But the Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate has pushed the federal government to allow a liquefied natural gas plant to continue exporting to Asia _ the only such plant in the United States that sends the product overseas. Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
Mendoza's article presents a fascinating fact about Governor Palin's policy on 'energy independence.' Independence for Alaska, perhaps, and profits for the oil companies as they take Alaskan resources to sell in Japan. This brings into question her advocacy for energy expansion under the battle cry "Drill, Baby, drill." And then what? Sell the oil to the highest bidder after trashing the fragile ecosystems of Alaska?
When we're facing an energy crisis, and oil companies are reporting record-breaking profits, and fear of shortages in gasoline and heating oil have driven Congress to overturn 40 years of responsible protection for fragile coastlines, who should have a voice in how a nation's natural resources are used? The people who live closest to the source? The government of the nation where the resources originated? The global corporate conglomerates that extract, transport and sell the ... More »
“When we talk about energy, we have to consider the need to do all that we can to allow this nation to become energy-independent,” Palin said earlier this month ... More »
This is the second story I've read on this today. Both agree on the facts. This one has some good links and research.
Good application of showing the side of drilling for more resources and the exporting of others while America needs them.
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