Did Palin Put Children and Public at Risk by Favoring Industry Over Environment?
Did Palin Put Children and Public at Risk by Favoring Industry Over Environment? Thursday October 9, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is fond of citing both her energy expertise and her love for the environment, but the longer Palin is on the national stage the more we learn about her troubling, and in some cases disastrous, environmental record. And the more we discover how often her support for polluting industries and energy producers trumps her environmental concernseven when it means placing the health of children and the general public at serious risk. Two Sides of Alaska: Unspoiled Wilderness and Toxic Mess Alaska is home to some of the worlds most pristine wilderness, but it is also a repository for a wide range of toxic chemicalssuch as arsenic, mercury, lead and PCBsthat are byproducts of mining, energy development and other industries, and pose serious risks to public health. A
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}if(zs>0){zSB(3,3)}else{gEI(“spacer”).style.display=’none’;gEI(“sidebar”).style.display=’none’} Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is fond of citing both her energy expertise and her love for the environment, but the longer Palin is on the national stage the more we learn about her troubling, and in some cases disastrous, environmental record. And the more we discover how often her support for polluting industries and energy producers trumps her environmental concerns—even when it means placing the health of children and the general public at serious risk. Two Sides of Alaska: Unspoiled Wilderness and Toxic Mess Alaska is home to some of the world’s most pristine wilderness, but it is also a repository for a wide range of toxic chemicals—such as arsenic, mercury, lead and PCBs—that are byproducts of mining, energy development and other industries, and pose serious risks to public health. Alaska also has
