Issue Position: Energy and the Environment

Issue Position

Working to unlock Ohio's full energy potential.

When it comes to energy policy, our country has been heading down a path that leads to higher energy prices, a dangerous dependence on foreign oil, and an environment in peril.

I believe we can and must overcome these challenges with a combination of American ingenuity and investments in new clean energy sources that will both create jobs that cannot be outsourced, and help make us more energy independent.

I want to be a driving force in the Senate for energy independence, environmental protection, and economic growth, working with Ohio's businesses, labor unions, entrepreneurs, academic and research institutions, and community leaders to position Ohio as a hub of clean energy production.

* Lee worked with Governor Strickland to write and pass an energy bill that now requires that Ohio meet 25% of our energy needs through advanced and alternative energy by 2025.
* As Ohio's Director of Development and Chair of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission, Lee worked to ensure federal and state stimulus and economic recovery monies were used to create new clean energy jobs in Ohio -- jobs that cannot be outsourced to countries like India and China.
* As Senator, Lee will strongly support energy policies that reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, reduce pollution, and help usher in a vibrant, clean energy economy.
* Lee believes policies that spur the development of a new, clean energy economy will open the door to new economic growth. With the right leadership, we can and must make Ohio a hub of energy production, putting thousands of Ohioans to work creating sources of clean, advanced energy like wind turbines, solar panels, fuel cell-powered cars, and clean coal technologies.

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