How suicidal is homo sapien?
Here are some quick snapshots of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's (McCain's VP) record on issues related to energy and the environment:
* Opposed a statewide ballot initiative to prohibit or restrict new mining operations that could affect salmon in the state's streams and rivers
* Has pushed to build a natural-gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope
* Got the state legislature to pass a bill to provide each Alaskan $1,200 to help with energy costs
* Sued the Interior Department over its decision to list the polar bear as a threatened species
* Has proposed eliminating Alaska's gas tax
* Has pushed to open Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling
* Has created a committee to forge Alaska's climate-change strategy, and has made Alaska an observer (but not a member) of the Western Climate Initiative
* Opposes a windfall profits tax on oil companies
* Was the ethics commissioner of the Alaska Gas and Oil Conservation Commission from 2003 to 2004
* Lifelong angler and hunter
* Husband is an oil production operator for BP on Alaska's North Slope
* Started Alaska's Petroleum Systems Integrity Office, an oversight and maintenance agency for the state's oil and gas equipment, facilities, and infrastructure
* Chairs the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, a multistate panel "that promotes the conservation and efficient recovery of domestic oil and natural gas resources while protecting health, safety and the environment"
* Believes intelligent design should be taught along with evolution in science classes
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