Energy jobs
Which energy industries and climate projects gain or lose jobs, from oil, gas and coal to wind, solar and nuclear, and what happens to their workers as the energy mix changes, including training and protections.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans9 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Create clean energy jobs
5 members“He has also issued Executive Orders prohibiting workplace discrimination and establishing paid parental leave for 56,000 state employees, and launched a Clean Energy Plan to create good-paying jobs, increase the use of renewable energy, and fight climate change.”View on their website ↗
“During her term, Minnesota made major investments in climate and clean energy, while committing to achieve 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. These investments also mean a new sector with high-paying, union jobs across the state.”View on their website ↗
“In this country, we continue to consume more electricity every year. Peggy opposes the Trump Administration’s rollback of investments in clean energy and supports clean energy solutions like wind and solar that also create new union jobs in all areas of our state.”View on their website ↗
“Peggy knows that we can have good jobs and a clean environment. She will fight to ensure that the deployment of clean energy creates new, high-paying, union jobs and industry decarbonization that will protect and grow jobs.”View on their website ↗
“A bill from Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, to pave the way for good-paying renewable energy jobs in northern Maine was signed into law by Governor Janet Mills on Tuesday.”View on their website ↗
“On Monday, the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) took the first step toward implementing a new law from Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, to create good-paying renewable energy jobs, lower energy costs and boost economic development in Aroostook County.”View on their website ↗
“By connecting Aroostook County to the New England power grid, we can attract renewable energy companies to Maine, create good-paying jobs and jump-start economic development in the County, and help the state meet its renewable energy goals”View on their website ↗
“It’s time to unleash the power of home-grown energy in Aroostook County, from biomass to other renewable energy projects, and all the good-paying jobs that come with it.”View on their website ↗
“Maine is in the midst of an energy crisis and the key to meaningful energy relief is in our own backyard. By unlocking the affordable, homegrown renewable energy just waiting to be generated in Aroostook County, we can lower energy costs for working families, strengthen our energy independence and create good-paying jobs in rural Maine”View on their website ↗
“A bill from Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, to pave the way for good-paying renewable energy jobs in northern Maine, earned unanimous approval in the Maine Senate on Tuesday.”View on their website ↗
“This administration tried pulling the plug on offshore wind projects that were nearly complete and ready to deliver clean power to hundreds of thousands of homes here on the New England grid. So we have to be thinking about the future. We are losing jobs in the clean energy sector as a result of the cuts that this administration has made. I’m working to restore that.”View on their website ↗
“If we invest in innovation, we can add to our hundreds of thousands of oil, gas, wind, solar, and battery jobs by creating new jobs in cutting-edge technologies like geothermal and hydrogen-fueled energy. We can pioneer innovative ways to streamline permitting processes without compromising the protection of our environment — so that Texas can lead in increasing energy supply and driving down costs.”View on their website ↗
“Create jobs and grow our energy workforce: Add to Texas’ hundreds of thousands of oil, gas, wind, and solar jobs by creating good-paying jobs for cutting-edge projects like geothermal and hydrogen-fueled energy, as well as finishing the job of plugging abandoned oil and gas wells. Maintain Texas’ energy leadership by establishing more job training and Registered Apprenticeship programs focused on energy engineering, manufacturing, and construction.”View on their website ↗
Protect and grow oil, gas and coal jobs
3 members“Andy has a plan to bring back clean, beautiful coal, to create jobs, lower energy costs, and attract industries of the future to Kentucky.”View on their website ↗
“This plan is about creating good-paying Kentucky jobs, lowering energy costs, and making sure our communities can grow again.”View on their website ↗
“Putting miners, plant workers, electricians, mechanics, and operators back to work”View on their website ↗
“In the U.S. Senate, I will always fight to protect their jobs, expand American energy production, and stand with President Trump to unleash our full energy potential.”View on their website ↗
“Rep. Letlow has made energy policy a central part of her campaign, consistently advocating for an all-of-the-above strategy that prioritizes oil, gas, and LNG production while cutting federal red tape and opposing policies that threaten Louisiana jobs.”View on their website ↗
“Protect Louisiana refining and petrochemical jobs”View on their website ↗
“James Talarico will weatherproof the grid, lower electric bills, and keep Texas the world’s energy leader with an all-of-the-above strategy that protects good-paying oil and gas jobs and grows wind, solar, and geothermal.”View on their website ↗
Grow energy jobs with an all-of-the-above strategy
3 members“We need a comprehensive, all of the above strategy that creates jobs and increases energy independence while bringing down costs for consumers today.”View on their website ↗
“Stop the war on domestic energy projects and restore energy production tax credits that increase our energy independence and create good-paying jobs. Adam supports all of the above energy production and believes Kansans should decide what happens on their land. More than two dozen Republican members of Congress asked to protect these credits before they were repealed, threatening nearly 10,000 jobs and shrinking the state’s economy by over $1 billion.”View on their website ↗
“Rep. Letlow has made energy policy a central part of her campaign, consistently advocating for an all-of-the-above strategy that prioritizes oil, gas, and LNG production while cutting federal red tape and opposing policies that threaten Louisiana jobs.”View on their website ↗
“James Talarico will weatherproof the grid, lower electric bills, and keep Texas the world’s energy leader with an all-of-the-above strategy that protects good-paying oil and gas jobs and grows wind, solar, and geothermal.”View on their website ↗
Restore the energy tax credits and investments that were cut
3 members“In this country, we continue to consume more electricity every year. Peggy opposes the Trump Administration’s rollback of investments in clean energy and supports clean energy solutions like wind and solar that also create new union jobs in all areas of our state.”View on their website ↗
“Stop the war on domestic energy projects and restore energy production tax credits that increase our energy independence and create good-paying jobs. Adam supports all of the above energy production and believes Kansans should decide what happens on their land. More than two dozen Republican members of Congress asked to protect these credits before they were repealed, threatening nearly 10,000 jobs and shrinking the state’s economy by over $1 billion.”View on their website ↗
“This administration tried pulling the plug on offshore wind projects that were nearly complete and ready to deliver clean power to hundreds of thousands of homes here on the New England grid. So we have to be thinking about the future. We are losing jobs in the clean energy sector as a result of the cuts that this administration has made. I’m working to restore that.”View on their website ↗
Ensure clean energy jobs are union jobs
2 members“Every step of that transition must be built on good union jobs because solving the climate crisis, rebuilding the American middle class, and providing reliable, affordable power are not competing goals–they are the same goal.”View on their website ↗
“In this country, we continue to consume more electricity every year. Peggy opposes the Trump Administration’s rollback of investments in clean energy and supports clean energy solutions like wind and solar that also create new union jobs in all areas of our state.”View on their website ↗
“Peggy knows that we can have good jobs and a clean environment. She will fight to ensure that the deployment of clean energy creates new, high-paying, union jobs and industry decarbonization that will protect and grow jobs.”View on their website ↗
Train workers for energy jobs
1 member“Create jobs and grow our energy workforce: Add to Texas’ hundreds of thousands of oil, gas, wind, and solar jobs by creating good-paying jobs for cutting-edge projects like geothermal and hydrogen-fueled energy, as well as finishing the job of plugging abandoned oil and gas wells. Maintain Texas’ energy leadership by establishing more job training and Registered Apprenticeship programs focused on energy engineering, manufacturing, and construction.”View on their website ↗
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