![]() ![]() The incantation of a reversal from "bad" energy-nuclear power and fossil fuels-to "good" energy-photovoltaics and wind turbines-makes the energy transition a spiritually charged endeavor, a kind of secular doctrine of salvation. This immunizes followers against doubts and reasonable objections regarding their economic viability and their social desirability. ![]() Luke Weber writes in Switzerland's NZZ, it is now abundantly clear that the environmental movement has religious traits. Apocalyptic visions replace reason and welfare. Last year, environmental groups challenged the sale of drilling rights off the coast of Alaska, which was also mandated in last year's law but failed to stop that sale from going through."Įnvironmentalists sue to stop Gulf of Mexico oil and gas auction The law included billions of dollars of funding to address climate concerns, but also protected federal drilling auctions Biden originally had promised to end. ![]() The lease sale would be the first in the Gulf since 2021 and would satisfy a provision in President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act requiring the sale by March 31. even though the auction is mandated by last year's landmark energy and climate law.Interior Department from offering up drilling rights in 73.3 million acres of the oil-rich region later this month, The lawsuit filed by Earthjustice, the Sierra Club and other environmental groups in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeks to stop the U.S. "Environmental groups sued the Biden administration on Monday to block the sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico. The annual oil and gas drilling rights auction is mandated by federal law.Īre those who are suing the federal government, trying to stop the federally mandated oil & gas drilling rights auction, committing some kind of illegal action? Any takers?Īctivists Make Final Appeal to Biden to Block Arctic Oil Project - Inside Climate News Estimates are that 300K is the minimum amount to keep the oil flowing. The EIA-WPSR reports Alaskan flow are down to 445K BOPD. One of the funny things (there are many) is this oil is desperately needed to keep the Alaskan pipeline running. If it's approved for 2 sites, the COP will likely backaway as the nameplate production of 180K BOPD will be far less. The project originally permitted for 5-drillsites is down to three in the BLM approval. The green lobby is going nuts to shoot it down, and may ultimately prevail, as I discussed above. It has passed every environmental review and received a (grudging) recommendation for approval from the approving authority-the Bureau of Land Management in early Feb, 23. This is in spite of every member of the affected parties in Alaska coming out in favor of it and meeting with the president to push for its approval. My bet is it will be soft-denied, with an approval that makes the project uneconomic for the operator, ConocoPhillips (COP)-effectively killing it. ![]() It looks like the Willow project is headed toward some sort of final resolution soon by the Biden administration. ![]()
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