Why Palin is a Bad Choice for the Environment
It’s being described as a “bold, maverick pick,” and has shocked many political pundits. Senator John McCain has chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential candidate on the Republican ticket for the 08 election.
But this bold move may just very well be a bad move for the environment she might end up overseeing if McSame McCain and Palin win the election in November.
Quoted as saying that “I’m not one though who would attribute it [global warming] to being man-made,” Sarah Palin, 44, has made a habit of pitting herself against environmental safety. This comes as a surprise, as she actually disagrees with McCain on several things, such as anthropogenic global warming.
Earlier this month, I wrote about Alaska’s attempt to sue Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, after he listed the polar bear as an endangered species. This move was led by Governor Sarah Palin, who said that “We believe that the Service’s decision to list the polar bear was not based on the best scientific and commercial data available.”
Palin’s position against the polar bear is not hard to explain, considering her desire for Alaska to be turned in to a giant petrol station for the rest of the US. The listing of the polar bear on the Endangered Species Act is going to force decisions about drilling for oil and gas in Alaska to be put on hold, or cancelled altogether.
That leads us to her view that drilling for oil is very much the answer. When informed that some politicians believe that drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is not the answer, Palin answered thus;
I beg to disagree with any candidate who would say we can’t drill our way out of our problem or that more supply won’t ultimately affect prices. Of course it will affect prices.
Without out-and-out saying that she is in the pocket of the oil industry, it is hard to understand how any right-thinking individual can take the stance that Palin has and expect others to ignore the obvious. Any oil that is removed from Alaska – no matter how small or large – is only going to postpone the inevitable. And if we’re ignoring the likelihood that fossil fuels are the cause of many of the planets problems, then at least think about what we should be doing for those further down the track.
Ask yourself this question. Does Sarah Palin believe that the polar bear should not have been listed as endangered because it is not based “on the best scientific and commercial data available,” or because it gets in her way of drilling in Alaska?
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I think her position on environmental issues is more complicated then the simple “anti-environment” label you assign to her. I did a recent post on her position on climate change. In researching the post, I discovered her administration has been very active in formulating strategy and policy to deal with the issue. Her strategy reflects the fact Alaska is at the leading edge of climate change. As an example, the Army Corps of Engineers has said there are over 100 villages in danger of serious erosion which is attirbuted, in part, to climate change. Please be more balanced in discussing her record.
haha i like what Mandy said but anyways. I have a gut feeling about this women and all odds in my perceptive are against this women. She stands there and says how she is the better choice for the country because she has experience.Look at all the other presidents and vise presidents before this that didn’t have any experience.
They did just fine for the most part. Another key point she had is that Obama was never in any military position.so fucking what maybe thats a good thing that he hasn’t had the influence. I haven’t been in the military but i can tell from whats what. you don’t have to experience something to understand the basic facts of it.
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Palin is a power and money hungry woman. She is willing to ignore the needs of our environment for her own gain. If we continue to ignore our environment for our own gain we will eventually completely destroy the earth. When will people start thinking beyond themselves? If we systematically destroy our environment how will we survive? The whole doesn’t work right without all the parts. Each part is just as important as the other to keep the whole working right. We need to find sustainable energy sources that aren’t going to destroy the world in the process. Palin is just more of the same old crap that keeps us in a downward spiral.