McCain Voted To Pave The Way For Oil Drilling In The Artic Wildlife National Refuge. In 2006, McCain voted for the creation of a reserve fund to collect receipts from lease sales in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and direct $150 million a year from the fund for five years to pay for programs under the Energy Policy Act. This proposal paves the way for drilling approval in ANWR drilling. [1]
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McCain: Tax Breaks for Big Oil But Not Wind Power
John McCain's idea of an "all of the above" energy 'plan' does not include wind. McCain supports tax breaks for Big Oil but not wind power.
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MCCAIN WATCH: OUT OF TOUCH WHILE AMERICANS ARE OUT OF WORK
As John McCain continues his "Job-Killing John" tour in Pennsylvania today, it's clearer than ever how out of touch he is with working Americans. McCain is insulated from the economic struggles of most Americans. As Americans face the consequences of seven months of job losses and spiraling energy costs, John McCain, who owns seven houses, has said that there has "been great progress economically." Perhaps it's not surprising then that John McCain is so out of touch with the struggles facing Americans today that he actually has said that the nation's economic problems are merely "psychological" and why he is calling for more of the same failed Bush policies and politics that have already cost thousands of Americans their jobs.
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DNC Releases First Exxon-McCain '08 Web Ad: ''Exxon John''
The Democratic National Committee today launched the first web ad of the Exxon-McCain '08 campaign. The ad, called "Exxon John," highlights McCain's promise of more giveaways for his new friends in Big Oil. Released on the same day activists across the country are participating in an Exxon-McCain '08 National Day of Action, "Exxon John" is a parody of the "Big John" video released earlier this year by Republican Senator John Cornyn.
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DNC Web Video: 'Exxon John'
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McCain's 26-years in Congress Yield Zero Achievements on Energy Independence
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John McCain's 'All of the Above' Quiz
Sharpen your pencils and get your Scantrons ready. It's time for a pop quiz on John McCain and energy.
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ExxonMcCain
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Shorter Mitt Romney: ''Don't Ask Me, I Just Work Here''
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#91. BAD HEADLINES ON BIG OIL
91. Like Bush, McCain keeps landing in the headlines for his ties to the oil and gas industry and his "do nothing" energy policies.
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Follow the Money
Last week, House Republicans threw a temper tantrum at the Capitol when they were unable to force a vote on offshore drilling to help their oil industry contributors. This week, they are at it again. The Democrats are basically saying...
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Oil Executives for McCain
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MCCAIN WATCH: MCCAIN CAMPAIGN FUELED BY THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
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Exxon Mobil Posts Record Quarterly Profit in U.S. History
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DNC Web Video: 'Profits'
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MCCAIN WATCH: WITH BUSH AND BIG OIL, AGAINST RENEWABLE ENERGY AND NEW ENERGY JOBS
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New DNC Web Video: Gusher of Oil Money for John McCain After Reversal on Drilling
Following a Sunday Washington Post article entitled "Industry Gushed Money After Reversal On Drilling" exposing Big Oil's big donations to John McCain following his reversal on offshore drilling in June, the Democratic National Committee today released a web video entitled "Gusher" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95NSWsNah60). The web video links McCain's reversal on offshore drilling, his next-day fundraisers with energy executives in Texas, and the resultant dramatic increase in donations from oil and gas industry executives and employees to the McCain campaign.
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DNC Web Video: 'Gusher'
Oil executives flooded John McCain's campaign with cash after his mid-June reversal on offshore drilling. The remarks, delivered in front of oil executives in Texas, received a boisterous applause. Watch the video, "Gusher."...