OilBoy Brown isn't pro-environment

If you glance at today's op-ed in The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier by Congressman Henry "OilBoy" Brown, you might be snookered into thinking he's an environmentalist. He says things like "we need to consider alternative energy sources" and "we must examine alternative sources that will wean us from dependency on foreign oil."

Don't let this stammering politician hoodwink you. When he says "alternative sources," he means:

• Drilling in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which would destroy the nation's commitment to leave the area wild. In other words, Henry Brown supports breaking promises.
  
  
• Conducting offshore drilling off the South Carolina coast, a practice that could lead to environmental degradation, more pollution and loss of billions of dollars of South Carolina tourist dollars. In other words, Henry Brown supports weakening South Carolina just to appease big oil companies.

Not only does Henry Brown NOT support the environment, remember: he's the guy who burned down part of the Francis Marion National Forest.