Dirty Nails, Dirty Wheels

"Romney has expressed scepticism about the causes of climate change, a shift from former statements he made while he was governor of Massachusetts. He opposes “cap-and-trade” initiatives and efforts to regulate carbon emissions. The centrepiece of Romney’s energy plan is to make North America energy-independent by 2020. He plans to do this by expanding fossil fuel production - including opening up protected lands like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling - and empowering states to speed up fracking, a controversial drilling technique used to extract natural gas, on federal land. He also plans to discontinue government investments in wind and solar power."