The presidential hopefuls, Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), both support reducing greenhouse gases and U.S. dependence on foreign oil, but details differ on how each would approach energy issues, advisors said at a July 15 briefing.
McCain backs offshore oil drilling and believes that clean coal and nuclear power must be part of an energy strategy, says Douglas Holtz-Eakin, McCain’s senior policy adviser. “We need it all,” he says.