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Points of view: Energy
The Star Tribune asked members of Minnesota's congressional delegation and congressional candidates a number of questions regarding energy policy. Here are their responses.
| SENATORS | FIRST DISTRICT | SECOND DISTRICT | THIRD DISTRICT | FOURTH DISTRICT | FIFTH DISTRICT | SIXTH DISTRICT | SEVENTH DISTRICT | EIGHTH DISTRICT | ||||||||||||
| Amy Klobuchar | Norm Coleman | Al Franken | Tim Walz | Dick Day | Brian Davis | John Kline | Steve Sarvi | Jim Ramstad | Ashwin Madia | Erik Paulsen | David Dillon | Betty McCollum | Ed Matthews | Keith Ellison | Barbara White | Michele Bachmann | El Tinklenberg | Collin Peterson | Jim Oberstar | |
| 1. Favor opening currently restricted areas for exploration and drilling? | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a. ANWR | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | * | * | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N |
| b. Nation's deep-sea reserves? | * | Y | N | * | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | * | * | * | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| c. Nation's oil shale fields? | Y | Y | N | * | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | * | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 2. Favor greater government action to encourage a reduction in gas consumption? | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a. higher fuel taxes? | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | * | N | * | N | * | N | N | N | N | * |
| b. lower speed limits? | N | * | N | N | N | N | N | * | N | N | * | N | * | N | Y | N | N | N | N | * |
| c. greater fuel efficiency standards? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | * | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
| 3. Favor federal government involvement to increase number of oil refineries? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | * | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| 4. Favor federal government subsidizing alernative energy sources? | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a. nuclear? | Y | Y | * | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | * | N | * | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N |
| b. wind? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | * | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| c. solar? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | * | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| d. biofuels? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | * | Y | Y | * | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| e. clean coal to liquid technology | Y | Y | * | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | * | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | * |
| 5. Favor a windfall profits tax on oil companies? | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | * | N | * | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y |
| 6. Favor increased restrictions on speculations in oil markets? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | * | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | * | Y |
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