Issue Position: Environment

Issue Position

The Mike Quigley Environmental Agenda

Greenhouse Gases:Reducing greenhouse gas emissions will be a top priority for Mike Quigley in congress. He will work with President Obama to establish a cap-and-trade policy aimed at reducing pollution from greenhouse gases to 1990 levels by 2020 and an 80% reduction by 2050. The credits can be auctioned off to not only create a level playing field for all sources of energy but the proceeds of the auction will help support the accelerated development of renewable energy.

Fuel Efficiency: Mike Quigley understands the pain consumers feel at the pump every time they fill up, and he believes the solution can be found in more efficient cars. Through providing tax-credits for citizens purchasing hybrid and electric vehicles and investing in new green technologies, high-mileage, low-cost cars will become a more practical option for the American consumer.

Green Jobs: Mike Quigley will work with President Obama to help ignite the Green Job revolution in this country. In order to reach the goals of energy independence, green house gas reduction, and increased fuel efficiency, America needs an entirely new workforce of millions of skilled "green workers."

Great Lakes: Human life depends on the health of our Great Lakes -- unlike oil, there are no alternatives to water. As your US representative I will fight to pass the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Implementation Act -- a strategy to restore water quality and biological diversity to the lakes. At the same time, I will work hard to ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency enforces laws, penalizes polluters, and improves water quality standards in throughout our rivers, ponds lakes, and oceans.

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