“Not Good Enough”
April 25th, 2007 by Carbon Coalition“That’s not good enough for America, and when I’m president, that won’t be good enough for me”–apparently the new McCain campaign motto. Today in Prescott Park in Portsmouth, McCain made his official campaign “announcement” (though I’m not sure what you would call the campaigning he did before today’s announcement). He touched on many issues including Iraq, social security, Medicare, taxes, and energy, but avoided details. He brought up energy twice, even saying we’re harming our environment, but he avoided the words “global warming” and “climate change.” It’s great to hear the candidates talking about energy, the environment and even at times the dreaded “global warming.” But when it’s all said and done and they climb onto their gigantic, fossil-fueled campaign bus, the sincerity of their messages tends to get lost. “No nation should become complacent in its greatness,” McCain said; maybe he and his campaign (among others!) ought to take their own advice. (Go here to listen to audio clips from the event today).
Giuliani got mixed reviews by FOTPCs yesterday. “My event with Giuliani was disappointing,” one FOTPC told me this morning. He saw Giuliani at an invite-only event with 50 or 60 supporters. Giuliani walked in, thanked everyone for their support and volunteer efforts, shook every hand in the room (but without much talk), and then left. “It left me baffled.” Fortunately, the reviews he got pertaining to energy and global warming were quite positive. I got an email from another FOTPC this morning giving his response to Giuliani’s public town meeting event at New England College:
“I was at a Town Meeting style event with Giuliani today, hoping to insert at question about global warming. Didn’t get it off, but he referenced warming in answers to questions on environment and about global trade.
His responses frame the issue as follows: the US can increase its exports in energy technology to offset imports of low priced goods from China and, at the same time, address environmental concerns including global warming. Technologies mentioned included: wind, solar, water, sequestration, clean coal, nuclear, ethanol. He envisions the US being a world leader in the energy industry.
He voluntarily mentioned global warming without it being raised by questioners several times without soft pedaling it (i.e. calling it into scientific question).”
