Biden administration bans drilling in nearly half of Alaska petroleum reserve in sweeping win for climate advocates

CNN ^ | April 19, 2024 | By Ella Nilsen

[Oldeconomybuyer]

CNN — In a sweeping win for climate and environmental advocates, the Biden administration on Friday finalized a rule to ban fossil fuel drilling on nearly half of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, alongside other major conservation actions.

The Interior Department will block oil drilling on over 13 million acres in the Western Arctic, including about 40% of the land of the NPR-A – a remote area that is home to protected animal species including polar bears and caribou.

The reserve is more than 23 million acres of public land and an underground emergency oil supply for the US Navy that was designated in the early 1920s. More recently, it’s become the site of the ConocoPhillips-owned Willow project, a controversial oil drilling venture in the Arctic.

When the Biden administration approved Willow in March 2023, it sparked intense backlash among young people on social media, as well as environmental and climate groups. Friday’s action could improve President Joe Biden’s approval among young voters.

Some Alaska Natives are critical of the drilling ban across such a significant swath of the NPR-A. It has proved controversial with Alaska’s bipartisan congressional delegation, as well as Alaska Native groups who say they depend on the tax revenue from oil drilling to fund schools and basic services.

The ban will also open the president to attacks from Republicans that he is failing to prioritize American energy independence and is driving up the price of gasoline.

[piasa]

So, Biden will allow the flow of Arctic oil from Russia into the market at premium prices... while ensuring US citizens get none of the work.

[Williams]

Holy Christmas!

These leftists could not be any more insane.

[mbrfl]

Climate advocate? What’s a climate advocate?

[gettinolder]

Truly F#€k!ng stupid.

I am finishing up the 2024 season working for an oil company up here right now.

Every day you may see Caribou, muskox, Arctic Fox and other wildlife wandering freely through the camps next to the drill rigs and through Deadhorse all over the tundra… It’s stupid to think that we are damaging this biome in any regard whatsoever.

Here’s the order; health and safety, environment and THEN production.

You can be fired for throwing a banana peel on the ground or intentionally pouring out coffee on the ground.

I just got back into Deadhorse yesterday after working east not too far from ANWR.

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[Theophilus 7]

Protecting energy reserves from Americans for the CCP....this has been going on for decades.

[Theophilus 7]

It’s Obama

[dfwgator]

Might as well give it back to the Russians, at least they’ll drill there.