Ted Cruz (Environmental)

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Cruz's Environmental (section page)

Keystone Pipeline

  • [We need to] get more jobs by embracing America's energy renaissance. This means passing legislation to make it easier to build energy infrastructure, such as the Keystone pipeline." (USAP)

Climate Change & Related Policies

  • Does not believe that climate change is backed with scientific evidence (NPR)
  • Opposes the Clean Power Act and and sponsored Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act (ARENA) to limit its effects(TCWJ)
  • Voted against the Water Resources Act (TCWJ)
  • Criticized NASA for spending "too much money" studying climate change and earth science (NATJOUR)

Energy

  • Supports opening more areas for offshore drilling
  • Pushes against restrictions on fracking
  • Encourages "expanding energy development on federal land"

(Reuters)