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===Keystone Pipeline===
 
===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)
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*[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." [http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/10/19/ted-cruz-republicans-election-congress-priorities-jobs-obamacare-column/17267261/ (USAP)]
  
 
===Climate Change & Related Policies===
 
===Climate Change & Related Policies===
*Does not believe that climate change is backed with scientific evidence (NPR)
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“Climate change is not science. It's religion"[http://cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/ted-cruz-climate-change-not-science-its-religion (CNS)]
*Opposes the Clean Power Act and and sponsored Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act (ARENA) to limit its effects(TCWJ)
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*Voted against the Water Resources Act (TCWJ)
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*Does not believe that climate change is backed with scientific evidence [http://www.npr.org/2015/12/09/459026242/scientific-evidence-doesn-t-support-global-warming-sen-ted-cruz-says (NPR)]
*Criticized NASA for spending "too much money" studying climate change and earth science (NATJOUR)
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*Opposes the Clean Power Act and and sponsored Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act (ARENA) to limit its effects [https://www.tedcruz.org/issues/jobs-and-opportunity/ (TCWJ)]
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*Voted against the Water Resources Act [https://www.tedcruz.org/issues/jobs-and-opportunity/ (TCWJ)]
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*Criticized NASA for spending "too much money" studying climate change and earth science [http://www.nationaljournal.com/twentysixteen/2015/03/12/Ted-Cruz-Tells-NASA-Stop-Worrying-About-Climate-Change-Focus-Space (NATJ)]
  
 
===Energy===
 
===Energy===
*Supports opening more areas for offshore drilling
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*Supports opening more areas for offshore drilling [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-republicans-cruz-idUSBREA1921720140210 (Reuters)]
*Pushes against restrictions on fracking
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*Pushes against restrictions on fracking [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-republicans-cruz-idUSBREA1921720140210 (Reuters)]
*Encourages "expanding energy development on federal land"
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*Encourages "expanding energy development on federal land" [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-republicans-cruz-idUSBREA1921720140210 (Reuters)]
(Reuters)
 

Latest revision as of 16:09, 9 February 2016

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

“Climate change is not science. It's religion"(CNS)

  • 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 (NATJ)

Energy

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