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Palin Not Convinced of Global Warming. By Matthew Mosk and Juliet Eilperin, WashPost, August 30, 2008. ”Some scientists believe Alaska will be among the first to feel the impact of global warming, but Sarah Palin told voters there she wasn't sure climate change wasn't simply part of a natural warming cycle. ‘I will not pretend to have all the answers,’ Palin said about global warming, according to the Anchorage Daily News. Her spokesman clarified at the time that ‘she's not totally convinced one way or the other. Science will tell us... She thinks the jury's still out.’ Palin shared her views in the run-up to the 2006 governor's race, at an Alaska Federation of Natives convention, where delegates passed a resolution calling for a mandatory reduction in pollution affecting the atmosphere. Answering a question from the Daily News. Palin cautioned against ‘overreaction’... In an interview released by Newsmax magazine Saturday, Palin said that while she recognized her state would be affected by climate change, that didn't mean humans are responsible. ‘A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location,’ she said. ‘I'm not one though who would attribute it to being man-made.’”