The myth of Green McCain
The American Prospect
by Kate Sheppard
05/01/08
If the hype is to be believed, Sen. John McCain is practically the second coming of Sierra Club founder John Muir. ‘I will clean up the planet,’ McCain told a New Hampshire crowd in January, a promise he has made at dozens of campaign stops since then. ‘I will make global warming a priority.’ But while McCain maintains that global warming will be one of his top three issues as president, he has not articulated a plan of action, nor has he updated his policy positions to reflect changing scientific understanding. Despite all the kudos he gets for acknowledging the threat of climate change, both his record and policy reveal a candidate who is confused about what he’s supposed to advocate, and lacks true conviction about environmental protection...
http://tinyurl.com/56229o
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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by Kate Sheppard
05/01/08
If the hype is to be believed, Sen. John McCain is practically the second coming of Sierra Club founder John Muir. ‘I will clean up the planet,’ McCain told a New Hampshire crowd in January, a promise he has made at dozens of campaign stops since then. ‘I will make global warming a priority.’ But while McCain maintains that global warming will be one of his top three issues as president, he has not articulated a plan of action, nor has he updated his policy positions to reflect changing scientific understanding. Despite all the kudos he gets for acknowledging the threat of climate change, both his record and policy reveal a candidate who is confused about what he’s supposed to advocate, and lacks true conviction about environmental protection...
http://tinyurl.com/56229o
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=McCain
rudkla - 2. Mai, 09:57
