Issue Position: Energy Independence & Climate Change
The evidence is in and speaks overwhelmingly - global climate change is real. To deny its potential impact would be to gamble with our children's and grandchildren's futures. America must reduce its dependence on the coal and petroleum products that contribute to global warming, and energy alternatives are becoming widely available in bio-derived, nuclear, solar, and wind energy.
I will work to see that the following measures are included in America's energy policy:
* Tax incentives to reward energy conservation and the use of alternative fuels in transportation, heating, lighting, and manufacturing, including implementation of a revenue-neutral carbon tax.
* Sensible, progressive increases in CAFE fleet standards for fuel usage of automobiles and trucks.
* Substantial increases in funding for mass transit and highway improvements to enhance transportation efficiency and reduce gridlock on our streets and highways.