Statements about Global Warming
03/07/2007
“There may be [a human role in climate change]. But whether there is or there isn’t, it doesn’t release us from the responsibility to be good stewards of the environment. It’s the old boy scout rule: you leave your campsite in as good or better shape than how you found it. It’s a spiritual issue. [The earth] belongs to God. I have no right to destroy it. I think we work toward alternative energy sources. [We need to make it] like the Manhattan Project or going to the moon. We need to accelerate our energy independence.” Interview for Newsweek, 3/7/07
08/23/2006
"People are waking up to the fact that if we're going to be true to our faith and believe that god is the creator of the earth and we are manager and steward and taking care of it, we've done a lousy job of really taking care of it." Asked directly if he believes humans caused global warming, Huckabee says that while he is "not a scientist," he thinks "we ought to act as if that is the case. There is never a downside when it comes to conserving national resources." The Hotline.
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