Survey of Presidential Candidates' Views on Energy and Related Environmental
Issues

The Sustainable Energy Coalition recently released the results of a
30-question survey of the views of eight of the major presidential
candidates on a cross-section of energy and related environmental policy
issues. Significant policy differences among the candidates are reflected in
their responses to the questions. The survey includes the views of eight of
the major presidential candidates. Responses were not received from either
Reverend Al Sharpton or President George Bush.

Issues addressed by the survey include budget and tax incentives for energy
efficiency, renewable energy (i.e., solar, wind, geothermal,
biomass/biofuels, hydropower), fossil fuels, and nuclear power; hydrogen
R&D; auto fuel efficiency standards, hybrid vehicles, a federal Renewable
Portfolio Standard, a federal Renewable Fuels Standard, a federal "wires
charge" for energy efficiency; climate change and the Kyoto Protocol; oil
development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; natural gas price
increases and supply shortages; nuclear plant construction and relicensing;
renewal of the Price Anderson Act; and the Yucca Mountain high-level nuclear
waste repository.

The full text of the candidates' responses and an executive summary can be
found on the following web pages:

American Solar Energy Society:
http://www.ases.org/election2004/sec_candidates.htm

Environmental & Energy Study Institute:
http://www.eesi.org/publications\Press%20Releases\2004\Candidate%20Position.
htm

U.S. Public Interest Research Group:
http://www.uspirg.org/reports/presidentialsurvey.pdf

Copies of the 36-page report containing the complete responses from the
candidates and an executive summary are available upon request. Contact Ken
Bossong, Coordinator - Sustainable Energy Coalition at 202-293-2898, ext.201
or [log in to unmask]

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Make your voice heard! Find out how to get Take Action Alerts
and other important Sierra Club messages by email at:
http://www.sierraclub.org/email