In a statement, White House press secretary KARINE JEAN-PIERRE says not so fast: “The Department of the Interior will make an independent decision on the Willow Project. At the same time, Biden has faced intense pressure from lawmakers, unions and many indigenous communities in Alaska who say the Willow project would provide an economic lifeline to the region, providing critical revenue to combat poverty, support local schools and even boost longevity.” Bloomberg : “Environmental activists who helped put Biden in the White House insisted approval would be a betrayal of his campaign pledges. Biden has approved freely, without a court or a congressional mandate.” The Willow project would be one of the few oil developments that Mr. Biden to back away from his campaign pledge of ‘no more drilling on federal lands, period’ and sign off on some limited oil and gas leases. NYT : “The approval of the largest proposed oil project in the country would mark a turning point in the administration’s approach to fossil fuel development. It could eventually yield 180,000 barrels of crude daily - about 1.6% of current domestic production, per Bloomberg - and AL GORE recently said moving forward with it would be “recklessly irresponsible” and “a recipe for climate chaos.” He added, “The pollution it would generate will not only put Alaska native and other local communities at risk, it is incompatible with the ambition we need to achieve a net zero future.” Known as the Willow project, it has been targeted by green activists as a top priority, akin to a 2023 redux of the Keystone XL pipeline. Bloomberg calls it “one of the most momentous climate decisions” President JOE BIDEN has had to make - one coming after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine massively shifted the global energy outlook and prompted Biden to pressure fossil fuel companies to increase domestic production. | Evan Vucci, File/AP Photo DRIVING THE DAYĭON’T CALL IT TRIANGULATION (YET) - Last night brought another policy development from the Biden administration that is causing agita on the left, this time from environmentalists.īiden officials are reportedly set to approve a major oil drilling project by ConocoPhillips in Alaska. Since the State of the Union, President Joe Biden has made a series of high-profile moves that are disappointing progressives.
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