Journalist PR
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Journalist PR
    • Tech
    • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • Health
    • Games
    • Politics
    • Trending
    Journalist PR
    Home»News»AOC And Other Top Democrats Scold Biden For Not Keeping His Promises On Climate Change

    AOC And Other Top Democrats Scold Biden For Not Keeping His Promises On Climate Change

    0
    By Sam Houston on March 14, 2023 News
    Biden Will Tighten Background Checks For People Who Buy Guns
    Biden Will Tighten Background Checks For People Who Buy Guns
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and other top Democrats strongly criticized President Joe Biden on Monday after his administration gave the green light to a huge oil drilling project in Alaska.

    The Democrats said that the decision to move forward with the Willow Project, an oil drilling project that could produce up to 614 million barrels of crude oil over 30 years, goes against Biden’s larger climate agenda. They also said that the only thing that would have been okay would have been for the president to reject the project outright.

    “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,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a joint statement with Reps. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. “Their decision ignores … the irrefutable science that says we must stop building projects like this to slow the ever more devastating impacts of climate change.”

    They continued-

    “This administration clearly knows what the path to a cleaner and more just future looks like we wish they hadn’t chosen to stray so far from that path with today’s Willow decision“

    “The only acceptable Willow project is no Willow project.”

    On Sunday night, before the decision on Willow was expected, the government said it would keep about 16 million acres of land and water near where the project will be built from being used for oil and gas leasing in the future. In their statement, Ocasio-Cortez and the other Democrats also said, “Divided decisions on the climate crisis are not good enough.”

    Overall, the federal analysis of Willow’s effects on the environment said that it could release as many as 278 million tons of greenhouse gases, which is the same as the carbon footprint of 2 million cars. And environmental groups have been calling the project a “carbon bomb” for years.

    “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.”

    Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., added in a separate tweet-

    “This is a step backwards,”

    Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., added in a separate tweet-

    “The best way to lower energy prices is to shift to renewables — cheaper in the long run and not subject to Big Oil’s price gouging whims.”

    Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, said on Monday that Biden promised to stop all new drilling on federal lands both while running for president and soon after taking office. Willow is the biggest drilling project planned for federal land right now.

    “This disastrous decision to approve the Willow Project in Alaska, one of the largest oil development projects in decades, will have devastating consequences on our planet, frontline communities, and wildlife,” Tlaib said. And Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., blasted the decision, saying it was “wrong on every level.”

    The Oregon lawmaker tweeted-

    “It destroys our climate goals and undermines international climate ambition”

    “We can’t ask other nations to curb dirty energy production if we’re greenlighting fossil projects.”

    AOC And Other Top Democrats Scold Biden For Not Keeping His Promises On Climate Change
    AOC And Other Top Democrats Scold Biden For Not Keeping His Promises On Climate Change

    More News:

    • Congress Is Shocked By Biden’s $5 Trillion Tax Plan
    • Willow The Biden Administration Will Approve A Big Oil Drilling Project In Alaska

    Several of the most important environmental groups, like the Democrats, criticized Biden for approving Willow.

    As of Friday, more than 4 million people had signed two Change.org petitions telling Biden to “say no” to the Willow Project. And the hashtag #StopWillow went viral on social media, getting more than 650 million impressions across all platforms.

    Kristen Monsell, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement-

    “If Biden wants to protect the Arctic, he needs to protect all of it”

    “The president has left us in the cold and missed a major opportunity to live up to his climate commitments. This project is on weak legal ground, and we’re gearing up for action.”

    “This is a crushing step backward at a time when we need this administration to make every leasing and permitting decision through the lens of a comprehensive plan to make public lands part of the climate solution,” Karlin Itchoak, the Alaska senior regional director for The Wilderness Society, added.

    I hope you like our article. If this is the case, we would appreciate it if you would share your insightful ideas in the comments below. You may get even more of these updates by adding Journalistpr.com. to your collection of bookmarks.
    (Source Link)
    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Avatar photo
    Sam Houston

    Journalistpr bestselling author Sam Houston is a former journalist who has interviewed murderers on death row, flown over L.A. with the LAPD. He’s also reported from the Caribbean, Africa and Kuwait’s border with Iraq. His books have been published in nearly 30 countries, including an illegal translation produced in Iran.

    Related Posts

    Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen Assaulted In Florida

    Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen Assaulted In Florida

    March 19, 2023
    Video Released In Fatal Police Shooting of Najee Seabrooks

    Video, 911 Calls, Released In Fatal Police Shooting of Najee Seabrooks!

    March 19, 2023
    Oklahoma City Police Captain Arrested For DUI

    Oklahoma City Police Captain Arrested For DUI, Repeatedly Begs Officer To ‘Turn Off Your Camera’

    March 18, 2023

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    Latest Post
    Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen Assaulted In Florida

    Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen Assaulted In Florida

    March 19, 2023
    Rod Stewart Illness

    Rod Stewart Illness: The Latest Updates and Reactions About His Health!

    March 19, 2023
    Are Isha and Michael Still Together in 2023

    Are Isha and Michael Still Together in 2023? The Latest Update on Their Romance!

    March 19, 2023
    Is My Hero Academia Ending

    Is My Hero Academia Ending: A Letdown for Fans or a Perfect Conclusion?

    March 19, 2023
    Is Bill Self Sick?

    Is Bill Self Sick? He Is Comeback for NCAA Tournament Following Heart Procedure

    March 19, 2023
    Video Released In Fatal Police Shooting of Najee Seabrooks

    Video, 911 Calls, Released In Fatal Police Shooting of Najee Seabrooks!

    March 19, 2023
    About Us

    Here on this Blog journalistpr.com, we will share all the best and authentic information related to Tech news and lots more.

    The modern age requires people to be informed about the latest events in the world. Information portal «journalist PR» is engaged in news coverage of science and technology. Information is provided in the most promising online magazine format containing deployed articles, a mass of colourful illustrations and photographs, as well as entertaining videos and full-length science-fiction movies.

    Latest Posts
    Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen Assaulted In Florida

    Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen Assaulted In Florida

    March 19, 2023
    Rod Stewart Illness

    Rod Stewart Illness: The Latest Updates and Reactions About His Health!

    March 19, 2023
    Are Isha and Michael Still Together in 2023

    Are Isha and Michael Still Together in 2023? The Latest Update on Their Romance!

    March 19, 2023
    Follow Us On
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Go to mobile version