Media release - August 29, 2008
"Sarah Palin has one of the most anti-environment records of any
governor in the United States. She has supported oil drilling in
some of the most ecologically sensitive areas in Alaska, even when
it meant sacrificing polar bears, beluga whales, and the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge. Despite her advocacy for expanded oil
and gas drilling, Palin has done almost nothing to promote the
clean energy sources that can help solve global warming, which is
already having major negative consequences in her state. That
shouldn't be surprising since she started her campaign by denying
the reality of man-made global warming.
"In a way, this is an appropriate choice for John McCain, who
has rapidly abandoned his environmental principles and adopted the
agenda of the oil executives backing his campaign."
VVPR info: Contact: Glenn Hurowitz, Media Director, 202-552-1828 or Melanie Duchin,907-227-2700
Notes: Detailed Greenpeace Backgrounder on Palin’s Environmental Record Available Here: /usa/Global/usa/binaries/2008/8/palin-backgrounder.pdf