30th
Debate pt 3
Environment: How do we get off oil?
CP: Let’s cut back on fossil fuels and sufficiently assist with winterizing etc. Wind power is promising. We can use them to create jobs. It will take federal government input in the form of tax credits, R&D etc. It will be good for Maine. We have to show where our priorities are, and we should stop subsiding the oil industry. I would mandate Cap & Trade and Efficiency Standards.
CS: Alternative is good. Maine uses a lot of oil, and we need to explore for gas and oil here. Invest in R&D. Take alternative out of alternative energy. We are less secure when importing oil. Cap & Trade is bad. Credits for people who don’t pollute. Alternative forms of transport. Amtrak is good. Deduct interest off of loans on alternative vehicles.
CP: Drilling in Maine. I can’t imagine it. It would kill fishing and tourism. Wind or tidal power would bring jobs without the baggage. 10 years before you could even get to drilling oil. They should drill on existing leases.
CS: National security/economic security. Canadian neighbors have been drilling safely for a long time. Need new ways of addressing this, not NIMBYism. Embed an EPA person at every site.
