California's Governor may be a Republican, but he's sticking to his environmental guns. Schwarzenegger is a long-time critic of his party's stance on the environment and this week he publicly criticized the GOP-led effort to end the 27-year ban on offshore oil drilling.
Record gas prices and a sluggish economy have fueled public angst. President Bush has chosen this critical time to propose a measure that would end the long-standing federal moratorium on offshore drilling, claiming the lift would reduce America's dependency on foreign oil.
Governor Schwarzenegger was frank on his stance when he made these remarks in Miami at a Climate Change Summit, organized by Governor Charlie Crist(R), who is thought to be a potential running mate for Senator John McCain:
"Politicians have been throwing around all kinds of ideas in response to the skyrocketing energy prices, from the rethinking of nuclear power to pushing biofuels and more renewables and ending the ban on offshore drilling, it goes on and on the list," Schwarzenegger said,
"But, anyone who tells you this will lower our gas prices anytime soon is blowing smoke."
Though Schwarzenegger's views divert from his parties leaders, he was careful not to point the finger at any of them. A spokesman for the Governor said that his comments were not directed at George W. Bush, Charlie Crist, or Presidential hopeful John McCain, since none of these politicians overtly stated that offshore drilling would lower the cost of oil for consumers.
1 comments:
That's the problem. Any one offering offshore drilling, or drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are trying to appease people at the expense of the environment. In reality, we won't see the benefits of those explorations for at least six years or more. We need to start taking care of the problem now without causing further harm to the environment.
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