John McCain on Energy & Oil
• Offshore drilling & nuke power instead of $700B to enemies. (Sep 2008)
• FactCheck: Voted against new investments in renewable energy. (Sep 2008)
• FactCheck: US sends $357B to hostile countries, not $700B. (Sep 2008)
• FactCheck: Obama not opposed to nuclear energy; just Yucca. (Sep 2008)
• Attack the energy problem on every front. (Sep 2008)
• Job creation program with alternate energy & nuclear power. (Aug 2008)
• Address both the supply and demand sides of imported oil. (Jun 2008)
• Lexington Project: invest to achieve energy security. (Jun 2008)
• AdWatch: Obama is the "Dr. No" of energy security. (Jun 2008)
• GovWatch: No, Obama supported $150B in energy innovation. (Jun 2008)
• GovWatch: Build 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030. (Jun 2008)
• AdWatch: Realistic climate plan that clashes with GOP. (Jun 2008)
• End moratorium on offshore oil drilling. (Jun 2008)
• GovWatch: Favors wind & solar in ad; favors nuclear in bills. (Jun 2008)
• GovWatch: Gas tax cut goes to oil companies, not consumers. (Jun 2008)
• GovWatch: 2003: Ethanol doesn't increase energy independence. (Feb 2008)
• End reliance on petro-dictators with market-based reform. (Feb 2008)
• Be more active in addressing the issue of climate change. (Jan 2008)
• In favor of cap-and-trade. (Jan 2008)
• FactCheck: Oil independence will take 25 years, not 5 years. (Dec 2007)
• Climate change is real and must be addressed. (Dec 2007)
• Climate change is real; nuclear power is solution. (Oct 2007)
• Public pressure on oil industry to invest in alternatives. (Oct 2007)
• FactCheck: nuclear plants do emit no GHGs, but do have waste. (Jun 2007)
• Reinvest oil profits in nuclear power. (Jun 2007)
• Ethanol made no sense in `05 but with $60/bbl it makes sense. (May 2007)
• 2000: Held hearings on mounting evidence of climate change. (Jan 2004)
• 2000: Criticized Bush's withdrawal from the Kyoto Treaty. (Jan 2004)
• Energy 2001: 1st Republican to sign onto reducing GHGS. (May 2002)
• Strength Clean Air & Water Acts; but not Kyoto. (Jan 2000)
• Supports alternative fuels, emission controls, & CWA. (Jul 1998)
Voting Record
• GovWatch: Yes, his cap-and-trade bill is mandatory. (Jun 2008)
• Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
• Voted NO on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
• Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
• Voted NO on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
• Voted NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
• Voted NO on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
• Voted YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
• Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)
• Voted NO on do not require ethanol in gasoline. (Aug 1994)
• Sponsored bill for greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. (Feb 2005)
• Rated 17% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence. (Dec 2006)
• Gas tax holiday for the summer. (Apr 2008)
• Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases. (Sep 1998)
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