The Science Debate folks got both the candidates to answer a list of 14 questions. (h/t Andy Revkin) Drawn from John McCain’s answer on climate policy:

I am also committed to investing two billion dollars every year for the next 15 years on clean coal technologies, to unlock the potential of America’s oldest and most abundant resource. … In the quest for alternatives to oil, our government has thrown around enough money subsidizing special interests and excusing failure.

Hmm.