Democrats VS. Republicans on
environmental issues
Democrats: Obama and his administration is
focused on establishing green jobs, conserving public lands, and reducing
carbon emissions in order to take control of the climate change and better the
Environment. Obama is currently the leader in tackling climate change due to
numerous reasons. He has created over 3.1 million green jobs as of May of 2012
and increased fuel economy standards for automobiles. This allows for lower
costs at the gas station and higher priced vehicles. Obama has invested large
amounts of money in green energy sources such as wind power and electric
transportation which will greatly benefit both the economy and environment.
However, the democrats have also ignored plans to make health standards for
smog stricter and failed to end subsidies to oil industries.
Republicans:
Romney and his
administration have taken a less environmentally friendly position. Beneficially,
Romney promotes agricultural jobs as a way to lower pollution. However, he and
his administration also focus on exploiting fossil fuels in fragile places such
as Alaska and the Arctic wildlife refuge, which becomes a serious issue in the
long run. He proposes to take carbon dioxide, one of the most serious green
house gases, off the Clean Air Act. Romney also plans to build the Keystone
Pipeline as a way to transport oil from Canada to Texas, as soon as becomes president. Although economically beneficial, this
pipeline will contribute to a faster depletion of fossil fuels and have
external costs to organisms that surround it. In conclusion, Romney’s future actions
towards the environment will significantly damage our already delicate environment.
This year has been a record breaking year in which July was recorded as the
hottest month of the year and the Arctic sea ice has melted to a record low
during the summer.
"Obama and Romney on Energy, Environmental Issues." Fox News. FOX News Network, 17 Apr. 2012. Web. 05 Sept. 2012.
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