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'New and cleaner' McCain ad touts energy policy, including the not-so-new ideas	Kate Sheppard	23 Jun 2008	Gristmill
John McCain released a new ad today touting his plan for energy independence. 'We must shift our entire energy economy toward new and cleaner power sources such as wind, solar, biofuels,' says McCain in the ad. 'It will include a variety of new automotive and fuel technologies, clean-burning coal, and nuclear energy.' It also promotes his recent call to end the federal moratorium on offshore drilling, which is neither 'clean' nor 'new.' Watch it:
Topics: energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, renewable energy (all these topics)

Battery powered McCain calls for $300 million prize for the designer of a better electric-car battery	Kate Sheppard	23 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Republican presidential contender John McCain gave a speech in Fresno, Calif., today calling for a $300 million prize, paid by the government, to be awarded to the person who can design a better electric car battery. 'This is one dollar for every man, woman, and child in the U.S. -- a small price to pay for helping to break the back of our oil dependency -- and should deliver a power source at 30 percent of the current costs,' said McCain. The Republican candid ...
Topics: electric vehicles, fuel efficiency, hybrids, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics (all these topics)

'A massive, fraudulent, pathetic excuse for an energy policy' I think Friedman is upset with Bush	David Roberts	22 Jun 2008	Gristmill
The Mustache kicks ass today. He says it's 'hard for [him] to find the words to express what a massive, fraudulent, pathetic excuse for an energy policy' Bush is backing, but he manages fairly well. Extra kudos for highlighting the absurd refusal of Republicans to renew the PTC and ITC. One ommission: he doesn't mention that John McCain is out on the campaign trail pushing the drilling uber alles policy as we speak.
Topics: energy, George Bush, John McCain, politics (all these topics)

Dear swing state, I love you more! Obama sweet-talks Florida, criticizes McCain's shift on off-shore drilling	Kate Sheppard	22 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama responded to John McCain's call to end the moratorium on off-shore drilling in a press appearance in Chicago on Friday and made his own appeal to the voters of Florida: When I am President, I will keep the moratorium in place and prevent oil companies from drilling off Florida's coasts. That's how we can protect our coasts and still make the investments that will reduce our dependence on foreign oil and bring down gas p ...
Topics: Barack Obama, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Stormy waters Offshore drilling likely to raise some voter ire in Florida	Kate Sheppard	20 Jun 2008	Gristmill
John McCain's call this week for an end to the moratorium on offshore drilling isn't faring well with environmentalists across the country. In one key state, however, it might really come back to bite him come November. Florida -- yes, land of dangling chads and nearly-won elections -- may well prove to be the place where McCain's call for drilling cost him in the general election. 'I think that he has made a serious miscalculation,' Holly Binns, field director fo ...
Topics: energy, John McCain, muckraker, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics)

Why more drilling is not the answer Conservative arguments to the contrary are intellectually bankrupt	Michael Moynihan	19 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Originally posted at the NDN blog. Of the various false solutions being proposed to the current oil shock perhaps none is more disingenous than the idea that it can be solved by drilling in the Alaskan wilderness and along the Outer Continental Shelf. This is the idea that the right wing media, recently John McCain, and now President Bush have been pushing as a cure-all for soaring oil prices. Since many Democrats oppose this drilling, the next false logica ...
Topics: Arctic Refuge, energy, John McCain, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics)

Happy go drilly McCain says he's willing to 'examine' his stance against drilling in ANWR	Kate Sheppard	19 Jun 2008	Gristmill
The News-Leader in Springfield, Mo. has more on McCain's energy policy roundtable yesterday. Seems he also indicated that he's open to reconsidering his stance on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which he has consistently opposed in the past. 'I would be more than happy to examine it again,' McCain told the crowd. Guess it might not be so special after all.
Topics: Arctic Refuge, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

OMG, CNN actually reports Major news network exposes McCain's energy contradictions	David Roberts	19 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Does not compute: Only thing is, they keep saying, 'this shows how tricky it is for McCain.' What it also shows, one might think, is that McCain is willing to lie and change his positions willy nilly. They used to call Democrats people 'flip-floppers' and 'serial exaggerators' for that sort of thing. With McCain, it's just some sort of objective difficulty in the landscape that forces him to lunge this way and that on policy. Which you know pains him, since he's ...
Topics: energy, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Glow and Behold McCain calls for 45 new nuclear reactors in U.S. by 2030		19 Jun 2008	News
Posted at 7:51 AM on 19 Jun 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain, at a campaign event Wednesday in Missouri, called for 45 new nuclear reactors to be built in the United States by 2030, with a longer-term goal of 100 new reactors. Existing nuke plants currently provide some 20 percent of U.S. electricity, but no new nuke plants have been built in the U.S. since the 1970s due to the enormous costs of nuclear-p ...
Topics: John McCain, news, nuclear power, politics, United States (all these topics)

