Hunter to Hunter: Climate Change Talk with Huckabee
December 3rd, 2007 by Carbon CoalitionMike Huckabee met up with an FOTPC in Bow who wanted to talk hunter to hunter about climate change. The FOTPC shared his concerns with Huckabee about the fact that there are still bears out, when they should already be hibernating for winter. Huckabee stated “I think there’s only two of us Republicans that talk about the environment and climate change” as the two continued to talk about ducks and the troubles that global warming is presenting for hunters everywhere.
Watch the interaction on YouTube.
In Bedford, Huckabee responded to a question about renewable energy stating that “we need to revive our own economy, instead of the Saudis, and make some Americans rich.” Huckabee noted his support for wind, solar, and bio-fuels emphasizing that he thinks they are underused in many ways. Huckabee also voiced his support for nuclear stating that it is “a very important part because it does have the capacity to generate most efficiently and effectiely for electricity.”
Before finishing, Huckabee emphasized that “It’s not one thing that’s going to be our energy source, it’s going to be a variety of things” and joked that it will be geographic as well – focusing on bio-fuels in the mid west and wind in DC where there is a lot of hot air!
Listen to audio of Huckabee answering a question about green jobs.
Lastly, Huckabee responded to a question on oil subsidies:
“We are a true energy dependent country in a most dramatic way when it comes to oil. I think we need to not have subsidies for the oil companies, we need to be subsidizing domestically produced, alternative sources of energy.”
