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Biden administration moves toward approval for major Alaska oil drilling project: Takes step toward approving the $8 billion Willow plan that climate groups have long condemned.
CNBC ^ | 03/13/2023 | Emma Newburger

Posted on 03/13/2023 8:12:58 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Key Points

  • The Biden administration on Wednesday recommended a scaled-down version of a major oil drilling project in the North Slope of Alaska, taking a step toward approving the $8 billion Willow plan that climate groups have long condemned.
  • The Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management released an environmental analysis that proposes lowering the number of drilling sites from five to three under the project, which is led by ConocoPhillips, Alaska's largest crude oil producer.
  • The federal government has 30 days to issue a final decision on whether to approve the project.

President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday recommended a scaled-down version of a major oil drilling project in the North Slope of Alaska, taking a step toward approving the $8 billion Willow plan that climate groups have long condemned.

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management released an environmental analysis that proposes lowering the number of drilling sites from five to three under the project, which is led by ConocoPhillips , Alaska’s largest crude oil producer.

The Biden administration has 30 days to issue a final decision on whether to approve the Willow project in the northernmost part of the state. The Interior emphasized it could select a different option, including taking no action or postponing a ruling about permits to more than one drill site.

The Willow project would produce about 600 million barrels of oil over 30 years and would generate around 278 million metric tons of carbon emissions, according to Interior estimates. Environmental advocates argue the plan would undermine the Biden administration’s agenda to curb fossil fuel production and say the project’s emissions would be roughly equivalent to what 66 new coal-fired power plants produce in a year.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; biden; drilling; ecoterrorism; ecoterrorists; energy; frankmurkowski; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; lisamurkowski; oil; sarahpalin; willow; willowproject
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Kristen Miller, executive director of the nonprofit Alaska Wilderness League, called the Willow project a “massive climate disaster” and urged the administration to reverse its decision to advance the plan.

“Our window to act is rapidly closing to avert catastrophic climate change, and this plan only takes us one giant step closer to the edge,” Miller said. “We should be prioritizing ways to preserve this irreplaceable ecosystem, by protecting critical wildlife and subsistence resources and avoiding increased climate pollution.”

1 posted on 03/13/2023 8:12:58 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

More evidence that Biden is serious about running for re-election. Kinda late though.


2 posted on 03/13/2023 8:13:59 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: SeekAndFind

What’s the catch......there’s ALWAYS catch with these people.......another opportunity to screw Americans perhaps?


3 posted on 03/13/2023 8:15:29 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Brilliant

True-—his polling must be far worse than the margin of error for cheating.


4 posted on 03/13/2023 8:18:53 AM PDT by mikelets456
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To: SeekAndFind

To be revoked after the election.


5 posted on 03/13/2023 8:19:45 AM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: SeekAndFind

Make the announcement and get the credit. The Deep State will slow walk all the regulation approvals which will take years, and then kill it by process.


6 posted on 03/13/2023 8:19:53 AM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: SeekAndFind

Yeah, after Saudi’s rejected Biden begging for more oil.
And now China+Iran+Saudi are aligned with Russia.

Which means Ukraine needs more money from United States.
So Biden needs more tax revenues from Alaska oil.


7 posted on 03/13/2023 8:20:58 AM PDT by entropy12 (Food is most popular anxiety drug, exercise is the least popular.)
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To: Brilliant

This isn’t for re-election use since Deep State will be exporting the oil.


8 posted on 03/13/2023 8:24:43 AM PDT by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: Brilliant

They think we are idiots they really do.


9 posted on 03/13/2023 8:24:52 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: V_TWIN

He probably got a cut. All the oil and gas industry had to figure out is that Biden is for sale. Make sure that Biden and his family get a cut and Biden forgets about all that Climate Change BS.


10 posted on 03/13/2023 8:24:56 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: gibsonguy

They don’t think we are idiots, they think their own base is—and they are right.


11 posted on 03/13/2023 8:27:26 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: dynachrome

RE: To be revoked after the election.

Won’t the companies and businesses gearing up for this project anticipate this?


12 posted on 03/13/2023 8:27:51 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Brilliant

Yep, just in time for the election.

Let’s not lose sight of the fact that his handlers are crafty and devious. And they know how to manipulate the voters.

The old geezer has a decent shot at getting re-elected. After all, we elected BHO twice.


13 posted on 03/13/2023 8:28:03 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Brilliant

Sounds like they may realize the catastrophe they caused by shutting down domestic production, perhaps planning for a major war in the coming years.


14 posted on 03/13/2023 8:28:14 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: SeekAndFind

To be revoked after the election.

***********

Not if they pay to play. That’s the Dems’ big game don’t you know.


15 posted on 03/13/2023 8:29:14 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: SeekAndFind
"Let's think about this. I already drained the SPR. What can I do now so that they will love me?"


16 posted on 03/13/2023 8:29:41 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (There is lots of money and power in Green Communism and we all know where Communism ends.)
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To: Starboard

I agree.


17 posted on 03/13/2023 8:30:06 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant
More evidence that Biden is serious about running for re-election.

Probably more serious about how they can make money from this. Approval was discussed and probably won't be given unless Biden et. al. can be assured of their not-insubstantial-cut.

Yeah, I'm a cynic.

18 posted on 03/13/2023 8:30:16 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (You can never have enough clamps. Thanks Ben.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Biden administration moves toward approval for major Alaska oil drilling project...

Of course, all the Biden Bribers are securely locked in place to steal the profits from the American People.

19 posted on 03/13/2023 8:37:55 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Army Air Corps; V_TWIN
He probably got a cut.

Probably?


20 posted on 03/13/2023 8:40:57 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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