Subject: [big campaign] New McCain Radio Ad and Oil Drilling Statement
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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:32:02 -0400
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For Immediate Release
June 16, 2008

Contact: David Willett, Sierra Club (202) 491-6919

McCain Energy Plan: Same Old Drilling
New Radio Ad Calls for Support of Clean Energy Legislation

Washington, DC:  In remarks today Senator McCain indicated that in his
speech tomorrow in the heart of the fossil fuel industry, he will focus not
on clean energy and fighting global warming but instead on opening
America’s coasts to drilling.  “Tomorrow, I'll call for lifting the federal
moratorium for states that choose to permit exploration. I think that this
-- and perhaps providing additional incentives for states to permit
exploration off their coasts --- would be very helpful in the short term in
resolving our energy crisis,” said McCain.

Statement of Carl Pope, Executive Director:

“The truth is that drilling our coasts will not solve our energy problems.
Additionally, the federal moratorium exists because one state could
jeopardize beaches in neighboring states with risky offshore drilling. An
oil spill off the coast of Virginia would impact beaches, marine life, and
tourism in New Jersey.  More importantly, lifting the ban would do nothing
to reduce gas prices for the average American family.  It would take a
decade to bring new leases into production and then they would only line
the coffers of the oil industry, which raked in tens of billions of dollars
in record profits last year.”

“Oil companies are not even using the nearly 6,000 offshore leases they
already own. Issuing new leases is just a license for them to destroy more
of our public resources for their own profit, while doing nothing to help
ease pain at the pump. Senator McCain has said that he supports fighting
global warming and clean energy solutions—more off-shore drilling is
antithetical to that approach.  To protect consumers and get us on the path
to a clean energy future, Senator McCain should instead support the
Consumer-First Energy Bill currently in the Senate.”

Separately, the Sierra Club today began running a radio ad in several Ohio
media markets calling attention to Senator McCain’s ironic use of windmills
in Ohio TV advertising despite his failure to support renewable energy
initiatives in the Senate, and asking him to vote for incentives for wind
power and other renewables when they come up on the floor.

Full Script:  NARRATOR “John McCain is running ads that feature windmills
and, truth is, windmills --and the clean energy and jobs they generate have
a large role to play in Ohio's future. But not because of anything John
McCain has done.  Fact is, John McCain opposes requiring the use of more
wind and solar power to generate electricity -- he's argued against
incentives for the clean energy industry  while demanding billions in
subsidies for nuclear power and refusing to impose windfall profits taxes
on Big Oil. Clean energy is key to Ohio's economic future. The
Consumer-First Energy bill gives John McCain the chance  to support
renewable energy and end subsidies to oil companies. Call Senator McCain at
202-224-3121. Ask him to stop spinning windmills and to start supporting
them and other clean energy technology to help put Ohio back to work. Paid
for by the Ohio Chapter of the Sierra Club.”

David Willett
National Press Secretary
Sierra Club
(202) 675-6698 (w)
(202) 491-6919 (m)
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