Lindsey Graham presidential campaign, 2016/Natural resources
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 Lindsey Graham |
U.S. Senator (Assumed office: 2003) U.S. House of Representatives (1995-2003) |
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Keystone XL Pipeline
- In 2015, Lindsey Graham co-sponsored S.1, a bill to approve the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.[2]
Energy production
- At the fifth GOP primary debate on December 15, 2015, Lindsey Graham talked about boosting domestic energy production. He said, "I would like to become -- you know, I'd like to stop sending $350 billion overseas to buy oil from people who hate our guts, wouldn't you? Wouldn't you like to export natural gas to cut Putin's legs out from under him? I'm not afraid of a guy riding around on a horse without his shirt. The guy has got a pair twos and we've got a full house, and he's walking all over Obama. Mike, the surge worked. It worked. George W. Bush made mistakes, but he did adjust. I blame Obama for ISIL, not Bush. I'm tired of beating on Bush. I miss George W. Bush. I wish he were president right now. We wouldn't be in this mess. I'm tired of dictators walking all over us. I'm tired of siding with the Iranians and the Russians.”[3]
- In February 2012, Graham, a strong supporter of nuclear power, released the following statement: "I am very pleased the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted 4-1 today to approve the nations’ first nuclear reactor construction permits in more than three decades. This is a major step on the road to a nuclear renaissance in the United States. NRC approvals will allow us to move forward as a nation in building new reactors for the first time in more than 30 years."[4]
- Graham voted for H.R.6 - the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The purpose of the bill was "to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes." It became law on December 19, 2007.[5]
- Graham voted for H.R.6 - the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which "Sets forth an energy research and development program covering: (1) energy efficiency; (2) renewable energy; (3) oil and gas; (4) coal; (5) Indian energy; (6) nuclear matters and security; (7) vehicles and motor fuels, including ethanol; (8) hydrogen; (9) electricity; (10) energy tax incentives; (11) hydropower and geothermal energy; and (12) climate change technology." It became law on August 8, 2005.[6]
Climate change
- During the undercard to the third Republican debate, on October 28, 2015, Lindsey Graham explained his position on climate change. Graham said, "Now, you don't have to believe that climate change is real. I have been to the Antarctic. I've been to Alaska. I'm not a scientist, and I've got the grades to prove it. But I've talked to the climatologists of the world, and 90 percent of them are telling me that greenhouse gas effect is real. That we're heating up the planet. I just want a solution that would be good for the economy, that doesn't destroy it."[7]
- In 2015, according to ABC News, "Graham said Wednesday he accepts that global warming is happening and that it is largely man-made."[8]
- On October 10, 2009, Sens. Graham and John Kerry wrote an op-ed in The New York Times urging Congress to pass climate change legislation. They advocated for: "aggressive reductions in our emissions of the carbon gases that cause climate change," investing in nuclear power, reducing dependence on foreign oil by providing "new financial incentives for companies that develop carbon capture and sequestration technology," imposing a border tax on countries like China and India that avoid environmental standards and developing "a mechanism to protect businesses — and ultimately consumers — from increases in energy prices."[9]
Environmental Protection Agency
- In a November 2009 op-ed, Lindsey Graham commented on the EPA’s role in regulating carbon. He explained, "In the U.S. Supreme Court's 2007 decision Massachusetts v. EPA, the Court ruled carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases should be regulated as pollutants under the Clean Air Act. EPA regulation of carbon is the worst possible scenario. The EPA will destroy jobs and contain no new provisions for expanded nuclear energy or offshore drilling. Regardless of whether you view climate change as a real threat or some grand hoax, carbon will eventually be regulated - either through congressional action or by the EPA."[10]
Recent news
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ NPR, "Lindsey Graham Ends Presidential Bid," December 21, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, “S.1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Act,” accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Transcript: CNN undercard GOP debate," December 15, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, “On Nuclear Power Permits Issued by NRC,” accessed January 26, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, “H.R.6 - the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007,” accessed January 26, 2015
- ↑ Congress.gov, “H.R.6 - the Energy Policy Act of 2005,” accessed January 26, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Transcript: CNBC undercard GOP debate," October 28, 2015
- ↑ ABC News, “Senate Says Climate Change Real, but Doesn't Agree on Cause,” accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ New York Times, “Yes We Can (Pass Climate Change Legislation),” accessed January 26, 2015
- ↑ Senate.gov, “Becoming Energy Independent, Cleaning our Environment,” accessed January 26, 2015
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