McCain Addresses Climate Change
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Aiming to portray himself as the “greenest” Republican candidate for president in decades, Senator John McCain spoke today on climate change. He made the case that global warming is fact and without the limiting of greenhouse gases using free-market principals it will not just be the environment that will find itself in peril:
“Our economy depends upon clean and affordable alternatives to fossil fuels, and so, in many ways, does our security. A large share of the world’s oil reserves is controlled by foreign powers that do not have our interests at heart. And as our reliance on oil passes away, their power will vanish with it.”
McCain stressed that only the free-market system can help slow climate change, namely using a cap-and trade system:
“And we must do this in a way that gives American businesses new incentives and new rewards to seek, instead of just giving them new taxes to pay and new orders to follow,” McCain said, “The most direct way to achieve this is through a system that sets clear limits on all greenhouse gases, while also allowing the sale of rights to excess emissions. And this is the proposal I will submit to the Congress if I am elected president — a cap-and-trade system to change the dynamic of our energy economy.”
Cap and trade gives companies emission targets or caps and if they produce less emissions then they can trade the surplus. McCain set goals for emissions to be reduced by 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, “We will cap emissions according to specific goals, measuring progress by reference to past carbon emissions. By the year 2012, we will seek a return to 2005 levels of emission, by 2020, a return to 1990 levels, and so on until we have achieved at least a reduction of sixty percent below 1990 levels by the year 2050.”
In contrast, McCain’s Democratic rival, Senator Barack Obama has pledged to cut emission rates by 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.
The presumptive Republican nominee gave a swipe at President Bush for not doing enough to maintain the negotiations that lead to the failure of the Kyoto Protocols:
“I will not shirk the mantle of leadership that the United States bears. I will not permit eight long years to pass without serious action on serious challenges,” McCain continued, “I will not accept the same dead-end of failed diplomacy that claimed Kyoto. The United States will lead and will lead with a different approach — an approach that speaks to the interests and obligations of every nation.”
The speech concluded with the Arizona senator insisting that the United States “cannot alone deal with the threat of global warming,” but did add that America should still negotiate with China and India on the issue of climate change and if an agreement can not be reached then America has an obligation to act. He also expressed his concern for China as the country reels from a massive earthquake.
McCain did not mention his Democratic rivals during his speech and instead began it by praising the Democratic governor of Oregon, “As President of the United States I will sit down with Governor Ted Kulongoski and all of the governors of this country whether they be Democrat or Republican and work for the betterment of this nation”
Even though they were not mentioned, both Democratic candidates put out statements panning the speech. Clinton said his proposal does not go far enough, while Obama said McCain’s history with energy policy makes it “truly breathtaking for John McCain to talk about combating climate change. . .”
The senator gave his speech at wind power technology company, Vestas, which he toured before his speech and even signed one of the massive turbine blades.
The tour and speech came on the same day that the McCain camp released an ad in Oregon touting McCain’s global warming credentials. The commercial called “A Better Way” aims to peg McCain as a moderate on the issue between conservatives who “deny the problem exists” and liberals who believe “high taxes and crippling regulation is the problem,” according to the ad.
Click on the link above to watch the ad.
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No Republican has addressed climate change. Obama will though.
Neither will Black Panther supporter Hillary Clinton will.
Summary: On Hannity & Colmes, Dick Morris asserted that Hillary Clinton had worked as a “law student defending the Black Panther Party, and then she worked in a communist law firm.”
Hillary was no Communist, nor should her work in the Treuhaft firm imply that she was. But the fact that she chose this job out of all the summer jobs that might have been available, traveling three thousand miles for it, tells something about her orientation at the time. Just as the fact that she does not describe the firm’s work or reputation says something about her today.
Obama has addressed climate change many, many times.
Obama responded to McCain’s speech on the environment just now, hitting McCain on that long Senate record we’re going to learn a lot about this year:
It is truly breathtaking for John McCain to talk about combating climate change while voting against virtually every recent effort to actually invest in clean energy. You don’t have to look further than the wind turbine plant where Senator McCain is speaking today to assess his commitment to this cause. While Senator McCain talks about the need to invest in alternative energy, he rejected the single biggest investment in renewable energy in history, including incentives that contributed to a nearly 50% increase in wind power generation last year, and he has repeatedly opposed renewable fuel mandates and higher fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks.
