Gulf Oil Spill: Wildlife Death Toll Only Tells Part Of The Story

Obama appointed Ken Salazar, a longtime proponent of offshore drilling, as his Secretary of the Interior. Salazar helped open up the Gulf for drilling, including the lease bloc that BP drilled. As soon as Obama got in office, he & Salazar went full speed ahead, pushing for more offshore drilling. Last year Salazar put more acres up for lease in the Gulf than any year ever. 2009, all time high.



As president, you don't put a person like this into your cabinet unless you're exactly like Bush & Cheney.



Do you know that Ken Salazar was a US Senator prior to becoming Obama's Secretary of the Interior? Do you know what his record was as senator?



As a senator, Salazar voted to end protections that limit offshore oil drilling in Florida's Gulf Coast. http://www.lcv.org/images/client/pdfs/LCV_2006_Scorecard_final.pdf



He also voted against increasing fuel-efficiency standards (CAFE) for cars and trucks, a vote that the League of Conservation Voters notes is anti-environment. In the same year, Salazar voted against an amendment to repeal tax breaks for ExxonMobil and other major petroleum companies.

http://www.lcv.org/images/client/pdfs/LCV_Scorecard_05_FINAL_lores.pdf



Salazar was one of only a handful of Democrats to vote against a bill that would require the United States Army Corps of Engineers to consider global warming when planning water projects. http://www.lcv.org/scorecard/2007.pdf
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