John McCain's Energy Policy - Campaign 2008

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John McCain talks about Ethanol

*  FactCheck: Oil independence will take 25 years, not 5 years. (Dec 2007)
* Climate change is real; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;tag=laketahoefun-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;path=external-search%3Fsearch-type=ss%26keyword=nuclear+power%26index=blended"  class="alinks_links" onclick="return alinks_click(this);"  style="padding-right: 13px; background: url(http://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/wp-content/plugins/alinks/images/external.png) center right no-repeat;" title="" rel="external">nuclear power</a><img class="amazon_image" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=laketahoefun-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> 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)
* Strength Clean Air & Water Acts; but not Kyoto. (Jan 2000)
* Supports alternative fuels, emission controls, & CWA. (Jul 1998)
* 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 <a href="http://bizrock.wamabam.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=ALTEHYD"  class="alinks_links" onclick="return alinks_click(this);" title="hydrogen fuel cars"  style="padding-right: 13px; background: url(http://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/wp-content/plugins/alinks/images/external.png) center right no-repeat;" rel="external">hydrogen</a>-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 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;tag=laketahoefun-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;path=external-search%3Fsearch-type=ss%26keyword=solar+power%26index=books"  class="alinks_links" onclick="return alinks_click(this);"  style="padding-right: 13px; background: url(http://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/wp-content/plugins/alinks/images/external.png) center right no-repeat;" title="solar energy info" rel="external">solar energy</a><img class="amazon_image" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=laketahoefun-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />. (Jun 1999)
* Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)
* Voted NO on do not require ethanol in gasoline. (Aug 1994)
* Rated 17% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence. (Dec 2006)
* Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases. (Sep 1998) 

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