In this photo provided by CBS News, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum appears on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, interviewed at a remote location in Sterling, Va. Santorum on Sunday condemned what he called President Barack Obama's world view that "elevates the Earth above man" and requires insurers to pay for prenatal tests that will encourage more abortions. He said Obama's environmental policies promote ideas of "radical environmentalists," who, he argues, oppose greater use of the country's natural resources because they believe "man is here to serve the Earth." (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher) |
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Rick Santorum says President Barack Obama is pushing a radical environmental agenda that unwisely limits energy production and turns its back on science.
Santorum told voters in eastern Ohio on Monday that science is on the side of those who want to aggressively produce more oil and natural gas in America. He said the notion of global warming is not climate science but "political science."
Santorum said Obama and his allies want to frighten people about new oil-exploration technologies so they can get your dollars and turn it over to politicians to win elections "so they can control your lives."
Ohio's GOP primary is March 6.
Santorum also planned several campaign appearances later Monday in Michigan. Voters there go to the polls on Feb. 28.
