BETO WILL DESTROY THE TEXAS ENERGY INDUSTRY
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BETO O’ROURKE: “I love the framing of the Green New Deal.”
O’ROURKE: “The Green New Deal. I haven’t seen anything better.”
- O’Rourke Supports The Green New Deal. O’ROURKE: “Some will criticize the Green New Deal for being too bold or being unmanageable. I tell you what, I haven’t seen anything better that addresses this singular crisis we face, a crisis that could at its worst lead to extinction. The Green New Deal does that. It ties it to the economy and acknowledges that all of the things are interconnected.” (Tim Hains, “Beto O’Rourke On Green New Deal: ‘Literally, The Future Of The World Depends On Us’,” RealClearPolitics, 3/14/19)
CHYRON: The Green New Deal Will Kill Hundreds Of Thousands Of Texas Jobs.
- A Texas Oil And Gas Association Found An Estimated 1.37 Million Texas Jobs Are Dependent Upon The Texas Oil And Gas Industry. “Every direct jobs in the Texas oil and natural gas industry creates an additional 2.2 jobs. Direct oil and natural gas employment (422,122) plus the industry’s spending on expenses such as capital goods, electricity, construction, services and supplies generates a total of 1.37 million Texas jobs.” (“TXOGA 2021 Annual Energy & Economic Impact Report,” Texas Oil And Gas Association, Accessed 3/29/22)
CHYRON: O’Rourke Wants To End Drilling On Federal Land
- O’Rourke Wants To End Drilling On Federal Land. “O’Rourke is no longer running for president. O’Rourke ‘will set a first-ever, net-zero emissions by 2030 carbon budget for federal lands, stopping new fossil fuel leases, changing royalties to reflect climate costs, and accelerating renewables development and forestation,’ a campaign spokesman told The Post. He pledged to ‘protect our most wild, beautiful, and biodiverse places for generations to come — including more of the Arctic and of our sensitive landscapes and seascapes than ever before — and establish National Parks and Monuments that more fully tell our American story.’” (“Would You End Leasing For Fossil Fuel Extraction On Federal Lands?,” The Washington Post, Accessed 3/29/22)
- O’Rourke Wants To Charge Higher Royalty Rates For Drilling On Federal Land. “O’Rourke is no longer running for president. O’Rourke ‘will set a first-ever, net-zero emissions by 2030 carbon budget for federal lands, stopping new fossil fuel leases, changing royalties to reflect climate costs, and accelerating renewables development and forestation,’ a campaign spokesman told The Post. He pledged to ‘protect our most wild, beautiful, and biodiverse places for generations to come — including more of the Arctic and of our sensitive landscapes and seascapes than ever before — and establish National Parks and Monuments that more fully tell our American story.’” (“Would You End Leasing For Fossil Fuel Extraction On Federal Lands?,” The Washington Post, Accessed 3/29/22)
- O’Rourke Wants To Stop New Fossil Fuel Leases On Federal Land. “O’Rourke is no longer running for president. O’Rourke ‘will set a first-ever, net-zero emissions by 2030 carbon budget for federal lands, stopping new fossil fuel leases, changing royalties to reflect climate costs, and accelerating renewables development and forestation,’ a campaign spokesman told The Post. He pledged to ‘protect our most wild, beautiful, and biodiverse places for generations to come — including more of the Arctic and of our sensitive landscapes and seascapes than ever before — and establish National Parks and Monuments that more fully tell our American story.’” (“Would You End Leasing For Fossil Fuel Extraction On Federal Lands?,” The Washington Post, Accessed 3/29/22)
- O’Rourke Wants To End All Offshore Drilling Off The Coast Of The U.S. “Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke called on Congress on Wednesday to put a stop to oil drilling off the US coasts. The former congressman from Texas is asking members of Congress to pass South Carolina Democratic Rep. Joe Cunningham’s Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act, which would place a moratorium on offshore drilling and prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from offering any new tracts for oil and gas leasing or preleasing off the California, Oregon and Washington state coastline and the Atlantic Coast.” (Caroline Kenny, “Beto O’Rourke Calls On Congress To Halt Offshore Drilling,” CNN, 9/11/19)
O’ROURKE: “That is what we will do in an O’Rourke administration, with your help.”
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