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John McCain Quotes

"We talked about nuclear power, well it has to be safe, environment, blah, blah, blah. "

2008 by John McCain on Energy from swamppolitics.com

"We (Texas and Arizona) have many issues in common. Among them is there is not an abundance of water. In fact, California has stolen our water. We have so little water in Arizona, the trees chase the dogs."

2008 by John McCain on Water Resources from normantranscript.com

"I would not take one drop of water [regarding the diversion of Great Lakes water to parched states]. That water belongs to the State of Michigan and the surrounding states. "

2008 by John McCain on Water Resources from detnews.com

"How can you possibly talk about alternative energy sources without nuclear power? It can have a real impact on decreasing greenhouse gases."

2007 by John McCain on Nuclear Energy from seacoastonline.com

"We can do storage or reprocessing [about the issue of disposing of spent nuclear fuel rods]. Look at what the French and other industrialized countries are doing. It's not a matter of technology, but leadership, and the American people can be convinced this is one of the smart routes to take."

2007 by John McCain on Nuclear Energy from seacoastonline.com

"The burning of oil and other fossil fuels is contributing to the dangerous accumulation of greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere, altering our climate with the potential for major social, economic and political upheaval. The world is already feeling the powerful effects of global warming, and far more dire consequences are predicted if we let the growing deluge of greenhouse gas emissions continue, and wreak havoc with God's creation."

2007 by John McCain on Global Warming from johnmccain.com

"I was and remain opposed to subsidies. If ethanol is a viable option, it can compete, as it certainly can with $70-a-barrel oil. I think it ought to be something that ought to be carefully examined."

2006 by John McCain on Biofuels from democrats.org

"Theodore Roosevelt was my hero and is to this day. He was responsible for the National Parks system, the crown jewels of America. They are $6 billion underfunded, they’re under enormous strain."

2000 by John McCain on Land Use from ontheissues.org

"I’m here to tell you that I want to tell you the things that you don’t want to hear as well as the things you want to hear. And one of those is ethanol. Ethanol is not worth it. It does not help the consumer. And those ethanol subsidies should be phased out and everybody here on this stage, if it wasn’t for the fact that Iowa is the first caucus state, would share my view that we don’t need ethanol subsidies. It doesn’t help anybody."

1999 by John McCain on Biofuels from usgovinfo.about.com