Senator John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, said that if elected he would introduce a $300 million prize for the automaker that develops a battery that ‘leapfrogs’ commercially available hybrid or plug-in cars. The new battery would be a big step in fighting global warming as it would help bring to market a technology that would allow drivers to drastically cut their carbon footprint.
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McCain Would Sponsor $300 Million Battery Prize
Obama's Environmental Policy

Associated Press has announced that Barack
Obama’s delegate count has reached the level needed to secure the nomination, and while the rest of the country waits for Hillary to finally step aside, it is time to take a closer look at the environmental policy of the likely next pr

Candidates Jump Through the Hoops of Religious Voters
Faith has always been a factor for voters. We all know the usual issues that religious leaders bring up every election year, but this time around climate change has been added to the list. The appeal for green values was at the forefront of the Compassion Forum that aired last Sunday on CNN.
Video: Advisers To Presidential Candidates Discuss Energy, Climate Policies
Three advisers to the 2008 presidential candidates describe their respective candidate's energy, environmental and climate change policies should their candidate be elected president.
NAFTA: Only If We Absolutely Hafta
I don’t know if you caught it, but the whole Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama flap over NAFTA exposed a dirty little secret: The North American Free Trade Agreement isn’t about American jobs or cheap Mexican labor—it’s about Canadian oil....
In Coal Blood: Finding an Alternative for Holcomb, Kansas
As the battle over coal plants in Western Kansas rages, two bloggers go head-to-head with positions and solutions. Part 1