Palin lies about scientists finding ill effects of global warming on polar bears

There is a very good article titled "Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes" -- the article is available here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26691018/

More interesting to me than the treatment of friends and foes is the reporting of how Palin 1) tried to circumvent subpoenas by using personal email accounts for official work, 2) lied about the results of state scientists, and 3) compounded that lie by suing the federal government to block the listing of bears as endangered.

Here is an excerpt from the article:

Interviews show that Ms. Palin runs an administration that puts a premium on loyalty and secrecy. The governor and her top officials sometimes use personal e-mail accounts for state business; dozens of e-mail messages obtained by The New York Times show that her staff members studied whether that could allow them to circumvent subpoenas seeking public records.

Rick Steiner, a University of Alaska professor, sought the e-mail messages of state scientists who had examined the effect of global warming on polar bears. (Ms. Palin said the scientists had found no ill effects, and she has sued the federal government to block the listing of the bears as endangered.) An administration official told Mr. Steiner that it would cost $468,784 to process his request.

When Mr. Steiner finally obtained the e-mail messages — through a federal records request — he discovered that state scientists had in fact agreed that the bears were in danger, records show.

“Their secrecy is off the charts,” Mr. Steiner said.

Imagine this person as vice president and how much more she can lie about and hide with the skillful help of others around her. Presumably she has now learned that email can be traced, so she probably won't show her true colors in that particular way again.

Supporting information:

• Alaska's Palin misrepresented state's polar bear findings:
  http://www.mcclatchydc.com/100/story/38509.html
  
  
• Sarah Palin Denies Global Warming, Says Polar Bears Not Endangered:
  http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/voices.php/2008/09/12/sarah_palin_denies_global_warming_says_p
  
  
• Alaska sues to block polar bear protections:
  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26036148/