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Senator John McCain offers hope to those who are both Republicans and environmentalists (no, they are not mutually exclusive). Among a Republican primary pack of candidates who are more interested in old energy technologies then new, McCain stands out as a realist. What are McCain's views on the environment and what is his record?
John McCain has kept pace with the environmental movement.
In 2002, McCain introduced a bill that would raise fuel-economy standards to 36 miles per gallon by 2016. It took five years for a similar law to pass in the Senate.
In 2003, before "An Inconvenient Truth," McCain co-sponsored the first bill in the Senate to mandate reductions in the emissions. A watered-down version of the law passed last Fall.
He held hearings in 2003 & 2004 on climate change while he was Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee.
He opposed the 2005 Cheney energy bill (like Clinton, but not Obama) because of its oil industry give-aways.
He has always opposed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Finally, he supports a cap-and-trade program for factory emissions.
Senator John McCain offers hope to those who are both Republicans and environmentalists (no, they are not mutually exclusive). Among a Republican primary pack of candidates who are more interested in old energy technologies then new, McCain stands out as a realist. What are McCain's views on the environment and what is his record?
John McCain has kept pace with the environmental movement.
In 2002, McCain introduced a bill that would raise fuel-economy standards to 36 miles per gallon by 2016. It took five years for a similar law to pass in the Senate.
In 2003, before "An Inconvenient Truth," McCain co-sponsored the first bill in the Senate to mandate reductions in the emissions. A watered-down version of the law passed last Fall.
He held hearings in 2003 & 2004 on climate change while he was Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee.
He opposed the 2005 Cheney energy bill (like Clinton, but not Obama) because of its oil industry give-aways.
He has always opposed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Finally, he supports a cap-and-trade program for factory emissions.
