Issues
Environment
I believe in the importance of clean air, clean water and responsible environmental stewardship. I also believe that all Americans have a duty to help keep the air we breathe and the water we drink clean, not only for ourselves, but for children and our grandchildren.
Protecting our Environment
Dan Burton
Principles
Preserving our environment depends upon government at all levels, federal, state and local, to enact laws that responsibly balance the needs of business with the needs of the environment but it also depends a lot on personal responsibility.
Dan's Record
Protecting our Environment
My Energy Bill (HR6544- 2008) contained a number of provisions that benefited the Environment by encouraging alternative fuels:
Tax Provisions:
- Provide an energy efficient tax credit for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles and an additional $1,000 tax credit if the car was purchased from an American company.
- Extend the current clean energy production incentives for solar, fuel cell, renewable, residential, bonds and wind energy credits.
- Extend current tax incentives to improve energy efficiency for new and existing homes, commercial buildings and appliances.
- Provide a tax deduction on individual and business Federal income tax for 2008 for commuting families and truckers.
Coal-to-Liquid:
- Provide a credit for investment in a coal-to-liquid fuel program whereby we could convert some of our 267 billion tons of American coal into fuel. You can get about 1.333 barrels of oil per metric ton of coal.
Wind:
- Boost alternative energy development by extending the Wind Production Tax Credit for 10 years.
Nuclear Energy:
- Encourage investment in a much-needed industrial base for building new nuclear power plants by reducing the tax burden on that industry
Emissions Reduction:
- Reduce green house emissions by offering a tax credit for CO2 captured for use in marginal oil wells.
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