Creationist Rick Santorum's Speech Against Environmentalism Popular in Ohio

Creationist and Roman Catholic Rick Santorum is beginning to seem to some as "anti-science." By his own policies, he already identifies himself as anti-environmentalism. Santorum has reiterated his stance against global warming this week, having previously stated this month that climate change is "an absolute travesty of scientific research that was motivated by those who, in my opinion, saw this as an opportunity to create a panic and a crisis for government to be able to step in and even more greatly control your life." Santorum suggested in his speech to Steubenville, Ohio, on Monday that because man is intelligent and the earth is not, "we can actually manage things." His reasoning: it is what he interprets the Bible to indicate.

Despite having scientific proof that CO2 emissions are far above what they have been in the past 400,000 years (predating man), along with a list of supporting data, Santorum's Creationist policies managed to win popularity in the highly religious state of Ohio over Mitt Romney.

To further indicate Santorum's disregard for concern of climate change, he has already stated that he is in favor of all forms of energy being utilized, including coal and oil. Santorum calls this an "all-of-the-above" energy policy. NASA notes that not only is the recent human burning of oils and coal the main contributing factor of the high levels of carbon dioxide, which leads to the "greenhouse effect," they have concluded that the condition of Venus is the direct effect of having an over abundance of a "greenhouse effect."

Santorum's attacks on environmentalism echo his push to have Creationism taught in classrooms, contenting that science is inadequate to explain the creation of the universe, thus Creationism should be explored. Santorum's lack of accepting scientific evidence both regarding the environment and the education of youth through will produce a dramatic change in the way this nation functions now and into the next several years should he be elected. We will see in the coming months if having the support of the strongly religious and Creationist community be enough to get him into the White House.