Posted on 01/26/2021 1:02:44 PM PST by lowbridge
President Joe Biden is set to announce a wide-ranging moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on U.S. lands, as his administration moves quickly to reverse Trump administration policies on energy and the environment and address climate change.
Two people with knowledge of Biden’s plans outlined the proposed moratorium, which will be announced Wednesday. They asked not to be identified because the plan has not been made been public; some details remain in flux.
The move follows a 60-day suspension of new drilling permits for U.S. lands and waters announced last week and follows Biden’s campaign pledge to halt new drilling on federal lands and end the leasing of publicly owned energy reserves as part of his plan to address climate change. The moratorium is intended to allow time for officials to review the impact of oil and gas drilling on the environment and climate.
Environmental groups hailed the expected moratorium as the kind of bold, urgent action needed to slow climate change.
“The fossil fuel industry has inflicted tremendous damage on the planet. The administration’s review, if done correctly, will show that filthy fracking and drilling must end for good, everywhere,'' said Kierán Suckling, executive director at the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental group that has pushed for the drilling pause.
Oil industry groups slammed the move, saying Biden had already eliminated thousands of oil and gas jobs by killing the Keystone XL oil pipeline on his first day in office.
"This is just the start. It will get worse,'' said Brook Simmons, president of the Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma. "Meanwhile, the laws of physics, chemistry and supply and demand remain in effect. Oil and natural gas prices are going up, and so will home heating bills, consumer prices and fuel costs.''
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Ukraine and the Middle East applaud his actions, no doubt.
Biden loves government..hates Americans..like most dims.
This POS is a wrecking ball.
Biden is openly anti-American.
What Country is Joe working for it can’t be the US
ANYTHING to hurt America and her energy independence.
The insane just can’t stand the thought of America doing well.
That was obvious months ago when biden promised to go after the coal and oil industries.
How many more jobs can he kill before the week is out? 10,000? 20,000?.................................
How much can a President attack the economy and infrastructure of the US and thus commit treason by making us vulnerable to our enemies?????
I felt like Obama did just that, and Biden is committing the same crime against the US, only at a faster pace.
Utter evil.
I am living a NIGHTMARE. This regime is 10 times worse than Obummer.
Now we'll have to get our oil from our enemies in the Middle East again.
Gas prices at the pump scheduled to go through the roof in 3....2....1.....
This is what happens when we let a bunch of losers steal the election from our president.
And in turn the Oil and Trucking Companies should “Pause” ALL Deliveries of Gasoline, Propane,Heating Oil,.. to New England for 60 days while this plays out.
Pause is a nice word for bar drilling from Federal lands. Why does the gummit own land?
As Joe Biden dismantles the US fossil fuel industry citing the impending doom of Climate Change.Never forget, that the Biden family has made the majority of their money from a Ukrainian fracking company (Burisma), a Chinese coal company (Yancoal), and a Chinese oil & gas conglomerate (CEFC).
He obviously couldn't care less about Climate Change. So, why exactly is he declaring war on *AMERICAN* energy❓
Our gas price just jumped .15 today. Up about .50 since election.
[ Oil and natural gas prices are going up, and so will home heating bills, consumer prices and fuel costs.’’ ]
Excellent voting, Democrats. Thanks for the Dark Winter!
Another month of this and half the Democrats will be calling for Trump to return.
Let’s be clear, Joe is playing with legos while the radicals around him are enacting things.
Most of the increased production of petroleum in the USA has been from private ground so this will have much less impact than he would have liked.
Shutting down the pipeline will not stop on drop of oil from being transported. The oil will go by rail car and commercial trucks which are both more likely to have accidents and spills than are pipelines. The big difference in the differing transportation methods is that with out the pipeline it will cost consumers more per gallon at the gas pump.
Driving up the cost of gas and other oil products is china joes goal.
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