Oil drilling = oil spilling How greens and Democrats can win the energy debate	Glenn Hurowitz	19 Jun 2008	Gristmill
If the pro-environment Republican wasn't already dead, I think this week killed him. John McCain, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, President Bush, and many others threw overboard one of the last policy planks Republicans (at least in coastal states) used to show that they're pro-environment too by calling for a massive offshore drilling program. As chronicled in this excellent article by Politico's Charles Mathesian and David Mark, it's a politically risky move for Rep ...
Topics: energy, John McCain, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics)

EIA to McCain: Drop offshore (drilling) Offshore drilling will have no impact on oil prices through 2030	Joseph Romm	19 Jun 2008	Gristmill
McCain has flip-flopped his position on offshore drilling, pandered to the oil companies, and embraced the exact same strategy endorsed by the man McCain is trying so hard to run away from -- President Bush. He must have a damn good policy reason: 'Tomorrow I'll call for lifting the federal moratorium for states that choose to permit exploration,' McCain said. 'I think that this and perhaps providing additional incentives for states to permit exploration off their co ...
Topics: climate, energy, John McCain, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

No luv from Democratic guvs McCain's offshore drilling plan irks coastal state governors	Kate Sheppard	18 Jun 2008	Gristmill
The Obama campaign hosted a press conference this afternoon with Democratic governors to highlight opposition to John McCain's call to end the moratorium on offshore drilling. The governors expressed uniform distaste with the proposal, and skepticism that voters in their states would approve of drilling off their coasts. 'Our economy is driven by tourism and use of the shore,' said Jon Corzine, governor of New Jersey. 'I think we would have a hard time getting p ...
Topics: energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, offshore drilling, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics)

A Springfield in his step McCain goes to Springfield, talks up nukes and coal	Kate Sheppard	18 Jun 2008	Gristmill
John McCain followed up yesterday's energy speech with more energy talk today during a roundtable at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo. Today he focused more specifically on his support for two energy sources: nuclear power and 'clean coal.' The roundtable also featured Greg Boyce, CEO of Peabody Energy, the world's largest coal company, and Mike Chesser, CEO of Great Plains Energy. The panel was moderated by Jim Jones, a Chevron board member and pre ...
Topics: coal, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, nuclear power, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Putting Lipstick on a Rig Backing up McCain, Bush calls for ending offshore drilling moratorium		18 Jun 2008	News
Posted at 6:36 AM on 18 Jun 2008 President Bush has joined John McCain in calling for an end to the offshore drilling moratorium that's been in effect for most U.S. waters since the early 1980s. Bush's reversal on the offshore-drilling issue follows on the heels of McCain's big energy speech in Houston on Tuesday, where he advocated offshore drilling as a way to lower energy prices. Industry analysts ...
Topics: gas prices, George Bush, John McCain, news, oceans, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, United States (all these topics)

Trust as first sight Public trusts Obama more than McCain on gas prices, global warming, energy	David Roberts	18 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Interesting results from a new ABC/WaPo poll. Who do Americans trust more on the economy? Obama 52%, McCain 36% How about gas prices? Obama 50%, McCain 30% Global warming? Obama 55%, McCain 28% Energy policy? Obama 51%, McCain 36% Issues where McCain is more trusted: international affairs, war in Iraq (by one point), and war on terror. Overall, Obama's ahead by 6% -- roughly where he's been for a while now:
Topics: Barack Obama, John McCain, presidential race 08, gas prices, politics, energy (all these topics)

Man in the Middle McCain calls for offshore drilling, renewables, and conservation in energy speech		17 Jun 2008	News
Posted at 9:27 PM on 17 Jun 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain tried to pack something for everyone into a big energy speech yesterday, saying the U.S. needs more conservation and renewables as well as more oil drilling, oil refineries, "clean-burning coal," and nuclear power plants. He called for ending a federal moratorium on offshore oil drilling, but reiterated his ...
Topics: energy, John McCain, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

