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Positions and Views on Other Issues where Information is Available: |
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| Energy, Gas, Oil & Autos |
Positions and Views |
| Energy, a General Statement |
Lott: Because of the state of our nation, we have a daily reminder that America is now at the mercy of foreign oil producing nations. America’s dependence on foreign oil directly threatens our national security and our freedom. The United States must stop depending on foreign countries for 56 percent of our energy needs by developing an energy policy. That is why a National Energy Policy must be enacted by Congress. We should seek to reduce America’s dependency on foreign oil to 50 percent by 2010, down from the current 56 percent, and much lower than the predicted 65 percent dependency expected by 2020. We need measures to enhance the use of renewable energy resources, including hydro, nuclear, coal, solar, and wind power. Congress should also seek to increase domestic supplies of nonrenewable resources, like oil and natural gas. Without a national energy policy, millions of Americans will continue to endure mandated power outages because of lack of power infrastructure or be stuck with larger power bills due to increased demand and limited production of energy. America must tap the vast resources we have.
Source: Candidate Website Date: 10/07/2006 |
| Energy Independence from Foreign Oil |
Lott: No Response |
| Fuel Efficiency & Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards |
Lott: No Response |
| Energy Efficiency and Standards |
Lott: No Response |
| Green Homes and Improvements |
Lott: No Response |
| Energy Research and Development |
Lott: No Response |
| Renewable Fuels, Biofuels and Ethanol |
Lott: No Response |
| Renewable Energy, Solar, Biomass and Wind |
Lott: The energy bill before the Senate meets this important dual standard, and it’s truly bipartisan. It provides incentives to expand the production of "alternative" energies like wind power, solar power, and plant sources like the bio-diesel and ethanol fuels being produced here in Mississippi. According to the American Farm Bureau, just the ethanol effort alone could mean the creation of almost a quarter-million jobs resulting from the expenditure of roughly $70 billion in goods and services needed to produce both ethanol and biodiesel.
Source: Candidate Website Date: 10/07/2006 |
| Solar Energy Investment Tax Credit Bill |
Lott: No Response |
| Hydrogen Cell Fuel Initiative |
Lott: No Response |
| Nuclear Power |
Lott: No Response |
| Natural Gas |
Lott: No Response |
| Coal |
Lott: No Response |
| Electricity Transmission Grid |
Lott: No Response |
| Energy Bill |
Lott: No Response |
| Department of Energy |
Lott: No Response |
| Domestic Energy Production |
Lott: No Response |
| Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) |
Lott: No Response |
| Production Tax Credit |
Lott: No Response |
| Strategic Energy Fund |
Lott: No Response |
| Energy Efficient Government Buildings |
Lott: No Response |
| Gas & Oil, a General Statement |
Lott: No Response |
| Lowering Gasoline Prices |
Lott: Two extremes are causing high fuel prices today – one an historic environmentalist opposition to almost any type of energy exploration and production, resulting in our becoming dangerously dependent on foreign oil. Quite candidly the other is an oil and gas industry that’s proven itself to be hell-bent on racking up record profits at the worst possible time. Neither extreme, nor their respective lobbyists, are serving America ’s greater good.
Here are the two basic problems and the solutions I think we need to lower gas prices, raise your account balance and preserve America’s future:
Problem #1: We need more energy production. America demands 21 million barrels of oil per day, but we only produce 17 million. Many on the far left don’t want to hear it, but that means we must build more refineries. Almost half America’s refining capacity is located around the Gulf of Mexico, and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita knocked out nine refineries, including the nation’s second largest one in Pascagoula . Millions of people in Katrina’s wake waited in long gas lines, drove miles to find fuel, and even stowed canisters of fuel in homes and vehicle trunks – all because America ’s refining capacity was brought to its knees by two storms. That’s what happens when a nation goes 30 years without building a single refinery.
Solution: Make it easier to find, refine and transport oil. For too long, the environmental far left has stifled energy exploration, refining and transport. The Senate is considering legislation to ease energy exploration, refinery building and pipeline construction. It will pave the way for our first significant refining investment since 1976 by giving states, at the request of their governors, the opportunity to use reformed refinery locating procedures. It also allows the President to designate refinery sites on federal lands – including closed military installations – that are appropriate for building [Response was truncated to maximum response length of 2000 characters.]
Source: Candidate Website Date: 10/07/2006 |
| Oil Company Profits |
Lott: No Response |
| Oil and Gas Subsidies |
Lott: No Response |
| Developing World Oil Demand |
Lott: No Response |
| Wellhead Tax |
Lott: No Response |
| Low Carbon Fuels |
Lott: No Response |
| Auto Industry |
Lott: No Response |
| Hybrid & All Electric Cars |
Lott: No Response |
| Flexible Fuel Vehicles |
Lott: No Response |