According to Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, the key to curbing global warming may very well be Alaska’s natural gas.

Talking at the third of several hearings that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is holding across the country on gas leases and renewed oil on the outer continental shelf, Gov. Palin said that while global warming was harming Alaska, increasing the production of natural gas in the state could take the edge off.  Palin said that since natural gas is fairly clean burning, it would be a great alternative to dirtier fuels, slowing the amount of future greenhouse gases that are released into the atmosphere. more »