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Russel Cohen’s policies on environmental issues

These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average American voter ranked them on the quiz.

Topics

the Environment  ›  Climate Change

Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?

  Personal answerNo

the Environment  ›  Alternative Energy

Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?

  Russel Cohen voterbaseNo

the Environment  ›  Oil Drilling

Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?

  Russel Cohen voterbaseYes

the Environment  ›  Animal Testing

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?

  Russel Cohen voterbaseYes, but not for cosmetics

the Environment  ›  Fracking

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

  Russel Cohen voterbaseYes, but not in heavily populated areas


the Environment  ›  Geoengineering

Should the government fund research into geoengineering as a way to combat climate change?

  Russel Cohen voterbaseNo

the Environment  ›  Food Waste

Should the government invest in programs to reduce food waste?

  Russel Cohen voterbaseNo

the Environment  ›  Plastic Product Ban

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

  Russel Cohen voterbaseNo, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead

the Environment  ›  Dakota Access Pipeline

Should the government stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline?

  Russel Cohen voterbaseNo, but reroute the pipeline away from Native American land

the Environment  ›  Paris Climate Agreement

Should the U.S. withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement?

  Personal answerYes

the Environment  ›  Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Should the government build a network of electric vehicle charging stations?

  Russel Cohen voterbaseNo, and I am skeptical about the viability of electric vehicles

the Environment  ›  Corporate Subsidies

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

  Russel Cohen voterbaseYes, but I would prefer lowering corporate taxes to benefit all local companies

the Environment  ›  EV Subsidies

Should the government provide subsidies to taxpayers who purchase an electric vehicle?

  Russel Cohen voterbaseNo