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Keywords For Gale Norton: Corporate Interests, Despicable Behavior,
Environment, Oil
BACKGROUND:
Traditionally,
the Secretary of the Interior has been an environmental advocate. Norton
decided this was no longer necessary, instead advocating vast development
and general pillaging of the land. She has headed the Coalition of Republican
Environmental Advocates, a group that emphasizes free-market solutions
over environmental regulations (i.e. A group pandering to corporate interests
at the expense of the environment and its inhabitants). Norton also headed
the pro-development Mountain States Legal Foundation, a front group for
land developers.
At her appointment,
Norton said she backs Bush’s stated decision to open up parts of Alaska’s
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.
AMMO
(Corporate Interests,
Oil, Anti-Environment)
FACT:
On the Department of Interior website there is a short video titled "ANWR
in Winter." The video produced by pro-drilling lobbyists, shows clips of
a barren arctic tundra, which appears completely devoid of life. You see,
Norton wants you to think "wasteland" not "pristine wilderness" whenever
you think of ANWR. The fact of the matter is, however, it's illegal for
agencies to distribute film "designed to support or defeat legislation
pending before the Congress
COMMENT:
The day used to exist when our Interior Secretary actually protected the
environment. Unfortunately, OIL is the top priority for Norton and the
rest of the Bush administration, whether the issue is ANWR, Afgahnistan,
the middle east, California blackouts Venezuelan dictators or anything
else.
(Corporate Interests,
Anti-Environment, Despicable Behavior)
FACT:
Gale Norton recently appointed Camden Toohey as her special assistant on
Alaska, and he will help in "managing and protecting Alaska's nearly 270
million acres of Interior Department land." What you may not know about
Camden Toohey is that in addition to his new role as Gale Norton's special
assistant, he also happens to be executive director of the pro-oil development
lobbying group Arctic Power. You may also be interested to know that his
appointment was not subject to confirmation.
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