Environment+R

John McCain approves of offshore drilling, which will help us save land animals because there will be less oil spills on land. John McCain has a [|mixed record] on the environment, but he's long been [|outspoken] about global warming. He introduced the first major bill in the Senate to address it: the [|Climate Stewardship Act of 2003], cosponsored with Joe Lieberman. In May 2008, he [|unveiled a new plan] for tackling the problem, a cap-and-trade system with a [|series of targets] for gradually reducing carbon emissions to 60 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2050. [|The plan] would give away many pollution credits instead of auctioning them off, and would give polluting entities [|expansive leeway to buy carbon offsets] instead of reducing their own emissions. McCain used to oppose ethanol subsidies, but upon launching his current presidential campaign, he has [|changed his tune]. He also [|changed his position on offshore drilling] (but he still opposes drilling in the Arctic Refuge). McCain wants to [|build 45 new nuclear power plants] by 2030 and spend big on "clean coal" technology; he also expresses support for wind, solar, and other renewables, but [|doesn't believe they need government assistance]. The [|League of Conservation Voters endorsed McCain] in his 2004 Senate campaign, despite the fact that he's gotten low voting scores from the group over the years (including a [|zero for 2007]); McCain's lifetime LCV score is 24 percent. (This year, LCV [|endorsed Obama].)

from: http://www.grist.org/feature/2007/10/01/mccain_factsheet/