Words: Richardson supports nuclear energy with reservations. He advocates “cap and trade” arrangements relating to carbon dioxide emissions and urgently developing alternative energy sources including wind and solar energy.

Actions: As governor, Richardson led New Mexico to become a clean energy state, adhering to the Kyoto Protocol as well as requiring utilities to become energy efficient, requiring state agencies to use green building practices, and more than matching federal incentives for using solar energy, among other initiatives.

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