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    Left Wing Democrats Ask Biden To Cancel Oil Drilling On Federal Lands, Declare ‘Climate Emergency’

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    Thomas Catenacci 

    The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), a group of 97 left wing lawmakers, urged President Joe Biden to declare a “climate emergency” and issue a series of bans on federal oil and gas leasing.

    The requests were part of the CPC’s proposed agenda for executive action released Thursday that it would like to see the White House pursue moving forward. Democratic Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal is the caucus’ chair and Sen. Bernie Sanders is its sole member from the Senate.

    “There is no people-centered agenda that doesn’t include aggressive, bold climate action and reducing our reliance on fossil fuels,” the caucus said in a fact sheet released along with the agenda. “While the executive branch has made progress, there is more to do to meet this moment and lower costs by transitioning to clean energy.”

    In addition to declaring a climate emergency, the CPC urged Biden to mobilize domestic renewable energy manufacturing via the Defense Production Act, reinstate a crude oil export ban and build large-scale renewable energy systems nationwide. The Democrats also asked Biden to ban all new federal oil and gas leases.

    The CPC agenda also said the White House should move to end all existing fossil fuel subsidies. There are approximately $20 billion in subsidies allocated to the fossil fuel industry every year, according to a 2019 Environmental and Energy Study Institute report.

    Biden should finally order the executive branch — including the State Department, Treasury Department and U.S. Export-Import Bank — to phase out all financing for domestic and international fossil fuel projects and reallocate that money toward clean energy projects, the CPC said.

    “In order to secure clean air and safe drinking water, healthy communities, energy independence, and a livable climate for all of us, President Biden can and must use every tool available,” Sierra Club legislative director Melinda Pierce said in a statement. “The Biden administration also must leverage the government’s vast purchasing power and rulemaking authority to further expedite the transition from fossil fuel dependence to affordable and secure sources of clean energy.”

    Sunrise Movement advocacy director Lauren Maunus added that Biden must “use the full powers of the presidency” to stop climate change and not alienate “his own base.”

    However, the CPC’s agenda didn’t address the critical mineral supply chain or increased domestic mining, topics that experts and international energy groups have stressed. The U.S. has fallen behind on mineral production which is important for renewable energy technology.

    China controlled about 55% of the world’s mining capacity and 85% of global mineral refining in 2020, a White House supply chain report from June concluded.

    Energy Information Administration data also showed that the U.S. government subsidized the renewable energy industry far more than it did the fossil fuel industry, according to the Columbia Climate School. Fossil fuel industry groups have also argued that an oil export ban would shock the global market and benefit hostile actors such as Russia which would fill the gap.


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    Michael A...
    Michael A...
    2 years ago

    This sort of political push by Progressives should cement once for all that climate change is a political movement rather then an environmental movement. It’s all about control. Vote Red, get rid of these turkey politicians.

    Vincent
    Vincent
    2 years ago
    Reply to  Michael A...

    Let’s see.
    If you fight climate change, and it doesn’t exist, then no harm done, the environment is that much nicer.
    If you do not fight climate change, and it is a problem, then humans become extinct.

    So, you are willing to risk all humanity to own the libs? You are one stupid conservative nut job.

    Michael A...
    Michael A...
    2 years ago
    Reply to  Vincent

    Despite the insults I will treat you like ‘an adult’. In the future when all emissions are near 0, the left will still insist that climate change is happening, and The Earth is in in danger. It is much too brilliant as a con job. The weather is hot, the weather is cold, there is too much snow, there is too little snow—it can ALL be blamed on climate change. It’s brilliant if you are stupid enough to fall prey to its big lie. The only risk to all humanity is becoming so stupid we extinguish ourselves.
    But all is not lost for your way of thinking “Vincent”. I closely follow battery, battery storage and EV progress. Humanity is making great strides in these areas. Another area is electricity production from new designs in nuclear power. Advances in fusion power is another. Another is geothermal, using the Earths core Some of it is driven by the scare of climate change. Nothing however is advanced by applying taxes to energy as a means of alleviating climate change, only idiots fall for that nonsense. That is why these politicians must go.

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