QUESTION: What is your policy on climate change and particularly the environment? Do you support something like what Obama has put forward?
JOHN DOUGLASS ANSWER: Yeah. I'm a huge protector of the environment.
When Washington, D.C. Insider and lobbyist John Douglass was asked whether he supported President Obama’s failed energy policies, John Douglass – toeing the party line – answered yes. Does John Douglass know what kinds of energy policies President Obama supports? Here is a glance:
SOLYNDRA: JOHN DOUGLASS SUPPORTS WASTING TAXPAYER DOLLARS PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS
· “A congressional report concluded Friday that "political pressure" by a White House eager to tout stimulus spending was largely to blame for fast-tracking the ill-fated $535 million Solyndra loan guarantee -- findings compounded by the release of an email that showed the former CEO once referred to the aid as "The Bank of Washington." (Fox News, “Email shows ex-Solyndra CEO thanked 'Bank of Washington,' as new report rips loan process,” 8/2/12).
· “Senior Obama Administration officials decided to restructure the government's half-billion-dollar loan to the California solar energy firm Solyndra even after government analysts had concluded it would cost taxpayers far less to allow the company to fail, according to a newly released report on the investigation into the Solyndra matter by House Republicans.” (ABC News, “Solyndra Report: Obama Admin. Restructured Loan Because of PR Concerns,” By 8/2/12)
WAR ON COAL: JOHN DOUGLASS SUPPORTS OBAMA’S WAR ON COAL – A CAMPAIGN TO DESTROY JOBS
· “American coal is abundant. According to government data, the United States alone has the largest coal reserves of any country in the world. With approximately 486.1 billion short tons, America's coal resources make us the "Saudi Arabia" of coal, providing nearly half of our nation's electricity generating capacity and the raw materials that U.S. steel workers need to stay on the job. The current "war on coal" not only compromises the reliability of our electricity grid, but it diminishes the hiring potential for U.S. steel at a time of record unemployment.” (U.S. News & World Report, “Stop the Obama Administration War on Coal”, By Thomas Pyle, 9/21/12)
· “Alpha Natural Resources Inc., ANR +3.53% the biggest coal producer in Appalachia, said it will cut nearly 10% of its workforce and shut mines across West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania as it tries to weather the worst industry downturn in decades.” (The Wall Street Journal, “Alpha Natural to Shut Coal Mines, Shed 9.2% of Jobs,” By Kris Maher, 9/18/12)
· "Alpha said about 40 percent of its production cuts will come from high-cost Eastern mines, while about half will occur in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, the largest coal-producing region in the U.S. Having to send home good, hard-working men and women is only the option of last resort," he said. "But we are unfortunately dealing with an entirely new reality." (Bloomberg Businessweek, “W.Va., Va. weighing impact of Alpha mine layoffs,” By Vicki Smith, 9/19/12)
BLOCKING THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE: JOHN DOUGLASS SUPPORTS SHIPPING JOBS OVER TO CHINA AND HIGHER FUEL PRICES
· “President Obama may not want to exploit the energy buried in Canada's Alberta oil sands, but China sure does. Think of Monday's $15.1 billion offer by China's state-owned Cnooc to buy Canadian energy giant Nexen as a post-Keystone XL Pipeline bid to replace the U.S. as Canada's biggest energy investor and market… Canada is also looking for oil from shale, drilling in the Arctic, and even producing in the Atlantic—offshore of Nova Scotia, within spitting distance of Maine. All of this has produced a gusher of oil, tax revenue and jobs. The oil sands alone are estimated to have accounted for one-third of Canada's economic growth in 2010 and 2011, according to Canada's national statistical agency.” (The Wall Street Journal, “China's Canadian Energy Play,” 7/26/12)
JOHN DOUGLASS’ AND PRESIDENT OBAMA’S FAILED POLICIES LEAD TO HIGHER PRICES AT THE PUMPS
· “Under the Carter administration, gas prices increased by 103.77 percent. Gas prices since Obama took office have risen by 103.79 percent. No other presidents in recent years have struggled as much with soaring oil prices.” (U.S. News & World Report, “Gas Prices Grow More Under Obama than Carter,” 4/9/12)
· “In its latest update early Sunday, AAA reported that the statewide average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $4.655. Saturday's average of $4.6140 was the highest since June 19, 2008, when it was $4.6096.” (ABC News, “Calif. Gasoline Prices Hit All-Time High – Twice,” By Christopher Weber, 10/6/12)
JOHN DOUGLASS’ AND PRESIDENT OBAMA’S FAILED ENERGY POLICIES ARE ONLY LEADING TO MORE 5TH DISTRICT VIRGINIANS OUT OF WORK, HIGHER PRICES AT THE GAS PUMPS, HIGHER PRICES AT THE GROCERY STORES, AND MORE OF THE SAME WASHINGTON, DC FAILED PROMISES.
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