Friday, Feb 23, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kevin Madden (857) 288-6390 Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney issued the following statement on the current environmental debate: "Governor Mark Sanford is right. Unfortunately, some in the Republican Party are embracing the radical environment al ideas of the liberal left. As governor, I found that thoughtful environmentalism need not be anti-growth and anti- jobs . But Kyoto-style sweeping mandates, imposed unilaterally in the United States , would kill jobs , depress growth and shift manufacturing to the dirtiest developing nations." " Republicans should never abandon pro-growth conservative principles in an effort to embrace the ideas of Al Gore . Instead of sweeping mandates, we must use America's power of innovation to develop alternative sources of energy and new technologies that use energy more efficiently."