In stark contrast, I’ve called for a national standard to ensure that we’re using more renewable energy, an expansion of our green energy sector that would create millions of green jobs, and a bipartisan plan to double our fuel efficiency standards. That is why the American people will have a clear choice in November when I am the nominee – between a candidate who opposes real solutions to our energy crisis, and leadership that will solve it once and for all.
Comment by veronica
May 12th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Obama has addressed climate change many, many times.
Obama responded to McCain’s speech on the environment just now, hitting McCain on that long Senate record we’re going to learn a lot about this year:
It is truly breathtaking for John McCain to talk about combating climate change while voting against virtually every recent effort to actually invest in clean energy. You don’t have to look further than the wind turbine plant where Senator McCain is speaking today to assess his commitment to this cause. While Senator McCain talks about the need to invest in alternative energy, he rejected the single biggest investment in renewable energy in history, including incentives that contributed to a nearly 50% increase in wind power generation last year, and he has repeatedly opposed renewable fuel mandates and higher fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks.
In stark contrast, I’ve called for a national standard to ensure that we’re using more renewable energy, an expansion of our green energy sector that would create millions of green jobs, and a bipartisan plan to double our fuel efficiency standards. That is why the American people will have a clear choice in November when I am the nominee – between a candidate who opposes real solutions to our energy crisis, and leadership that will solve it once and for all.
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First of all, if you’re going to quote someone or an article it would be nice if you used quotes, and it’s only fair to post a link so the actual author gets credit.
And Obama needs to start with his own major backer Ted Kennedy if he’s going to talk about wind power.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmtcvF2b5wY
Someone with intelligence. Please pass along to everyone you know.
McCain 08!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wt0RNv7FmE&feature=related
well maybe there is hope for john mccaine.
democratic party might have him on one of our coalition panel to battle global warming.
after november he can think about that.
new direction , we dont need 8 more years of bad policies
McCain will pick a VP and that VP will be the reason he wins in Nov 08!
http://www.tucc.org/black_value_system.html
he has gas tax pandering ideas, now he wants to be a global enviromentalist.
will the real mccaine please stand up…
flip flop
flip flop
flip flop
answer please
republicans you have a better chance with ron paul.
sit him down before he puts his foot further in ..
better yet ,make a diffrence, make the change
GET IT
I wanted to know how come you guys are saying that Obama is like the Black Panthers and then we find out that Hillary Clinton supported the Black Panter.
no answer, hmm
silence is golden , golden
oops singing again .
It feels good to see none of the Hillary lovers have anything to say Dwight. Hillary also worked at a communist law firm. I wonder what do the Hillary lovers have to say about that.
no marc
moving beyond Hillary.
talking about mccaine flip flop. on global warming.
Bob Barr will win election !
I know, even though he voted against every energy bill. McCain is pandering to the voters.
marc,
So a lawyer working in Johnnie Cochran’s law firm supported OJ Simpson?
http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/4766?page=6
CAN U SMELL………..WHAT THE HILL IS COOKING IN WV?
What does that have to do with Hillary supporters saying that Obama supported the Black Panthers methods and then come to find out, Hillary supported the Black Panthers big time.
obama voted for a gas tax holiday when he was in the IL state Senate, but now he is against it. Was he pandering to get votes?
As a lawyer? Charley Manson’s lawyer’s supported him too! Was obama the panthers lawyer? You really listen to toe sucking DICK Morris?
Obama said when he was in Ill, he did vote for it and they saw that it didn’t do anything for the people, so that is why he is against it. Your not making sense.
Democratic supperdelegates are like the morning dew, sometimes they fall on a rose like Hillary, and sometimes they fall on sh!t like obama!
Now I see why yout got the name areustupid. Everything you have been saying is stupid.
Listening to McCant talk about climate change is like listening to Bush talk about Iraq policy.
The dismal track record speaks for itself. I will either be voting Libertarian or drinking heavily,or both on election night.
I am also tired of all this talk about commie Dem candidates. The commies are in China.
