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Fred Thompson on Environment and Energy
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Increasing our energy independence and investing in alternative energy sources will also produce a healthier environment. And while we don't know for certain how or why climate change is occurring, it makes sense to take reasonable steps to reduce CO2 emissions without harming our economy.
Campaign website, www.Fred08.com, "Issues" Sep 20, 2007
Some people think that our planet is suffering from a fever. Now scientists are telling us that Mars is experiencing its own planetary warming: Martian warming. It seems scientists have noticed recently that quite a few planets in our solar system seem to be heating up a bit, including Pluto...Silly, I know, but I wonder what all those planets, dwarf planets and moons in our SOLAR system have in common. Solar? I wonder. Nah, the science is absolutely decided. There's a consensus. Ask Galileo.
Thompson's blog on ABCradio.com, "Plutonic Warming" Apr 13, 2007
This has led some people, not necessarily scientists, to wonder if Mars and Jupiter, non-signatories to the Kyoto Treaty, are actually inhabited by alien SUV-driving industrialists who run their air-conditioning at 60 degrees and refuse to recycle.
Thompson's blog on ABCradio.com, "Plutonic Warming" Apr 13, 2007
Ranking Member Fred Thompson (R-TN) added opening remarks that applauded the President's rejection of Kyoto due to the unfair and expensive limits placed on the US. Thompson did state, however, that he was in favor of meeting the requirements set out by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Overall, I am committed to: * A balanced approach to energy security that increases domestic supplies, reduces demand for oil and gas, and promotes alternative fuels and other diverse energy sources. * Investing in renewable and alternative fuels to promote greater energy independence and a cleaner environment. * An energy policy that invests in the advanced technologies of tomorrow and places more emphasis on conservation and energy efficiency.
Campaign website, www.Fred08.com, "Issues" Sep 20, 2007
Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy
Motion to table the recommital; Bill S. 1186 ; vote number 1999-171 on Jun 16, 1999
Voted YES on drilling ANWR on national security grounds
Bill S.517 ; vote number 2002-71 on Apr 18, 2002
Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling
Bill S Con Res 101 ; vote number 2000-58 on Apr 6, 2000
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Tuesday he wouldn't rule out drilling for oil in the Everglades.
On carbon cap and trade: "As Fred Thompson has noted here is a problem staring us square in the face but we either deny it exists or we come up with gimmicks."
Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997; Bill S. 104 ; vote number 1997-42 on Apr 15, 1997
Thompson's first and longest-running lobbying client was Westinghouse Electric Co., for whom he lobbied in favor of nuclear energy. In 1981, he received a little less than $54,000 from the company. At the time Westinghouse was receiving federal funds for Tennessee's Clinch River nuclear project.
"I've always been an advocate of nuclear power...I think we're used to it in Tennessee...We're also mindful of some of the regulatory issues involved and how important it is to keep safety paramount while not having a regulatory maze so impassible that nobody can get through it in a cost-effective manner and build a plant, and that's kind of what's happened now."
Voted YES on terminating corporate average fuel economy standards within 15 months
Bill S.517 ; vote number 2002-47 on Mar 13, 2002
Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards
Gorton Amdt # 1677; Bill H.R. 2084 ; vote number 1999-275 on Sep 15, 1999
Voted YES on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat
Motion to table Bryan Amdt. #1588; Bill H.R. 2466 ; vote number 1999-272 on Sep 14, 1999
Vote YES on an amendment to cut the $47.4 million provided for Forest Service road construction by $10 million, and to eliminate the purchaser credit program [which provides credits to timber companies to offset what they owe the government].
Bill HR.2107 ; vote number 1997-242 on Sep 17, 1997
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Tuesday he wouldn't rule out drilling for oil in the Everglades.
Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species
Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act; Bill HR 3824 ; vote number 2005-506 on Sep 29, 2005
Voted YES to pass a substitute amendment appropriating $125.74 billion in total for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 for highways and mass transit programs.
McCain Amdt #1726; Bill S. 1173 ; vote number 1998-29 on Mar 12, 1998