How Do Biden and Palin Differ on ANWR, Offshore Drilling and Renewable Energy?
How Do Biden and Palin Differ on ANWR, Offshore Drilling and Renewable Energy?Answer: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican nominee for vice president, called herself an energy expert at one point during her debate with Democratic nominee Sen. Joe Biden on October 2, 2008, and restated her desire to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Palin acknowledged that her presidential running mate, John McCain, is opposed to drilling in ANWR, and then winked at the camera as she promised to “keep pushing” McCain to change his mind about ANWR. Offshore Drilling and Energy Independence Palin reaffirmed McCain-Palin support for offshore drilling and chastised Biden for referring to offshore drilling “as raping the Outer Continental Shelf” (even though the Obama-Biden energy plan calls for a li