You know, the country Bush is giving all our industry away to.
McCain voted against every energy bill. McCain is pandering to the voters?
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Then why is McCain pandering and obama isn’t?
Stupid knows stupid?
The dismal track record speaks for itself
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At least they have a track record!
Areustupid, how old are you. Obama is not pandering because he promised to tell the truth and he has so far. Every issue he has faced and was honest to the people.
McSenile couldn’t attract a Geritol salesman to his campaign. He needs to drink his prune juice in a corner and exit gracefully. The most powerful position in the planet should not be held by someone 7 years past legal retirement age. He can’t even remember he voted for Bush in 2000 or the difference between Sunni and Shiite.
You got me cracking up over here Andrew.
tell the truth and obama has so far been honest with the people.
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old enough. and u? Devotion is usually blind but in your case, it is also deaf!
He can’t even remember he voted for Bush in 2000 or the difference between Sunni and Shiite.
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McCain will remember to beat obama in the GE if obama is the nomminee, while chugging his prune juice!
WV : Hillary 75 obama 25! wow what a nomminee!
Republicans will not find a redemption at any level. GOP is now the party of extremists gathered around abusive and foul radio shows with a flag in one hand and a cross in another. The big wigs have fled the GOP for greener pastures in the global economy. With their Potemkin facade in the national economy and foreign policy crumbled, GOP nearly brought ruin even to the Wall Street. This is an unimaginative party of feudals unfit to advance America in a competitive global economy. Instead, to hang on a little longer, they exploit our love of America and deplete our wealth in fighting bare feet inconsequential paupers. All GOP is left with is few bricklayers turned radio hosts and a couple of hired shrews for call-ins to read from prepared texts in the praising intervals.
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Areustupid, how old are you. Obama is not pandering because he promised to tell the truth and he has so far. Every issue he has faced and was honest to the people.
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You have a most interesting definition of truth. Remind me to never ask you for a factual report on anything.
Andylit,
marc,
has an agenda!
Comment by Julian
May 12th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Republicans will not find a redemption at any level. GOP is now the party of extremists gathered around abusive and foul radio shows with a flag in one hand and a cross in another. The big wigs have fled the GOP for greener pastures in the global economy. With their Potemkin facade in the national economy and foreign policy crumbled, GOP nearly brought ruin even to the Wall Street. This is an unimaginative party of feudals unfit to advance America in a competitive global economy. Instead, to hang on a little longer, they exploit our love of America and deplete our wealth in fighting bare feet inconsequential paupers. All GOP is left with is few bricklayers turned radio hosts and a couple of hired shrews for call-ins to read from prepared texts in the praising intervals.
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Wow! You need to come up for air. Way too much time over at MoveOn.
If you’re lucky, you haven’t damaged your brain too much from factual deprivation.
Andylit, I’m sorry. I forgot, Hillary speaks the truth. She wasn’t lying when she talked about Bosnia and the lady with no health insurance.
Comment by AREuSTUPID?
May 12th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Andylit,
marc,
has an agenda!
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Yeah, we’ve met before. It’s always fun to watch the kool-aid drinkers hallucinate in Arial.
McCain even forgot who our enemy was. What did he say, “Al Qaeda is our enemy?”
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Andylit, I’m sorry. I forgot, Hillary speaks the truth. She wasn’t lying when she talked about Bosnia and the lady with no health insurance.
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Who? The Banshee?
Wow! You really are buzzing along. Can I get some?
Andylit, we meet again. You know this was will end soon. I will win.
obama voted for gas tax in illinois , did you see the other bills that also would have not gone thru if he didnt . thats the way the republicans worked thier magic. now you can say he voted fot it hmm
Comment by Julian
May 12th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Republicans will not find a redemption at any level. GOP is now the party of extremists gathered around abusive and foul radio shows with a flag in one hand and a cross in another. The big wigs have fled the GOP for greener pastures in the global economy. With their Potemkin facade in the national economy and foreign policy crumbled, GOP nearly brought ruin even to the Wall Street. This is an unimaginative party of feudals unfit to advance America in a competitive global economy. Instead, to hang on a little longer, they exploit our love of America and deplete our wealth in fighting bare feet inconsequential paupers. All GOP is left with is few bricklayers turned radio hosts and a couple of hired shrews for call-ins to read from prepared texts in the praising intervals.
