FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, after his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
The order was welcomed by environmentalists and derided by the oil and gas industry, whose largest onshore drilling companies have stockpiled permitsU.S. federal lands and waters account for close to 25% of the nation’s crude oil output, making them a big contributor to energy supply but also to America’s greenhouse gas emissions.
In the order, dated Jan. 20 and seen by Reuters Thursday, Biden’s Acting Interior Secretary Scott de la Vega suspended the authority of agency offices to issue fossil fuel authorizations, revise land management plans, approve ground-disturbing activities, and more.
Goodbye jobs, welcome higher gas prices. Saudi are rubbing their hands in glee. Green leftards in charge.
That's a big mistake!😡👎
O your just crushing it, as in our lives.
Putain
Do you think America's enemies are going to do the same thing? No. They will quickly gain an energy advantage over us and then we are going to have to bow down to our enemies to get gas. This is suicide.
Did you read the article ..ot does not suspend current operations
A large number of companies got in front of this and have permits stockpiled
At last/at least some sanity in the far north!
(Dollars per gallon)
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