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July 5, 2022

Biden Proposes New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling, Betraying Campaign Pledge
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The Biden administration has unveiled a draft proposal to lease new oil
and gas drilling rights in federal waters off the coasts of Alaska and
the Gulf of Mexico. The Interior Department unveiled the plan just ahead
of the July Fourth holiday weekend. It's the third time since November
the Biden administration has announced new oil and gas leasing plans on
the Friday before a holiday. The climate watchdog group Oil Change
International blasted the announcement as a "stark betrayal of President
Biden's climate promises and the communities who will suffer the brunt
of this drilling. … Biden is choosing to stand with Big Oil and Gas
rather than the voters who elected him and who overwhelmingly want a
swift transition to renewable energy."


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