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If all this is true then why have the:
Democrats have lost 7 of the last 10 presidential elections, with a strong possibility of being 8 of 11 after 2008 general election. All with Democratic nomminees backed by Educated Affluent White Lliberals, WhiteCollege Students, and African Americans..
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
McCain even forgot who our enemy was. What did he say, “Al Qaeda is our enemy?”
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Actually, that was BO’s foreign policy adviser.
I hope McCain remembers where the GOP convention is. We know how his memory is.
Buzzzzz andylit, try again.
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Andylit, we meet again. You know this was will end soon. I will win.
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Marc. This isn’t your favorite Marvel comic, and you are definitely not a super hero.
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Buzzzzz andylit, try again.
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Robert Malley. Just got thrown under the bus for getting caught talking to Hamas.
I guess you actually beleived that BO “never met” him.
McCain was on his world tour and thats when he said that. Bozo Lieberman had to remind him. Lieberman, out of all people. Remember when the first Bush said that America had no more money to give to Isreal and that we had to spend it in America! Lieberman was one of the people that said to Bush that he better give that money to Isreal. Lieberman, Americas jokester.
McCain had two advisers resign because of there business with the Junkas or whatever there name is. I guess McCain didn’t know about that.
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
McCain was on his world tour and thats when he said that. Bozo Lieberman had to remind him. Lieberman, out of all people. Remember when the first Bush said that America had no more money to give to Isreal and that we had to spend it in America! Lieberman was one of the people that said to Bush that he better give that money to Isreal. Lieberman, Americas jokester.
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Problem with Israel?
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
McCain had two advisers resign because of there business with the Junkas or whatever there name is. I guess McCain didn’t know about that.
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Not really on the same plane as TALKING TO TERRORISTS
Obama-Webb 2008!
And two resigned for there business with the Junksters or whatever there name is. McCain didn’t know about that right?
Andylit ,
Devotion is usually blind but in your case, it is also deaf!
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When it comes to mark!
Obama is going to pick the Gov of Kentucky.
right andylit, the same people that are watching there people suffer and they are keeping the food for themselves. Right. And they are muslims.
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
And two resigned for there business with the Junksters or whatever there name is. McCain didn’t know about that right?
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Get me a link so I can see your info source.
Nope, no problem with Isreal. Just showing how Lieberman is not for America. Screw the American people.
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
right andylit, the same people that are watching there people suffer and they are keeping the food for themselves. Right. And they are muslims.
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Who would that be?
It was on Foxnews but I will find it for you.
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Nope, no problem with Isreal. Just showing how Lieberman is not for America. Screw the American people.
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Ahhhh. So to favor our only long term ally in the region is anti-American. Makes sense to…no one.
you know andylit. that info was on foxnews, I will try and find it for you.
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Obama is going to pick the Gov of Kentucky.
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First obama must win the nommination. If obama wins and puts a white man on that ticket, Gov. KY or not, Hillary’s women will vote for McCain. Just like in the 1980s when they did make Jesse Jackson VP. Democrats lost 49 states. Google 1980 and 1984!
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
you know andylit. that info was on foxnews, I will try and find it for you.
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No, I don’t. You guys seem to think I am a Fox Junkie. If I watch 2 hours of television a week, that is pushing it.
Stumper : McCain Convention Manager Resigns After NEWSWEEK Reveals …”Today I offered the convention my resignation so as not to become a distraction in this … CAMPAIGN 2008. republican gop convention periscope mccain …
http://www.blog.newsweek.com/…/05/10/mccain-convention-manager-resigns-after-newsweek-
Don’t worry areustupid, Obama will win.
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Stumper : McCain Convention Manager Resigns After NEWSWEEK Reveals …”Today I offered the convention my resignation so as not to become a distraction in this … CAMPAIGN 2008. republican gop convention periscope mccain …
http://www.blog.newsweek.com/…/05/10/mccain-convention-manager-resigns-after-newsweek
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Got it. Yes I saw that. Read about it.
