Debbie Stabenow Quotes

For the unions, it is simple. There are no jobs on a dead planet.

There's some politicians who still seriously believe that we haven't got global warming.

There's no shortage of Democrats who are at least as committed as Schwarzenegger to reducing greenhouse gases.

Global warming is socialism in drag.

The dirty secret is that climate change is not really a partisan issue in Congress.

Climate change may not be the most important issue to every American, but strong majorities do consider it a major problem, and they aren't likely to take seriously a candidate who denies the science and who is plainly in the pocket of the polluters.

I was most eager to see how Trump would respond to the climate-change question.

If the Pope plans to spend the majority of his time advocating for flawed climate change policies, then I will not attend.

It appears that President Obama is making great progress on climate change, he is changing the political climate in the country back to Republican.

Rush Holt would be a fine senator. He's an actual physicist, which is neat. He cares very strongly about global warming, which is probably the single most pressing issue of our era.

Our nation has abundant clean energy resources, and tapping them will generate jobs, make the air safer to breathe, and tackle climate change - the greatest environmental crisis of our time.

Global warming is a political issue. It is as much a political issue to the left as abortion is. It's as big a political issue as health care is.

The whole global warming thing is created to destroy America's free enterprise system and our economic stability.

'Ecological sensitivity' is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Donald Trump. He doesn't even believe in global warming. But this is because he is a city boy.

Al Gore clearly has the vision... it's a much better vision than that of George W. Bush.

Energy is the issue I care most about.

I think there's plenty of evidence that we need to stop spewing so much carbon into the air, that we're contributing to climate change and that we ought to look for alternatives.

Well they do have a use, but we should never believe that any international conference is going to suddenly solve problems like the condition of the global environment.

I don't give a darn about coal or about oil. I do give a darn about oil jobs. I do give a darn about the jobs that coal can bring... I am against the Obama administration demonizing certain forms of energy and glorying others. I say, bring it all in.

As a conservative, I maintain a healthy skepticism of the theory of man-made global warming. I also believe that more people enjoying the fruits of modernity and economic development is a good thing - as long as those people arrived legally and obey the law.

The science is clear. The economics is clear. As usual, the politics is the problem.

… work [jobs] and the environment should not be played off against each other.

Beyond combating global warming and supporting domestic business interests, remaining a part of the Paris Agreement has clear benefits to the U.S. at large. Nations such as China and India are already eyeing an opportunity to take over America's role as the world leader on this issue.

We can be about jobs and growth and be good stewards of our environment.

I have always been proud that the Indian wind sector seemed unfazed by the politics around the globe.