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McCain in Houston, too. But brave enough?

Hillary Clinton was indeed brave to come by the Houston Energy Summit. I heard her speak to hundreds of energy executives who probably weren't going to vote for her.

What was really strange was just few hours earlier, just a few miles away, at Rice University, Sen. John McCain spoke on energy and the environment. Why wouldn't he come talk to a crowd of mainly Republican energy executives?

Over at at the James Baker Institute at Rice University in Houston, without any prodding from media or the public, Sen. John McCain spoke forcefully about addressing the global climate crisis.

"Anyone who doesn't think America doesn't have the entrepreneurial, technological, innovative base to address this problem, doesn't know America."

"Right here, in this state, there's probably more talent and innovation than anywhere in the nation to solve this problem, at the academic level and the industrial level. We have got to rouse the American people, and I know the American people will meet that challenge."

He addressed the climate change skeptics, many from here in Houston and many from his party.

"Suppose we who believe climate change is taking place are wrong, and we go ahead and develop these new technologies, hybrid cards, wind power, solar, tide, ways at reducing and eliminating greenhouse gases. Suppose that we are right and do nothing,  all that we've done that is give our children a cleaner planet. Suppose that we are wrong, and we do nothing, the answer is obvious."

McCain went on to say he believes nuclear power was a critical piece of the solution, and pointed to the fact 80 percent of electricity in France is powered by cleaner, nuclear energy. He also referenced how Brazilians have already proven flex fuels like E85 can fuel a huge part of their transportation needs.

Maybe McCain will be just as tough on energy companies as Clinton or Obama??On Clinton talks up clean energy at Houston energy summit posted 1 year, 9 months ago 3 Responses