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Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on energy and the environment

Energy and the environment are typically 鈥渂ack burner鈥 issues in national elections, but both are huge this year for Republicans. Take a look at where each of them stands.

5. Rick Santorum

Molly Reiley
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates Forum in Washington December 7, 2011.

Energy, fossil fuels

Calls for an 鈥渁ll of the above鈥 energy policy utilizing oil, natural gas, and coal. 

Energy, alternatives

Wants to 鈥減ut aside our dreams of 鈥榞reen jobs鈥 鈥 and focus on the 鈥済reat domestic resources at our disposal.鈥 Would push for nuclear energy, eliminate all agriculture and energy subsidies within four years, and cut subsidies for solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources. Supports ethanol requirement for gasoline. Received straight- 鈥楢鈥檚鈥 from Iowa corn growers. 

Climate change

Calls climate change 鈥渁 beautifully concocted scheme鈥 that is 鈥渏ust an excuse for more government control of your life.鈥 

Environmental regulations

Would eliminate resources for 鈥渏ob-killing radical regulatory approaches鈥 at the EPA, repeal Obama-era EPA regulations, and 鈥渞efocus its mission on safe and clean water and air and commonsense conservation.鈥

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