• Palin supports offshore drilling in the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge. "We're talking about a sliver of the coastal
plain of Alaska being explored and drilled for oil. It's about a
footprint of a 2,000-acre plot of land. That's smaller than the
footprint of LAX." she also added that, "I get frustrated with
folks from outside Alaska who come up and say, 'You shouldn't
develop your resources.'" .  She also said, "I beg to disagree
with any candidate who would say we can't drill our way out of
our problem or that more supply won't ultimately affect prices.
Of course it will affect prices."

• Concerning global warming Palin says that, "A changing
environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because
of our location. I'm not one though who would attribute (global
warming) to being man-made."
 
• Palin supports the idea of a natural gas pipeline from
Alaska's North Slope. "When I look every day, the big oil
company's building is right out there next to me, and it's quite
a reminder that we should have mutually beneficial relationships
with the oil industry."

• Sarah Palin opposes the idea of putting the polar bear
in the endangered species list. She even went on to the extent of
suing the Interior Department over its decision. Palin is also in
favor of allowing mining in Bristol Bay, which, according to
environmentalists, may disrupt the vulnerable species of animals
such as bears, salmon and caribou.
		

• Romney is of the opinion wherein the solution to our
environmental problem lies in adopting a market approach. While
solving the environmental challenges, we should also be
supporting growth.

• Rather than establishing mandates, the United States
should harness its power of innovation to enhance the alternative
energy sources and discover innovative technologies that will
help use the energy more efficiently.

• Romney gives importance to achieving the target of
energy independence so that it can free itself from its
enslavement to oil rich countries at the same time becoming an
economic and military superpower. This will require a series of
measures that will include energy efficiency to be adopted and
conservation. 

• The nation will also need to develop and harness
alternate sources of energy such as nuclear energy, biodiesel,
ethanol along with exploiting more domestic sources of oil such
as Outer Continental Shelf and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 

• Romney believes the nation will also have to invest a
lot in research and innovation. The areas that will need heavy
investment include fuel technology, power generation and
materials science.  There needs to be an emphasis on clean
technology and more efficient power generation.

• Mitt Romney is against the Kyoto Protocol believing that
it will result in jobs leaving the United States. 

• Romney is also criticized for flip-flopping on the
environmental question. He was blamed for subjecting his will to
the likes of big companies.