Energy, fossil fuels
Wants to 鈥渂reak oil鈥檚 monopoly鈥� and 鈥渃reate a truly level playing field for competing transportation fuels.鈥� Would 鈥渆liminate every subsidy鈥� for all energy types, expedite 鈥渟afe and environmentally sound鈥� development of oil and gas in Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, and promote shale gas and oil drilling in US and coal-to-liquid fuel production.
Energy, alternatives
Would boost use of bio-fuels and electric vehicles, push for an updated US power grid, and seek more 鈥渟tate based鈥� power like California geothermal and Iowa wind. Supports small 鈥渕odular鈥� nuclear reactor development. Gets no grade from Iowa corn growers.
Climate change
Tweet on Aug. 18, 2011: 鈥淭o be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.鈥�
Environmental regulations
Pledges to 鈥渞ein in鈥� EPA鈥檚 鈥渏ob-killing regulations鈥� and eliminate 鈥渞egulations that ... inhibit clean, domestic alternatives,鈥� including 鈥渃lean coal.鈥�
[Has withdrawn from the race]
