Ben Cardin on Energy & Environment

• 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030. (Mar 2016)
• End special breaks to oil industries. (Oct 2012)
• Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
• Voted NO on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax. (Apr 2009)
• Voted NO on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade. (Apr 2009)
• Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 2008)
• Voted YES on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 2008)
• Let states define stricter-than-federal emission standards. (Jan 2008)
• Designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness. (Nov 2007)
• Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
• Voted YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
• Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. (Jan 2007)
• Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)
• Voted NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
• Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
• Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
• Voted YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
• Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it. (Feb 2001)
• Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)