ClearPath, a conservative clean energy organization moving in on Capitol Hill, wants the right to know that it’s okay to support clean energy technologies. In a new ad campaign launched today, directed at congestive policymakers, the organization pitches a clean energy platform built on six conservative principles: free markets, small government, innovation, energy security, lower pollution, and cost-benefit analysis.
“The left has owned the clean energy debate for too long and it’s time to go on offense with a conservative clean energy agenda,” Jay Faison, ClearPath founder and CEO, said in a release. “Clean energy is more than just windmills and solar panels. Natural gas is cutting the most pollution, and nuclear and hydropower produce nearly 80% of our clean energy mix. Conservative clean energy is a winning issue and smart policy that will grow our economy, increase energy security, and reduce pollution.”
The ClearPath platform focuses its conservative principles on four pillars: nuclear energy, clean coal and gas, hydropower, and innovation.
“America needs to be the inventor and exporter of clean energy technology. We can make energy cleaner and cheaper,” Faison said. “What we’re missing is focus. Outdated regulations are strangling energy innovation. It shouldn’t take 10 years to relicense an existing hydropower dam or a nuclear plant. America shouldn’t rank 11th in energy R&D. There are commonsense and immediate solutions to these problems.”
