Richard Tafoya
Apr 23rd, 2007, 07:54 PM
USA Today:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/04/mccain_humans_e.html
"The burning of oil and other fossil fuels is contributing to the dangerous accumulation of greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere, altering our climate with the potential for major social, economic and political upheaval," Republican presidential contender Sen. John McCain told a Washington, D.C., audience this afternoon, according to his prepared remarks.
"The problem isn't a Hollywood invention nor is doing something about it a vanity of Cassandra like hysterics. It is a serious and urgent economic, environmental and national security challenge."
While that wasn't a new warning from the Arizona senator, it was accompanied by his outline of what he said would be his national energy strategy as president and follows announcements and actions by other leading Republicans -- including Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-02-26-governors_x.htm) and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-04-22-earth-day-nyc_N.htm?csp=34) -- that indicate climate change and global warming are gaining traction as issues on the GOP side of the presidential campaign as well as the Democratic.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/04/mccain_humans_e.html
"The burning of oil and other fossil fuels is contributing to the dangerous accumulation of greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere, altering our climate with the potential for major social, economic and political upheaval," Republican presidential contender Sen. John McCain told a Washington, D.C., audience this afternoon, according to his prepared remarks.
"The problem isn't a Hollywood invention nor is doing something about it a vanity of Cassandra like hysterics. It is a serious and urgent economic, environmental and national security challenge."
While that wasn't a new warning from the Arizona senator, it was accompanied by his outline of what he said would be his national energy strategy as president and follows announcements and actions by other leading Republicans -- including Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-02-26-governors_x.htm) and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-04-22-earth-day-nyc_N.htm?csp=34) -- that indicate climate change and global warming are gaining traction as issues on the GOP side of the presidential campaign as well as the Democratic.