Fixing the Bungled U.S. Environmental Movement

Abstract

Senators John McCain and John Kerry slumped in chairs outside the Senate Chamber on March 13, 2002, having just lost a critical vote to increase the fuel efficiency of every vehicle on America’s roadways. It was an especially difficult defeat. In conjunction with vigorous lobbying and a major public campaign by environmental organizations, Kerry and McCain had hoped to start the United States on the road toward dealing with global climate change.