The Candidate

John McCain is a Republican Senator from Arizona. Senator McCain has served in the U.S. Senate since 1986. Prior to his career in politics Senator McCain served in the U.S. Navy as an aviator. During that service his plane was shot down over Vietnam. McCain was captured and spent five and a half years in captivity as a prisoner of war.

The Position

The McCain strategy aims to, “…limit carbon emissions by harnessing market forces that will bring advanced technologies, such as nuclear energy, to the market faster, reduce our dependence on foreign supplies of energy, and see to it that America leads in a way that ensures all nations do their rightful share.”

Our Take

Where’s the beef Senator? There’s not much on Senator McCain’s website with respect to a clean energy plan. In addition, Senator McCain’s position is listed on his campaign website under the title, “Environment”. While energy and the environment are strongly related, a specific energy policy is crucial for any Presidential candidate. It would be nice to see a stronger clean energy plan from Senator McCain sooner rather than later.