The Breakdown.

The article presents a point-by-point comparison between U.S. presidential candidates Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain regarding their environmental positions. It states that both candidates aimed to maximize resources while seeking far better energy solutions. Obama's main objective is to shed the country's fossil fuel dependency while that of McCain is to boosts future projects including offshore drilling, nuclear power, and liquid coal. Several of these environmental issues which they were concentrating upon include cap-and-trade policy for carbon dioxide, auto fuel efficiency, and the Endangered Species Act.