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Republicans Drop Energy Efficiency From Platform
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 14, 2012 08:46am |
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| Category | Endorsement |
| Author | Ari Natter |
| News Date | Thursday, September 13, 2012 06:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Republican Party platform for 2012 contains no mention of energy efficiency, leading some observers to conclude that the issue of energy conservation--long considered bipartisan—is becoming increasingly politicized.
The omission is “a little bit surprising” given support from previous Republican platforms and from Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney himself during his time as governor of Massachusetts, said Andrew Goldberg, chief lobbyist for the American Institute of Architects, a group that supports energy-efficient buildings.
“Our view is that this was a missed opportunity,” Goldberg told BNA. “An all-of-the-above [energy] strategy is really something that should include efficiency.”
The platform was adopted Aug. 28 at the party's convention in Tampa, Fla. While it is nonbinding, it serves as a statement of principles for the fall campaign and mirrors pieces of Republican-backed energy bills, as well as an energy plan recently released by Romney that focuses on expanded oil and gas drilling and does not mention efficiency.
Both the 2008 and 2004 Republican Party platforms supported energy efficiency, and the 2000 document made reference to increasing the energy efficiency of low-income housing. |
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