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McCain's 50 Votes Against Clean Energy
Close scrutiny of his record reveals that he voted against sustainable legislation or said he would have done so more than 50 times. McCain believes climate change is real, and he was the co-sponsor of McCain-Lieberman 2005, a significant piece of legislation that would have established the first caps on greenhouse gas emissions. He wants to invest $4 trillion in nuclear power and supports cap-and-trade systems for greenhouse gas emissions, but only if it has enough nuclear funding.