I’m not one to delve too deep into to politics, but I do feel that the environment and politics go hand in hand. After all it’s the elected officials of this land who set the mark for how much will be spent and what actions will be taken towards the problem of issues such as Global Warming, Endangered Species, Alternate Energy Sources. This is one reason why every couple of weeks I tend to slip in some stats on one of the current candidates up for the office of President Of The United States.
A few weeks ago I brought you the low down on where Fred Thompson stood and now I want to put the spotlight on John McCain. Currently serving as a senator from Arizona, McCain at least sounds as if he would make a great choice for Prez if the issue of the continued destruction of the environment were the only issue.
Well just see for yourself, here a few facts about where McCain stands on the environment:
·He said Global Warming would be one of three key issues for his presidency.
· Cosponsored the first bill in the Senate calling for mandatory reductions of greenhouse-gas emissions, in 2003. The 2007 version, the Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act, is less stringent than many other climate bills currently in Congress. It would cap global-warming emissions from utilities, industry, and transport at 2004 levels by 2012 and then gradually decrease emissions to about 30 percent of 2004 levels by 2050.
·Supports a cap-and-trade system for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions; opposes a carbon tax
· Has been an outspoken critic of the Bush administration’s lack of action against climate change.
· Believes the U.S. should embrace nuclear power as a way to generate energy without directly producing greenhouse-gas emissions. His 2007 Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act would take some of the money raised from auctioning emission allowances and make it available for loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants and R&D into new types of nuclear plants. An analysis by U.S. PIRG and Public Citizen [PDF] says that could amount to more than $3.7 billion in federal subsidies for new nuclear power plants.
· Wants to find a way to use our coal resources without emitting excessive greenhouse gases,” and supports public-private partnerships to develop high-tech systems for coal gasification and carbon capture and storage.
· Used to criticize ethanol; now lauds ethanol, but still opposes government subsidies for it.
·Has opposed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Reguge.
Is McCain the environmentalist choice for president? That remains to be seen. But even if he doesn’t win the White House or even the Republican Nomination, I get the feeling that he’ll still be out there fight for Mother Nature’s best interest long after the 2008 votes are counted.
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