The Biden Administration has now suspended drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska which had previously been approved by the Trump Administration. This, in spite of the fact that gas prices are rising at a record pace.
As The Daily Wire reports:
“The Department of the Interior today suspended all activities related to the implementation of the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge pending completion of a comprehensive analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement. “The Department is notifying lessees that it is suspending oil and gas leases in the Arctic Refuge, pending the review, to determine whether the leases should be reaffirmed, voided, or subject to additional mitigation measures.”
The news comes as gas prices under the Biden administration have risen every month that he has been in office and are currently more than $.60 per gallon higher than in January.
Politico reports:
The Arctic Refuge’s coastal plain, a 1.6 million-acre stretch of tundra on Alaska’s North Slope, was opened to oil and gas development as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The language included in the bill was drafted by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and gave power and authority over the leasing program to the secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management. The Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the refuge, played only a marginal role in the environmental review process.
The GOP Governor of Alaska shredded Biden for the decision, which will likely have dire economic consequences for the state:
“The Biden Administration’s suspension of leases in the ANWR 1002 Area is contrary to federal law. Section 20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017) clearly says ‘The Secretary shall establish and administer a competitive oil and gas program for the leasing, development, production and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain.’ Neither the President nor the Secretary are given the discretion to decide otherwise. Our leases for oil and gas are valid and cannot be taken away by the federal government,” said Governor Dunleavy. “I oppose this assault on Alaska’s economy and will use every means necessary to undo this egregious federal overreach. Alaska does responsible oil and gas development in the Arctic under stricter environmental standards than anywhere else in the world. Yet the federal government is focused on trying to stop our ability to produce oil and gas. Each action they take demonstrates a failure to comprehend the worldwide demand for oil and gas. If Alaska continues to be denied its constitutional right to safely develop resources, countries with much lower environmental standards will gladly fill that void with significant environmental impacts. Shutting down our lands was not what William Seward intended when Alaska was founded and we are not going to allow the Biden administration to turn Alaska into a giant national park.”
Are we really surprised? That’s just more proof that he’s a moron The gas and oil companies should sue the dumb bastard
My question has been answered: Biden’s family owns oil stocks, and they’re going to clean up on these gas prices.
This begs the question: Would a gay, transgender/trans-species/woke American citizen be exempted from having to pay higher gasoline prices? They voted for Numb Nuts, obviously, so he should give them a break. I’ll bet that’s the case: There’s a secret handshake they use to signal the gas station owner to reduce the per gallon charge! They also gamble at their local casino (Breathing in cubic yards of second hand smoke) with the knowledge that all their money will be returned–with interest–should they not win a jackpot. They’ll of course be excused from any obligation to be conscripted into military service, once our exalted leader embroils our forces in another proxy war. By the same token, those Biden voters will pay less money for meat and other products under a special program to advantage their ranks, and their taxes won’t go up by a cent while the rest of us get soaked. Would all these assertions be a correct assessment?
Guess what Beijing Briben, we don’t want any stinking electric cars! We actually liked being energy independent and will remember this in the next election!
I amnot surprised that the communist handlers are putting all this on his monitors that dementia jo can barely be coherent enough to read.
Remove all these communist, marxist, socialist, progressive, stalinists, leninists, pedophile protector democrats from office! Period.
That’s not as easy as it sounds. Liberals have complete domination of the media, academia, courts, state and federal government offices and protest resources such as Antifa and BLM. They’re also funded by foreign potentates who are pulling in markers our politicians owe for their campaign financing. If the Epstein caper was any indication, there’s also an extortion racket operating within our political realm. We’re not discussing nice people who observe laws and abide by Constitutional principles. Our political class is now a regime, and you’ll be reminded at various stages of their oppressive agendas just how powerful these people are getting.
Reopen Keystone XL, Daktoa pipelines NOW