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John McCain is one of the only Republican Candidates that has showed an honest concern for the environment as well as viable solutions to the problem. He is the only Republican Candidate that has supported a Cap-and-Trade system for polluters - in fact, he has cosponsored Joe Lieberman’s Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 - again the only Republican Candidate to do so. This type of action goes against traditional “conservative” economics, but McCain has enough fiscal understanding to make it work, as well as the environmental understanding that it must be done. John McCain also supports raising the standards of automobiles, although he as not yet stated a specific goal. In 2002, he did vote to raise standards to 36mpg by 2016 - this was before everyone else jumped on the environmental bandwagon.

He supports alternative energy, specifically nuclear for the short term, but remains optimistic about wind and solar once the technologies catch up. He also supports biofuels but does not support subsidies for ethanol. He also supports clean coal.

McCain uses a blend of conservative economic plans with environmental protection. The main difference between Obama and McCain is that Obama wants to invest $150 billion in alternative energy to spur economic growth and innovation, while McCain wants to use economic incentives. Depending on your political beliefs, you must choose the right candidate for you. Here at Mission Environment, we fully support Barack Obama, but if you want to vote republican, McCain is also a viable choice and we do approve of his environmental policies. Below we post a few of McCain’s interviews and speeches regarding energy and environmental policy: