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Words from Two Sides: McCain and Richardson

-- Adam -- 02/20/2007

We've seen noteworthy support for action against global warming from both the Republican and Democratic parties over the past week. As John noted this weekend, Senator McCain defended the scientific consensus and said solutions would benefit the economy, not hurt it. He also  said on the 14th that the issue has reached a "tipping point" for policy solutions to be enacted, as reported by Reuters. On the Democratic side, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson indicated that dealing with the problem head on would be a priority, arguing "the first thing he would do as president is re-sign the Kyoto Protocol". Richardson said he would act "because the planet is saying something to us and the oceans and the best scientists in the world are saying global warming is man-made," as quoted in Foster's Daily Democrat.