Biden to halt new oil and gas leases on federal lands Wednesday
CNN)
President Joe Biden is set to order a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with his plans.
The move is expected to be the most prominent in a series of climate actions the President will take on Wednesday, including elevating the climate crisis as a national security issue.
President Joe Biden is set to order a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with his plans.
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So what does this mean to our national security?
A) No longer energy independent...
U.S. energy production in 2019 was higher than U.S. energy consumption for the first time in 62 years.
Thus, the U.S. attained the long-held goal of
“energy independence”—
U.S. energy production in 2019 was higher than U.S. energy consumption for the first time in 62 years. Thus, the…
www.instituteforenergyresearch.org
Biden's response?
President Biden pleaded with OPEC this week to pump more oil. Those pleas were rebuffed, and late in the week Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm called on oil-producing nations to immediately increase crude supplies so people won’t be hurt by high prices this winter.
Here's why it is doubly ironic that the U.S. is pleading with OPEC to produce more oil.
www.forbes.com
So Biden says let's make the USA energy DEPENDENT on OPEC, Russia, et.al. for energy!
And of a few moments ago... USA looking to move troops out of Ukraine and guess what that means to oil importation from Russia?