Mike Huckabee On The Environment And Energy Independence

In the debates at Dearborn, Michigan ... Mike explains his position on Environment.

Q.The federal government has spent years and billions of dollars promoting ethanol, but the result has been a glut of ethanol and gas prices that are still at record level. Wouldn't it be better to just let the free market determine whether ethanol makes economic sense or not?

A: I think ethanol and all biofuels are going to be an important part of the future energy needs of the country, but the accelerated pace at which we get there is critical for national security as well as for our own economic interest. We've got to come to the place where everything is on the table--nuclear, biofuels, ethanol, wind, solar--any and everything this country can produce. We once had a president who said, "Let's go to the moon in 10 years," and we were there in eight. And we did that when we started with a technology of bottle rockets when we got the thing launched. And we all saw that we can do it.
Source: 2007 Republican debate in Dearborn, Michigan Oct 9, 2007

Taxation being one of the bigger factors playing into foreign energy dependence, here is one of the main reasons that Mike is commendable on his policy of energy independence...

The earth is the Lord's; we are merely its caretakers

My own personal faith reminds me that "the earth is the Lord's" and that we are not its owners; merely its caretakers. From the very first pages of Genesis in the Old Testament we are reminded that God is the Creator and we are responsible for tending to that which he created; to preserve it and to protect it. We are indeed given the liberty and in fact the admonition to enjoy and utilize the resources, but use is not abuse and we have no right to pillage the planet unmercifully. We should see to it that our care for the environment enhances not only its aesthetic value but preserves the resources themselves for future generations.
Source: From Hope to Higher Ground, by Mike Huckabee, p. 73 Jan 4, 2007

And I say a hardy Amen to that!!

He's right on, and the reason? He understands that we have the God given talent to use our own resources, and at the same time, protect the Lord's Creation, i,e. the homes of all God's Creatures, in our forests and streams!!

I highly recommend that you consider Mike Huckabee as your next President!!

God bless!
Jeremiah