▁qualified ▁as ▁anti - environment ▁votes ▁on ▁twelve ▁out ▁of ▁twelve ▁critical ▁issues ▁r anging ▁from ▁oil ▁dr illing ▁off sh ore ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁National ▁Wild life ▁Ref uge , ▁salv age ▁logging ▁and ▁logging ▁roads , ▁and ▁the ▁C lean ▁Water ▁Act , ▁to ▁the ▁To x ics ▁Release ▁In ventory ▁program ▁and ▁low - in come ▁energy ▁assistance . ▁The ▁conserv ative ▁environmental ▁group ▁Republic ans ▁for ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁sing led ▁out ▁Pet erson ▁as ▁" W or st ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 " ▁on ▁environmental ▁issues . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁assigning ▁the ▁representative ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁zero ▁for ▁his ▁voting ▁record , ▁RE P ▁cens ured ▁him ▁individually ▁for ▁" eff ort s ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁mor ator ium ▁on ▁Out er ▁Cont inental ▁Sh elf ▁gas ▁dr illing ▁through ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁appropri ations ▁process ." ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Conserv ation ▁V ot ers , ▁" natural ▁gas ▁dr illing ▁can ▁create ▁massive ▁amounts ▁of ▁water ▁and ▁air ▁poll ution ▁and ▁can ▁leave ▁open ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁oil ▁sp ills , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁to xic ▁for ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁marine ▁and ▁coast al ▁life ." ▁ ▁Energy ▁record ▁Pet erson ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁out sp oken ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁on ▁increasing ▁production ▁of ▁domestic ▁energy , ▁specifically ▁natural ▁gas . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁appropri ations ▁sub comm ittee , ▁Pet erson ▁worked ▁dil ig ently