The Environment

8 Reasons to Oppose John McCain #6

The Words ...

We can move forward, and clean up our climate, and develop green technologies, and alternative energies for battery-powered cars, so that we can clean up our environment and at the same time get our economy going by creating millions of jobs.

The Record ...

• Voted against Tax credits for clean energy research and development.
• Didn't show to vote on spending amendment to increase funding for renewable power. The amendment lost in a cloture vote, 59 - 40 -1.
• Voted against a windfall profits tax against the oil companies. The revenue would have been used to help fund clean energy initiatives.
• McCain received a 0% score in 2007 from the League of Conservation Voters for (LCV) his record on environmental votes.
• McCain's lifetime score from the LCV is 24%. This means that he has opposed around three fourths of the environmental votes in Congress.

The Truth ...

John McCain will say the right things about the environment on occasion. However, when his vote is needed, he has not been there. Why would that change with him on the White House?