Oil and gas
How much oil and gas the country drills for, pipes, stores, exports and imports, where drilling and fracking are allowed, including off the coasts, on federal land and near homes, and how the companies are regulated and taxed.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans11 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Ban offshore drilling
4 members“Support a permanent ban on east coast offshore drilling.”View on their website ↗
“I will continue to lead efforts to combat climate change’s impact on our local community, fight against offshore drilling, restore the Chesapeake Bay, and ensure Hampton Roads has clean air and water.”View on their website ↗
“We’ve taken on Big Oil, who keep trying to destroy our coastline with offshore oil drilling, and we’ve won by standing up for our most vulnerable communities.”View on their website ↗
“Marni will protect our beaches and waters from Trump’s plan to drill for oil on our coast.”View on their website ↗
Hold big oil companies accountable for prices and practices
4 members“I've taken the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge because I’ll stand up to Big Oil, fight for clean air and water, and make sure the path to a green future is paid for by those who’ve profited from the status quo for too long.”View on their website ↗
“Fourth, we must take on the corrupt practices of Big Oil – corporations that want to dominate the U.S. energy market, deny climate change, and prevent the growth of Iowa’s renewable energy economy.”View on their website ↗
“Prevent oil and grocery company CEOs from gouging consumers”View on their website ↗
“Helped launch investigations that exposed climate change lies by big fossil fuel companies like Peabody Coal and Exxon Mobil.”View on their website ↗
End oil and gas subsidies and tax windfall profits
2 members“A windfall profits tax on oil and gas companies”View on their website ↗
“End new fossil fuel drilling and leasing on federal lands, and phase out the billions in annual subsidies that prop up oil and gas companies as they wreck our climate.”View on their website ↗
Protect the oil and gas industry and its jobs
1 member“He also reiterated his support for the oil and gas jobs and workers who fuel the Valley’s economy.”View on their website ↗
“And I've always been clear: I will not support policies that put our oil and gas workers' livelihoods in jeopardy.”View on their website ↗
End new drilling on federal lands and ban fracking
1 member“He also authored a bill to ban fracking in California, and while it fell short, the Legislature ultimately succeeded in cutting most drilling near homes, schools, and other sensitive areas, protecting much of the state.”View on their website ↗
“End new fossil fuel drilling and leasing on federal lands, and phase out the billions in annual subsidies that prop up oil and gas companies as they wreck our climate.”View on their website ↗
“SB 467 (Author: Wiener, bill failed) - Halts the issuance or renewal of permits for hydraulic fracturing (fracking), acid well stimulation treatments, cyclic steaming, and water and steam flooding starting January 1, 2022, and then prohibits these extraction methods entirely starting January 1, 2027.”View on their website ↗
Block or shut down oil and gas pipelines
1 member“Fighting for our Future, not for Oil Companies’ Profits: We need to invest in our future, not outdated technologies and fossil fuel executives’ bottom lines. I’ll fight against federal authorization of new fossil fuel infrastructure and support regulatory changes that make it easier to build new renewable energy capacity.”View on their website ↗
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