Palin's record on oil drilling and climate change in Alaska

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Palin’s fervent support for big oil and coal firms was met with elation and jubilee at the Republican National Convention (RNC), where the slogan to the imminent energy crisis were cheers of “drill, baby, drill.” But Palin,who could potentially take over from the old man McCain, has an environmental policy so lethal that it makes George Bush look like an environmental stalwart.
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In the past, McCain has been strongly in favor of countering global warming. He has also come out several times against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But with the growing energy crisis and shortage of fuel, McCain has continued to be indecisive on the issue. Most environmentalists view Palin as denying the reality she sees. Palin denies climate change is man-made, which has inspired criticism from those concerned with ecological preservation.

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During her term as governor, Palin has granted Chevron permission to triple the levels of toxic wastes dumped into the waters of Cook Inlet. Yet the number of beluga whales which once paraded the bay has declined to 350 from 1300 as a result of rising pollution and increased movement of ships.
Many of the oil companies are concentrating on Prudhoe Bay, the center of oil production in Alaska and one of the world’s largest industrial centers. However, there are hundreds of spills which occur in the region annually. Tens of thousands of gallons of crude and petroleum grace Prudhoe’s slopes each year. Some of the past destruction has resulted in the loss of 17,000 acres of both wildlife and marine environment. For Palin, Prudhoe is just one of the areas she and other oil companies are interested in.


It's time to shut Palin down... I am so tired of her yap.

http://echonews.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/palin%E2%80%99s-disgraceful-environmental-record/

I am going to start looking around for primary sources on this... but I am tired of hearing yap

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1. Prudhoe Bay's oil is declining...

Prudhoe Bay (PBU) was, and is, the major oil source for Alaska and it’s declining. The rate of decline can be slowed by improved by technology, but there are no new elephant fields to take its place. Alaska’s oil gravy train is running out of steam. New areas that have potential for large resources are all offshore in federal waters. While royalty agreements would ensure a sizeable chunk of revenue for the state, the amount would be much less than royalties and lease payments on state lands.

http://wilco278.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/alaska-oilproduction/