Sarah Palin on Global Warming

Palin is reportedly skeptical about evidence that global warming is a man-made phenomenon. In an interview with Newsmax, she demonstrated the very political opinion that "I'm not one though who would attribute it to being man-made."

Dan Weiss and James Kvaal note that Palin is a "champion for Big Oil." They write, "She supports more drilling in protected areas of the Outer Continental Shelf and the Alaska Natural Wildlife Refuge, once attacking McCain for his 'close-mindedness on ANWR.'"

(via ThinkProgress)

Palin Disparages Environmentalist ‘Fear Mongering’ Yet...

... she warns of a ‘World of Hurt’ if we don't drill.“

Our nation is at a crossroads also. We'd either better be making decisions to allow this American supply of energy to be tapped or we're going to become more and more beholden to these foreign regimes."

There are many reasons that drilling and future energy concerns should come together and coexist. This is an example of narrow mindedness that is perpetuated by both sides in Washington.

Here is the video on CNBC.

(via RedGreenandBlue)