• "We've got to walk the walk and not just talk the talk when it comes to energy independence."

• "What we're going to have to do is to approach it through alternative energy, like solar, and wind, and biodiesel, and, yes, nuclear energy, clean-coal technology."

• "Over 26 years, Senator McCain voted 23 times against alternative energy."

• "If we drill off-shore and exploit a lot of these reserves, it will help, at temporarily, relieve our energy requirements."

• "No one can be opposed to alternate energy."

• "We had an energy bill before the United States Senate. It was festooned with Christmas tree ornaments."