Jim Gilmore on Environment

Energy Independence

Gilmore says as president he will launch a national energy independence project called American Energy Freedom, a NASA like effort to motivate and stimulate American ingenuity and technology using research and development tax incentives to help free our nation from its dependence on foreign oil within 25 years. Until then, Gilmore says he’ll push for steady and dramatic increases in domestic energy production and an increase in the size of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. In addition, Gilmore supports expanding our use of alternative fuels like ethanol, making dramatic improvements in battery technology for plug-in hybrid vehicles and the long-range development of hydrogen power for vehicles

Kyoto Treaty

In 2000 Gilmore signed position paper concluding the Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries.

Nuclear Power

In 2001 Gilmore supported the use federal funds for nuclear cleanup, with state input.

Offshore oil development

Signed resolution in 2001 calling for the U.S. government to share more of its revenues from offshore oil development with the states to fund environmental and historic preservations and rehabilitation efforts.

Environmental education

In 2000 Gilmore launched Virginia Naturally 2000, an environmental education initiative to empower people with the knowledge they need to make the right decisions about protecting the environment.

Federal Clean Water Act

As governor in 2001, Gilmore supported the reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (the Clean Water Act). This included support for an increased focus on watershed management planning, including funding for the State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) and nonpoint source pollution programs. He also supported flexibility for state’s to develop plans for attaining federally approved water quality standards in impaired waters - in consultation with local government officials and stakeholders - and to allocate responsibility for cleanup among contributors. The TMDL regulations should be revised, Gilmore held, by legislation if necessary, to give states adequate flexibility, funding, and time to address impaired waters.

Water

Gilmore signed 2001 resolution opposing decreased water flows in the Mississippi & Missouri Rivers.

Directly from the candidate

The United States today imports 60 percent of its oil, a situation that places our economy and our national security at risk. Jim Gilmore believes we can do better! As President, Jim Gilmore will launch a national energy independence project called American Energy Freedom, a NASA like effort to motivate and stimulate American ingenuity and technology using research and development tax incentives to help free our nation from its dependence on foreign oil within 25 years. In the meantime, Jim Gilmore will push for steady and dramatic increases in domestic energy production and an increase in the size of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Jim Gilmore also will support expanding our use of alternative fuels like ethanol, making dramatic improvements in battery technology for plug-in hybrid vehicles and the long-range development of hydrogen power for vehicles