'Simply so special' McCain adviser on oil drilling in ecologically sensitive areas	Kate Sheppard	17 Jun 2008	Gristmill
McCain adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin held a press call with reporters tonight after the candidate's energy speech in Houston. One particularly interesting question came up: A reporter asked why, if McCain thinks people who live in coastal states should decide whether to allow drilling off their shores, that view doesn't extend to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Reporter: Why not have that viewpoint for people in Alaska who want to drill in ANWR? Holtz-Eakin ...
Topics: Alaska, Arctic Refuge, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

McCain's free pass	David Roberts	17 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Great post from Hilzoy over at Obsidian Wings, starting with McCain's confused statements on climate change, moving out to McCain's confused statements on other matters of policy, and asking: why is no one in the mainstream media covering this? Why is McCain allowed to get away with it?
Topics: climate, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Texas hold 'em McCain calling for offshore drilling, renewables, and conservation in energy speech	Kate Sheppard	17 Jun 2008	Gristmill
John McCain. John McCain will give a big speech on energy policy this afternoon to a group of oil executives in Houston, Texas. According to his prepared remarks, his address will highlight the need to forge a path to energy independence, calling for expanded domestic oil and gas drilling as well as a move toward renewable energy sources and conservation. 'The next president must be willing to break with the energy policies not just of the current adminis ...
Topics: energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Mixed messages McCain releases new climate ad ahead of speech calling for more drilling	Kate Sheppard	17 Jun 2008	Gristmill
John McCain unveiled a new climate-change ad today -- hours before he's scheduled to give an energy speech in Texas that will call for building more oil refineries and lifting a federal ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. 'John McCain stood up to the president and sounded the alarm on global warming, five years ago,' says the ad. 'Today, he has a realistic plan that will curb greenhouse-gas emissions. A plan that will help grow our economy and protect our envi ...
Topics: climate, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Mildly different Are McCain's environmental views really so far from Bush's?	David Roberts	17 Jun 2008	Gristmill
The New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller says, "On the environment ... Mr. McCain has strikingly different views from Mr. Bush." Is that true? Bush wants unstinting federal support and pork for the nuclear industry. He supports "clean coal." He is against raising CAFE standards on automobiles or boosting efficiency and performance standards on other individual economic sectors. He supports removing the moratorium on offshore drilling. He believes in ...
Topics: climate, energy, George Bush, John McCain, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Two out of three ain't bad McCain campaign clarifies (some of) McCain's climate malapropisms	David Roberts	16 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Earlier today, Kate reported on some confused remarks from John McCain on his plan for a carbon cap. Via Politico, the McCain campaign has now clarified the remarks. Here's the original exchange: QUESTION: The European Union has set mandatory targets on renewable energy. Is that something you would consider in a McCain administration? [...] MCCAIN: Sure. I believe in the cap-and-trade system, as you know. I would not at this time make those -- impose a manda ...
Topics: climate, elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Depends on the definition of the word 'mandatory' John McCain doesn't appear to understand his own emissions plan	Kate Sheppard	16 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Also from John McCain's press conference this morning, the senator from Arizona once again makes it clear that he doesn't really understand cap-and-trade: QUESTION: The European Union has set mandatory targets on renewable energy. Is that something you would consider in a McCain administration? [...] MCCAIN: Sure. I believe in the cap-and-trade system, as you know. I would not at this time make those -- impose a mandatory cap at this time. But I do believe that w ...
Topics: carbon trading, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Drill if you want to McCain emphasizes drilling and states rights in advance of big energy speech	Kate Sheppard	16 Jun 2008	Gristmill
John McCain is slated to give a major policy address on energy tomorrow in Houston, Texas. In a press conference today, he tipped his hand about what that speech will include: He says he'll call for federal limits on oil and gas exploration to be lifted, in order to allow states that want to permit exploration within their boundaries to do so. 'I think that this, and perhaps providing additional incentives for states to permit exploration off their coasts, would ...
Topics: energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

With friends like these ... Saudis agree with McCain: Cut gasoline taxes!	Joseph Romm	16 Jun 2008	Gristmill
If anything should put a stake through John McCain's absurd gas tax holiday idea, it's that the Saudi King advocates it, too! As I have previously noted, the only ones who benefit from the gas tax are the oil companies and the petroleum producers. Case in point, the biggest producer just said: Next month, the Saudis will be pumping an extra half-a-million barrels of oil a day compared to last month, bringing total Saudi production to 9.7 million barrels a ...
Topics: Big Oil, gas prices, John McCain, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, Saudi Arabia (all these topics)

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