Subject: [big campaign] McCain reversal on Arctic drilling
From: "Berning, Nick" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:04:04 -0400
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http://action.foe.org/t/4027/pressRelease.jsp?press_release_KEY=385

For Immediate Release

June 19, 2008

Contact:

Nick Berning, 202-222-0748

McCain Reversal on Arctic Drilling

Candidate again appears to be engaged in double-speak, expressing
openness to abandoning long-held position in town hall meeting

The Springfield News Leader
<http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080618/BLOGS09/
80618036>  is reporting that at a town hall meeting yesterday, John
McCain expressed openness to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge.

This came just one day after McCain reiterated his opposition
<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/us/politics/17text-mccain.html?pagewa
nted=print>  to drilling in the refuge during a speech in which he
otherwise reversed his position on off-shore drilling.

Friends of the Earth Action President Brent Blackwelder responded today
and urged McCain not commit yet another flip flop on energy policy.

"It is stunning that one day after John McCain claimed to oppose
drilling in the Arctic, he would tell a voter that he's open to
examining it.  This is a mind-boggling reversal," Blackwelder said.
"McCain owes the public an explanation.  What happened between Tuesday
and Wednesday to change his mind, and if he didn't change his mind, why
is he misleading voters?  More drilling won't bring down prices and
won't end our dependence on oil-what we need are real, long-term
solutions like alternatives to driving and more efficient cars."

From today's Springfield News Leader
<http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080618/BLOGS09/
80618036> :

McCain has previously opposed increased deep sea drilling off the coasts
of Florida and other coastal states. 

For years, McCain has opposed drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic
National Refuge Area (ANWR).

But during today's town hall meeting, McCain said he'd be willing to
reconsider that stance.

"I would be more than happy to examine it again," McCain said.

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