1) He's a democrat. Here's the Democratic Party platform on the environment.

2) The majority of Louisiana's oil and gas revenues come from off-shore drilling rigs which are already built.

3) You are honestly and earnestly saying "it's tough for a politician to tell the truth because he might not get elected." He's a LEADER. He's supposed to LEAD. Here, hold my beer:

"Louisiana has become the energy leader it is through our close partnership with energy companies and our continued stewardship of our natural resources. In a changing world, we shall partner with those same energy companies to ensure our continued prosperity through technological innovation and improvement of legacy industry practices."

That was fucking realtime. You could have put me in front of a hot mic and I would have been able to whip that shit out. If you'd like a better take, try Royal Dutch Shell's:

We welcome efforts made by governments to cooperatively reach the global climate agreement and support long-term climate goals that balance environmental pressures with development opportunities. We particularly welcomed the United Nations Paris Agreement on climate change, which came into force on November 4, 2016. The agreement seeks to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius by managing climate and environmental pressures while ensuring economic development.

Today, Shell is still primarily an oil and gas company, but we have a long tradition of innovation. We know that long-term success depends on our ability to anticipate the types of energy and fuels people will need in the future and remain commercially competitive and environmentally relevant.

California was a red state in the '80s. Huey Long was a Democrat. If you honestly think that I'm somehow out of line by calling a choad a choad, do the world a favor and don't vote. At a bare minimum, shiftless hypocrites need to be exposed as shiftless hypocrites.