resources? And how would you prioritize this issue?"

Steve Thompson

Thompson spearheaded the purchase of wind power to add to the city's "green portfolio." If elected, he would encourage adoption of similar renewable sources of energy through federal research grants or tax credits. "The present administration has really placed an emphasis on federal funding for carbon-based energies. We really need to get our priorities straight. Our whole economy could be jump started based on developing and producing green energy systems, whether that's cars, power or whatever."

Rob Bishop

The best legislative solution for reducing this nation's dependence on foreign oil is a House bill modelled after the Bush administration's energy policy that is being stalled by Democrats in the Senate. The bill offers incentives for using solar and wind power and would spend $1.2 billion on developing hydrogen-powered fuel cells to power cars, trucks, homes and businesses. "Unfortunately," missing from the bill is language authorizing "environmentally-sound [oil] drilling" in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve. "That we are not tapping into this huge domestic source of oil is almost criminal to me. I will continue to fight for this and for a national policy that is environmentally wise, based on sound science and helps America become energy independent."