Susan Davis, Wall Street Journal
Running mates John McCain and Sarah Palin have touted their similarities on policy matters, but on one controversial issue, the two Republican candidates part ways.
McCain has long opposed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a protected wildlife reserve in Alaska, while Palin—like the majority of residents in her home state—support opening a portion of the reserve for oil exploration.
“I’m going to keep working on that one with him,” Palin told Charlie Gibson of ABC News, which scored a three-part interview series with the Republican vice presidential candidate.
“ANWR, of course, is a 2,000 acre swath of land in the middle of about a 20 million acre swath of land; 2,000 acres that we’re asking the feds to unlock so that there can be exploration and development,” she said. “We’ll agree to disagree but I’m gonna keep pushing that and I think eventually we’re all gonna come together on that one.”
Palin also tempered earlier comments she made as governor that questioned whether global warming in manmade. McCain believes it is and has advocated for policies to combat global climate change.
“I believe that man’s activities certainly can be contributing to the issue of global warming, climate change,” Palin responded when asked if she still believed it was not manmade. “Regardless though of the reason for climate change, whether it’s entirely, wholly caused by man’s activities or is part of the cyclical nature of our planet — the warming and the cooling trends — regardless of that, John McCain and I agree that we gotta do something about it and we have to make sure that we’re doing all we can to cut down on pollution.”
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