President Biden broke a central campaign promise when he approved a massive oil drilling project this week, angering progressives who called for him to reject the proposal.
Sen. Dan Sullivan outlines the economic and environmental benefits of the Alaska Willow Oil Project on ‘America Reports.’
"The Biden administration has committed to fighting climate change and advancing environmental justice—today’s decision to approve the Willow project fails to live up to those promises," Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.,Jared Huffman, D-Calif., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. said in a joint statement Monday.
Approving Willow — which could produce up to 614 million barrels over its life span which, when burned, could spew 278 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions, the carbon footprint equivalent of 2 million cars — is a significant departure from Biden's 2020 campaign platform. on federal lands and waters while promising to steer clear of wildlife refuges in Alaska.
"It’s disappointing to see Secretary [Deb] Haaland and President [Joe] Biden approve the ‘Willow Project’ for ConocoPhillips," Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., tweeted Monday."The Western Arctic is one of the last great wild landscapes on the planet and as public land it belongs to every American. Industrial development in this unspoiled landscape will not age well."
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