McCain and Hunter in NH
March 23rd, 2007 by Carbon CoalitionLast weekend Sen. John McCain told a packed crowd at the Exeter Town Hall that in this campaign he plans to treat NH the same way he did during his last presidential go-around, and with a return trip to the state this weekend, it appears he is true to his word. During McCain’s last trip he told Granite Staters that he believes climate change is real and needs to be addressed, and he pointed to ethanol and nuclear power as great alternatives. This weekend maybe he’ll elaborate. Maybe he’ll even show up wearing the Carbon Coalition pin he was given last weekend–that would certainly get the attention of many. McCain will be in Franklin, Littleton, Plymouth, and Conway. See his entire schedule here.
Congressman Duncan Hunter will also be in the state this weekend. According to www.heatison.org, little is known about where global warming fits on Hunter’s agenda. With stops in Keene, Somersworth, and Concord there’s plenty of opportunity to find out. See his schedule here.
In other news, according to this NY Times article, top scientists are reporting that sea level rise and polar ice-sheet melt are at the upper limits of projections. John Church, a scientist with Australia’s CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, said “I feel that we’re getting uncomfortable close to threshold.” With 100 million people living within a meter of present-day sea level, and with the Antarctic Peninsula warming faster than anywhere else on earth, this should set off some alarms. The article says “doomsday has not yet arrived,” and it might be worth asking McCain and Hunter if they have a plan to keep it that way.
