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Obama And McCain Both Suck On The Environment

by Thomas Colbert in politics

Neither Barack Obama or John McCain have great ideas about the environment

I can't speak for all Americans, because I don't know what they're thinking. But I know that a majority of Americans I do personally communicate with are concerned more about the environment and economic issues more than they are about War or taxes. It's easy to see why these issues would loom large, because they speak to our very survival, and how well we can do in the future.

Can they lead the way?

Clearly the U.S. is way behind the curve when it comes to the Green movement. The country was built on old-school industrialization, and the apparatus that existed 100 years ago is still in place to a degree, with very little innovation when it comes to transportation fuel, electricity production, pollution, and global warming.

Election 2008 is being run as a campaign for change by both candidates. But will issues of the environment change for the better? I'm not so sure they will. Not only do Obama and McCain not have much of a track record when it comes to eco-friendly issues, they don't even seem to have spent much time thinking about the issue. Neither candidate has articulated a plan that addresses the major issues facing our times.

A review of Obama's official position on the Environment reveals some decent ideas, but not much in the way of "meat." He appears interested in tackling the global warming issue, which is something just about any sane candidate would do. Funny enough, one of Obama's main contributions on the environment is co-sponsoring the Climate Stewardship Innovation Act with fellow Senators Lieberman, and drumroll please, John McCain.

Half a dozen of one, six of the other

John McCain is also concerned with global warming, and has addressed the issue in several speeches.

"We stand warned by serious and credible scientists across the world that time is short and the dangers are great," McCain said earlier this year during a speech in Portland, Oregon. "The most relevant question now is whether our own government is equal to the challenge."

Ironically, McCain was often at odds with his Republic cohorts in the Senate, and his views, especially on carbon emissions, were essentially in sync with Clinton's and Obama's in many cases. You know the old saying, "half a dozen of one and six of the other."

I expect that in the next few months, we'll definitely see a hardening of the outline of views for both candidates as it relates to the environmental issue. Not only is it a big issue domestically, but people around the world are very concerned about climate change and the direction that the world's most powerful government will be taking on the issue.

Hopefully either Obama or McCain will emerge in the coming months with a sane environmental policy that can be implemented quickly and that proves effective. Our economy, and our children's future depends on it.

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