Palin on ANWR
Palin supports opening 2,000 acres of the refuge to drilling, and she often notes that this is a small percentage of the nearly 20 million acres in the refuge. However, critics have pointed out that those 2,000 acres are spread throughout the refuge and the roads created to link the different sites would harm the wildlife and beauty of the refuge.TIME: Palin on the Environment: Far Right (September 1, 2008)
Quotes
"One of the pieces of a solution is allowing exploration on that little 2,000 acre plot of land out of the 20 million acres up there in the coastal plain."—Sarah PalinThe Weekly Standard: To Drill, or Not to Drill (August 25, 2008)
"When America set aside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, we called it a 'refuge' for a reason."—John McCain
"Our main concern with Sarah Palin's positions are that they are based on doing what is best for the oil industry, and not what is best for Americans."—David Willett, National Press Secretary for Sierra Club
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Acres to be opened spread throughout refuge and not in one placeTIME: Palin on the Environment: Far Right (September 1, 2008)
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