I have to admit, back in December I didn't think that Barack Obama would be the nominee of the Democratic Party. I predicted then, in my year in review, that either Hillary Clinton or John Edwards would be the nominee, and the eventual next President. (I also predicted that Bill Richardson, a very good man in my estimation, would be the next Veep. He's still in the running.)
In any event, we're going to have a White House next January that is more given to the many concerns that have been evidenced at this blog and elsewhere about climate change. We're going to have a POTUS who will get more things done to address these concerns.
John McCain, as you no doubt know, coauthored cap-and-trade legislation a few years back and he appears pretty serious about climate change. See On the Campaign Trail with John McCain from May. He had a new ad out the other day.
For more on his views, see McCain's website.
The big news from Barack Obama this week was his endorsement by Al Gore. See this from "The Guardian" and this video from the BBC.
For a video of Obama giving his views on energy and the environment, see this. See more at Obama's website.
Let's, over the next several months, keep an eye on whether climate change gets the attention it deserves – from the media and the candidates – as a critical issue for American voters.
