy, Gas, Oil & Autos
| Previous Candidate for U.S. Senate, Massachusetts |
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| Energy, Gas, Oil & Autos |
Positions and Views |
| Energy, a General Statement |
Americans will be freer and stronger when we break our dependence on foreign oil. Today, we consume 2.5 million barrels of oil per day from the Middle East, where instability has pushed prices to record highs. These soaring energy costs are burdening middle-class families with higher gas prices, and our dependence on Middle East oil is putting our national security at risk.
America will be safer and freer when the resources that fuel our economy are in our own hands, when we develop new energy sources right here in America.
Senator Kerry will work to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, create good jobs and protect our environment, including the preservation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He will strongly support energy policy reform, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and he will oppose business-as-usual proposals from the Republican leadership.
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
| Energy Independence from Foreign Oil |
Americans will be freer and stronger when we break our dependence on foreign oil. Today, we consume 2.5 million barrels of oil per day from the Middle East, where instability has pushed prices to record highs. These soaring energy costs are burdening middle-class families with higher gas prices, and our dependence on Middle East oil is putting our national security at risk.
America will be safer and freer when the resources that fuel our economy are in our own hands, when we develop new energy sources right here in America.
I will continue to work to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, create good jobs and protect our environment; including the preservation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. I will strongly support energy policy reform, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and will oppose business-as-usual proposals from the Republican leadership.
We should make America independent of Mideast oil by investing in the energy technology of the future - in innovations that will create good jobs across America. America once led the world in the production of clean energy products and the payrolls that go with them. We have to do it again - whether it's in wind, solar, ethanol, or clean coal. We should give automakers tax credits to retool their plants so they can build the fuel-efficient cars of the future, and make sure that alternative energy sources will account for 20 percent of our fuel and 20 percent of our electricity by 2020. We should invest in energy-saving technologies so our homes, businesses, and factories are more efficient.
Source: kerry.senate.gov (04/27/2008) |
| Gas Prices |
John Kerry and John Edwards believe that by tapping into American ingenuity and technological know-how, we can improve the performance of existing energy technology, make current production methods more efficient, and utilize renewable fuels to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, thereby cutting gasoline prices.
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
| Renewable Energy, Solar, Biomass and Wind |
We should make sure that alternative energy sources will account for 20 percent of our fuel and 20 percent of our electricity by 2020. We should invest in energy-saving technologies so our homes, businesses, and factories are more efficient.
Source: kerry.senate.gov (04/27/2008) |
| Fuel Efficiency & Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards |
Yes.
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
| Energy Efficiency and Standards |
I will strongly support energy policy reform, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and will oppose business-as-usual proposals from the Republican leadership.
Source: kerry.senate.gov (04/27/2008) |
| Energy Research and Development |
We should give automakers tax credits to retool their plants so they can build the fuel-efficient cars of the future, and make sure that alternative energy sources will account for 20 percent of our fuel and 20 percent of our electricity by 2020. We should invest in energy-saving technologies so our homes, businesses, and factories are more efficient.
Source: kerry.senate.gov (04/27/2008) |
| Renewable Fuels, Biofuels and Ethanol |
I support encouraging federal investment in renewable energy sources and technologies that will spur job growth and create the "cash crops" of tomorrow.
Source: kerry.senate.gov (04/27/2008) |
| Hydrogen Cell Fuel Initiative |
The Kerry-Edwards plan will go beyond the current initiative, establishing a Hydrogen Institute to lead research on this promising new technology.
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
| These are available issue topics for which there were no responses. |
| Oil Drilling |
| Oil and Gas Subsidies |
| Oil Company Profits |
| Canadian Oil (Keystone) Pipeline |
| Nuclear Power |
| Coal |
| Shale Gas Development |
| Regulation of Energy Companies |
| Gulf Oil Spill |
| Offshore Oil Drilling Safety Standards |
| Green Homes and Improvements |
| Solar Energy Investment Tax Credit Bill |
| Utility Deregulation |
| Natural Gas |
| Electricity Transmission Grid |
| Energy Bill |
| Department of Energy |
| Domestic Energy Production |
| Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) |
| Production Tax Credit |
| Strategic Energy Fund |
| Energy Efficient Government Buildings |
| Gas & Oil, a General Statement |
| Developing World Oil Demand |
| Wellhead Tax |
| Low Carbon Fuels |
| Auto Industry |
| Hybrid & All Electric Cars |
| Flexible Fuel Vehicles |