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Republican presidential candidates on energy issues
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Here’s
where the 2012 Republican presidential candidates stand on energy issues. They are Minnesota Rep. Michele
Bachmann, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Utah Gov. John Hunts- man, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. ENERGY: Bachmann: Reduce regulatory im- pediments to drilling. Voted to open the outer continental shelf to oil drilling. Voted against tax breaks for renewable energy and conservation. Gingrich: Let oil and natural gas
industries drill offshore reserves now blocked from development, end restric- tions on Western oil shale development. In Alaska alone, “We could liberate an area the size of Texas for minerals and other development.” Huntsman: Used tax credits to pro-
mote clean energy in Utah but says he has learned that “subsidies don’t work and that we can no longer afford them.” Favors phasing out all energy subsidies
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Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, and Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn, take part in the Republican debate, Dec. 10, in Des Moines, Iowa.
and cutting regulatory obstacles to drill- ing and production. Says nation’s fuel distribution network should be subject to Federal Trade Commission and Sen- ate Judiciary Committee review because it gives oil an unfair advantage over nat- ural gas. “We need to break oil’s monop- oly as a transportation fuel, and create a truly level playing fi eld for competing fuels.” Paul: Remove restrictions on drilling,
coal and nuclear power, eliminate gaso- line tax, provide tax credits for alterna- tive fuel technology.
MARK YOUR Perry: Proposes authorizing more
development on federal lands and slash- ing regulations to spur drilling in re- stricted areas and open off-limits waters and lands to production, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Southern Atlantic and Alaskan outer continental shelves. Opposes federal re- strictions on natural gas production, in- cluding environmentally risky fracturing techniques and horizontal drilling. Romney: Accelerate drilling permits
in areas where exploration has already been approved for developers with good
safety records. Supports drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Pacifi c out- er continental shelves, Western lands, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and off- shore Alaska; and supports exploitation of shale oil deposits. Reduce obstacles to coal, natural gas and nuclear energy de- velopment. Says green power has yet to become viable. Santorum: Favors drilling in the Arc-
tic National Wildlife Refuge and scaling back “oppressive regulation” hindering drilling elsewhere.
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