By, Stacy Jelke
"For all of the last century, the profit motive basically led in one direction - toward machines, methods and industries that used oil and gas," said McCain. "Enormous good came from that industrial growth, and we are all the beneficiaries of the national prosperity it built. But there were costs we weren't counting, and often hardly noticed. And these terrible costs have added up now, in the atmosphere, in the oceans and all across the natural world." John McCain is reaching out to both independents and green social conservatives and expresses that global warming is real, undeniable and this country has to take steps to control it while still adhering to free-market principles. McCain says no in expanding nuclear power, we have the ability to reduce carbon-fuel emissions. He also would like to set a goal that by 2050, the country will reduce carbon emissions to a level 60 percent below that emitted in 1990. He is also promising to challenge China and India, two economic rivals who are fueling their challenge to U.S. market supremacy with heavily polluting fuels such as coal, gas and oil.
McCain has long believed for global warming to be a real and serious threat and he argues even if its not as problematic as we assume, acting as if the planet's temperature were increasing would only benefit the environment. As states in previous posts, McCain's solution is to impose a cap-and-trade program on carbon-fuel emissions. "As never before, the market would reward any person or company that seeks to invent, improve, or acquire alternatives to carbon-based energy," he said. "More likely, however, there will be some companies that need extra emissions rights, and they will be able to buy them. The system to meet these targets and timetables will give these companies extra time to adapt - and that is good economic policy." McCain closed his speech in Oregon by telling the people, if walrus, polar bears, and birds can adapt and respond to their new and dangerous conditions, than humanity can as well.
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/national_world&id=6136494
2 comments:
At least McCain, who used to actually be able to claim "maverik" status, deviates from most conservatives and believes in science.
The last comment at the bottom of this blog is really something. By having McCain state that animals are able to adapt to the change and humans can too does not make this man a believer of science. How do we know that these animals are adapting that well?
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