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Sen. McCain Refutes Global Warming Sceptic in Spartanburg, SC

-- John -- 02/18/2007

To a global warming skeptic in Spartanburg, SC, who suggested that global warming is a "Democratic lie," and that our warming planet is being caused by the 2004 earthquake in the Indian Ocean, Senator McCain was emphatic:  "We have a respectful disagreement, sir.  The overwhelming majority of scientific opinion in American today and in the world is that climate change is real.  The fact is that it is real, and the solution to it is through development of technologies that will help our economy and not hurt our economy.  We can also take measures such as a cap and trade proposal which we are in favor of . . . I believe that climate change is real, as do increasing numbers of the evangelical community, and I believe that we have an obligation of the stewardship of this earth.  I'll be glad to share scientific information with you, but in my view the debate is over.  The question is how to address it in a way that is beneficial to mankind and America."  The Senator was speaking at "meet 'n greet" in Spartanburg on February18.