By BRENDAN WOODWARD GUEST COLUMNIST John McCain has earned a part of his maverick reputation by supporting strong and purposeful environmental policy that protects our common resources and public land. His history of advancing change within his own party makes him the best presidential choice for protecting the Earth. As an environmental entrepreneur and co-chairman of McCain's Environmental Coalition in Washington, I can attest that his leadership is inspiring a new generation of Republicans to revisit our philosophical roots as conservationist in the tradition of Teddy Roosevelt. I have worked within the Republican Party in Washington to get climate change recognized on the platform. My mission as a grass-roots GOP activist has been to proselytize a free-market solution to climate change called "cap-and-trade" that uses...
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