Mark Warner - U.S. Senate

"Clean, independent energy"

We've seen a number of Letters to the Editor published over the last week from citizens across the Commonwealth praising Governor Warner for his energy plan. On Sunday, this letter from Jim David ran in the Daily Press:

The pursuit of clean, independent energy represents an historic opportunity to simultaneously promote our national security and improve the environment. That Mark Warner understands this is one of the many reasons he should be the next U.S. senator from Virginia.

Under the headline "Warner's Energy Plan Is Smarter Than Gilmore's," Steven M. Morris from Glen Allen was featured in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Compare Gilmore's thoughtless posturing to the thoughtful, forward-looking energy solutions offered by his opponent for the U.S. Senate, Mark Warner. Warner's energy ideas will create green jobs and wean us off of our dependency on oil -- especially the oil purchased from countries led by blatantly anti-American leaders, not just in the Middle East, but also in Venezuela, our own backyard. ... And I don't think I'm the only Virginia voter who prefers intelligent solutions from someone I trust like Warner over the cheap election-year slogans of someone I don't, like Gilmore.

And in last week's Free Lance-Star Katie Deabler of Stafford said:

It would take approximately 10 years for drilling in either of these areas to affect our gas prices even the slightest bit. Additionally, drilling in these areas could cause irreparable damage to the environment in and around drilling sites. ... While Mr. Gilmore has proposed outdated, unrealistic answers to our problems with gas prices, Mark Warner supports viable, environmentally friendly solutions. By supporting greater tax credits on hybrid vehicles, Mr. Warner works to make fuel-efficient vehicles more realistic for the average buyer.

The consensus seems to be that Governor Warner's energy plan is more pragmatic than other energy plans that are being offered. Governor Warner focuses on real energy solutions that will help wean us off foreign oil while expanding our research and technology capabilities, creating new jobs, and saving the planet along the way. To find out more information about Governor Warner's energy solutions, click here.