“I do have American Energy Freedom Center. “By the way, I’m not a consultant to the oil industry or energy industry,’’ Allen told host Gerri Willis. On June 15, 2010, as BP oil continued to gush into the Gulf of Mexico, Allen appeared on the Willis Report on Fox Business Network, where he was introduced as a former Republican governor and senator and an energy industry consultant. “Clearly, he’s got a strong track record on these issues.” In today’s environment, all things have to be on the table,” he said. “It has to be an all-hands-on-deck approach. Kaine, a former governor and chairman of the Democratic National Committee, in the November 2012 election to replace retiring Sen. “Unleashing America’s plentiful energy resources will help create over a million new jobs, increase our supply of affordable energy, keep our money here in the USA and generate over $2 trillion in revenue without raising taxes.”Īllen, who faces a crowded field of opponents in June’s Republican primary - including tea party leader Jamie Radtke - is primarily running on economic issues, spending and taxes. “For almost two decades, George Allen has been an outspoken advocate for diverse energy solutions that encourage conservation and innovation utilize all of our abundant resources including clean coal technology, natural gas and oil and remove outdated regulatory barriers to the next generation of nuclear power,’’ Allen spokesman Bill Riggs said in a statement. Instead, campaign staffers emphasize that he has always been interested in energy policy and that his stance on issues has not changed. Since joining the race in January, Allen has received more than $150,000 in campaign donations from the energy and natural-resources industries - more than all but four other 2012 Senate candidates in the nation.Īllen has repeatedly talked about his support for coal and offshore drilling over the years, but his campaign declined to release names of donors to the nonprofit group, clients at the business he runs or what he did for the energy industry as a consultant. A separate nonprofit organization he formed after leaving the Senate tries to influence the public debate about energy in part with contributions from the industry. Senate, has made no secret of his interest in energy policy during his more than two decades in public office.īut financial disclosure forms, campaign records and Allen’s staff show how close the former governor and senator has become to the energy industry since he lost his Senate seat in 2006.Īllen earned nearly $350,000 from his consulting business that lists energy as one of its top priorities, and was paid at least $10,000 in consulting fees from a pair of the nation’s largest coal companies - Alpha Natural Resources and Peabody Energy.
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