WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT JOHN MCCAIN'S CLIMATE CHANGE SPEECH

"Republican John McCain pledged to take the lead in combating global climate change if elected president in a speech that set him apart from the policies of U.S. President George W. Bush." -- Reuters

McCain Pledges To Take The Lead In Combating Global Climate Change:

Chicago Tribune: McCain Issued A "Call To Action On Global Warming." "John McCain launched a green-tinted courtship of West Coast swing voters on Monday, with a call to action on global warming and an indictment of the Bush administration's 'failed' policies to combat it." (Jim Tankersley, "McCain Rips Bush Record On Warming," Chicago Tribune, 5/13/08)

McCOLLUM ISSUES PRICE-GOUGING ALERT IN RESPONSE TO WILDFIRES

TALLAHASSEE – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced the activation of the Attorney General’s Price Gouging Hotline, and urged residents of Brevard and Volusia counties as well as other areas affected by wildfires to be alert for unscrupulous business operators who may take advantage of people impacted by the fires.

The Attorney General's action follows Governor Charlie Crist’s official declaration of a State of Emergency due to the widespread damage and ongoing threat caused by wildfires currently affecting 14 Florida counties.

Residents who suspect price gouging may call the hotline at 1-866-9-NO-SCAM (1-866-966-7226), and investigators will then research the complaint.

Florida law prohibits extreme increases in the price of such commodities as food, water, hotels, ice, gasoline, lumber and equipment needed as a direct result of an officially declared emergency.