October 11th, 2016 () Clean Energy, Climate Action, Elections, Energy Efficiency, High Risk Energy › Jennifer Rennicks › Comments Off
This post is the final in a series of blogs examining where 2016 candidates for President or Governor of North Carolina stand on key energy issues. Note: The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) does not support or oppose candidates or political parties. Links to reports, candidate websites and outside sources are provided as citizen education tools. SACE’s [...]
September 28th, 2016 () Elections › Sarah Gilliam › Comments Off
2016 Candidate Series: Leadership from a state’s governor is critical to setting the tone for energy policies, like REPS, and this blog series aims to inform voters on the policy stances regarding energy and climate issues that face North Carolina. First we evaluate current North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, who is running for re-election this November. Pat McCrory worked for Duke Energy for 29 years and served as Charlotte’s longest-running mayor before retiring in 2008 to run for Governor of North Carolina. Prior to his 2012 gubernatorial election, Governor McCrory also served as a champion for Americans for Prosperity, the Koch brothers-backed anti-clean energy organization.
September 9th, 2016 () Clean Energy, Climate Action, Energy Policy › Chris Carnevale › 1 Comment
This post is the fourth in a series of blogs examining where 2016 candidates for President stand on key energy and climate issues. Note: The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy does not support or oppose candidates or political parties. Links to reports, candidate websites and outside sources are provided as citizen education tools. This post has been [...]
August 10th, 2016 () Clean Energy, Elections, High Risk Energy › Simon Mahan › Comments Off
The Green Party recently announced its 2016 presidential candidate: Dr. Jill Stein. Stein was the party’s nominee in 2012, but this year she hopes to benefit from higher levels of voter discontent in order to lead her to the White House. The Green Party has developed a “four pillar” platform based on “peace, ecology, social justice and democracy.” While this blog is not meant to be a comprehensive assessment of Dr. Jill Stein’s stance on energy issues, we hope it provides a general overview for evaluating where she may stand on issues of interest to energy-focused voters: coal, climate change, renewables, efficiency, natural gas, nuclear and drilling.
July 29th, 2016 () Clean Energy, Elections, Energy Policy, High Risk Energy › Simon Mahan › Comments Off
This post is the second in a series of blogs examining where 2016 candidates for President or Governor of North Carolina stand on key energy issues. Note: The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy does not support or oppose candidates or political parties. Links to reports, candidate websites and outside sources are provided as citizen education tools.
July 22nd, 2016 () Clean Energy, Elections, Energy Policy, High Risk Energy › Jennifer Rennicks › Comments Off
Where the 2016 Candidates Stand on Energy Issues: Donald Trump