Even Isikoff doesn’t doesn’t claim, or even imply, that McCain was aware of the Burma connection.
On the other hand, Malley has been meeting and communicating with Hamas, Hezbolah, Syrai, Iran, the PLO, Infatadah and a long list of other Islamist terror groups for the better part of 30 years.
That’s pretty much all he writes and speaks about. He makes his living defending terrorists and condemning Israel.
And BO didn’t know.
And Obama knew about one of his advisors talking to Hamas. You know what you just did Andylit, you just answered your own question.
The net contribution to the GDP of each American black is a negative $23,764.00, which is 39 times the positive contribution of American blacks to GDP. For every dollar that blacks contribute to the GDP, they receive $16.00 in social transfer payments. The net contribution to the GDP of each Hispanic, is a negative $5,128.00, which is equivalent to the positive contribution of Mexicans to Mexico’s`s GDP. The net contribution to the GDP of each Caucasian is a positive $13,527.00. $43,287.00/ family divided by 3.2 members per family. The net contribution to GDP of each Asian American is a positive $15,200.00. $48,614/ family divided by 3.2 members per family.
I am not familiar with the governor of Kentucky, but I think VA Senator Jim Webb is a good choice because of his themes of reorienting America’s national security posture, promoting economic fairness and increasing government accountability. Also he has introduced and cosponsored measures focused on developing robust practices of international diplomacy and supporting troops through responsible deployment cycles., has military experience, and has not been in Washington long enough to be corrupted. Although, admittedly there are a lot of good people who would be great VPs.
Obama-Webb 2008
Where did you get this infor Welfare.
Very frustrating. I can’t get past the censor.
Short version.
BO knew exactly who and what Malley is. That’s why he brought him on board.
BO wants to play footsie with our enemies, as he has repeatedly stated. Malley is his gatekeeper.
Hilarious video from another famously angry man. I don’t know how long ago he was with Inside Edition (looks like a while) but O’Reilly blew a monster fuse when he got confused about his teleprompter - stand well clear
http://gawker.com/5008668/bill-oreilly-meltdown-resurfaces?autoplay=true
Whats wrong with having talks with our enemies Andylit. We have tried everything else. We’ve invaded, we’ve had the U.N. cut off supplies to our enemies, and what did we get. White men going to the middle east and growing there beards and declaring war on America, our men getting there heads cut off. Iran is making nuclear weapons and China tells us if we come anywhere in the Asia area then we would have to deal with them and guess what, we are running scared.
McKeebop, it was funny. I saw it on MSNBC. Me and my fiance was cracking up.
Webb would be perfect Diva.
what is this “global warming” of which you speak?
Scomething that McCain doesn’t know about.
To Marc. It is my job to know this information. With you vast knowledge of the Government (your job at the Pentagon and all ) you should have no trouble gaining access to it. Don`t doubt it. Disprove it.
Comment by Marc
May 12th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Whats wrong with having talks with our enemies Andylit. We have tried everything else. We’ve invaded, we’ve had the U.N. cut off supplies to our enemies, and what did we get. White men going to the middle east and growing there beards and declaring war on America, our men getting there heads cut off. Iran is making nuclear weapons and China tells us if we come anywhere in the Asia area then we would have to deal with them and guess what, we are running scared.
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In case you hadn’t noticed, we and the Euros and the Israelis have been talking with the Islamist factions for the better part of 40 years. Ever heard of the Oslo Accords? Camp David Talks?, etc.
So convenient that liberals always forget about the dozens of rounds of peace talks. And how you conveniently forget that the Islamists have yet to honor A SINGLE provision in a SINGLE agreement over the last 40 years.
And you obviously don’t pay attention to the so-called sanctions. The Euros and China and Russia are falling all over themselves to sell goods to Iran, and earlier to Iraq, in violation of sanctions.
Check out Bob Barr!! He is has some great ideas for how to run this country!
Global warming is for the birds!
I use to be at the Pentagon Welfare and your incorrect info that you are posting is cracking me up. You love to show how the whites are in the positive and the blacks are in the negative. Nice job welfare.
McCain is a flip flopper, he is in bed with whoever will vote for him.