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December 7, 2021

Trump-era Oil & Gas Drilling Boom Continues Under Biden, Despite Campaign Pledge 
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The Biden administration has accelerated the expansion of new oil and
gas wells in the United States, issuing drilling permits on public lands
at a faster pace than under President Trump. That's according to a new
report by Public Citizen, which found the Bureau of Land Management has
approved an average of 333 oil and gas drilling permits per month under
Biden-40% faster than it did in the first three years of Trump's
presidency. This comes despite a campaign promise Biden made during a
2020 debate with Bernie Sanders.

Joe Biden: "No more drilling on federal lands, no more drilling,
including offshore, no ability for the oil industry to continue to
drill, period."

Meanwhile a new study finds the world's biggest fossil fuel companies
have made $174 billion in profits during the first nine months of 2021.


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