The New NIMBY: "Not In McCain's Back Yard"
The Democratic National Committee today released a new web ad called "NIMBY: Not In McCain's Back Yard" that highlights John McCain's Yucca Mountain problem. Yesterday--barely a day after McCain dismissed criticism of Yucca Mountain as "a NIBMY problem" that "we've gotta have the guts and the courage" to get over--new video emerged of McCain admitting that he would not be comfortable shipping material though Arizona on its way to Yucca Mountain. Despite calling for the creation of 100 new nuclear power plants, McCain failed to address the question of what to do with the spent nuclear fuel during yesterday's remarks in Las Vegas.
"If Senator McCain isn't comfortable shipping nuclear waste through his own back yard, why is he so willing to put more waste in the back yards of Nevada's families?" said DNC spokesman Damien LaVera. "After repeatedly voting against incentives that would promote renewable energy and create green jobs in Nevada, John McCain's idea of a new energy plan is shipping more nuclear waste to Nevada and giving new handouts to Big Oil. Instead of more waste and fewer jobs, John McCain should offer a real plan that promotes green jobs, breaks our dependence on oil and invests in America's future."
DNC Web Ad:
"NIMBY: Not In McCain's Back Yard."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=h29B--3vBbg
CHRYON: John McCain on Yucca: June 2008
MCCAIN: "But it's not a technological breakthrough that needs to be taken. It's a, it's a NIBMY problem. It's a NIMBY problem. We've gotta have the guts and the courage to go ahead and do what other countries are doing and they are reducing the pollution to our environment rather dramatically..."
CHRYON: John McCain on Yucca: May 2007
Interviewer: What about the transportation? Would you be comfortable with nuclear waste coming through Arizona on its way, you know going through Phoenix, on its way to uh Yucca Mountain?
McCain (Shaking Head): No, I would not. No, I would not.
MCCAIN 2008: Dealing With Spent Nuclear Fuel Is A "NIMBY" Problem, US Must Have The "Guts And The Courage." At an energy briefing in Santa Barbara, CA, McCain spoke about spent nuclear fuel and said, "But it's not a technological breakthrough that needs to be taken. It's a, it's a NIBMY problem. It's a NIMBY problem. We've gotta have the guts and the courage to go ahead and do what other countries are doing and they are reducing the pollution to our environment rather dramatically without any huge pain to anybody." [CNN Live Feed, Briefing (Santa Barbara, CA), 6/24/08]
MCCAIN 2007: Just Don't Ship it Through My Back Yard. "Interviewer: What about the transportation? Would you be comfortable with nuclear waste coming through Arizona on its way, you know going through Phoenix, on its way to uh Yucca Mountain? McCain (Shaking Head): No, I would not. No, I would not." [Nevada Newsmakers, May 2007: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPlaHQCKc34]
