Les Jones

Environment > Not in My Back Yard

Bob Krumm catches some U.S. senators from both parties talking out of both sides of their mouths with regards to oil drilling and wind turbines.

Wesley Denton, spokesman for Sen. Jim DeMint [R-SC], said although the senator has promoted building oil refineries around the country, he has not pushed for South Carolina to have drilling close to its shores.

Funny, neither Senator thought that about drilling in ANWR.

And there's a quote regarding Ted Kennedy's well-known opposition to interrupting his view from the yacht club by placing wind turbines off the coast of Massachusetts. One reason I think ANWR is going to wind up getting drilled is that it's the least worst option for the politicians. Alaska is politically weak, and while some Alaskans are against it, others are for it because of the oil boom it will provide. The only views to be spoiled belong to caribou, and caribou don't vote.