White House denies reports Biden has decided to sign off on controversial Alaska oil project

[jgo]

Source: The Hill

The Biden administration denied multiple media reports that it will announce its approval next week of a controversial Arctic oil drilling project long opposed by environmentalist and Native American groups.

CNN, The New York Times and Bloomberg reported on Friday that the Interior Department will officially give ConocoPhillips the nod to proceed with the Willow Project, an $8 billion endeavor that would be the single largest oil operation in the U.S., next week. A White House official denied the reports to The Hill, however, and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday that no final decision had been made.


Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3895262-white-house-denies-reports-biden-has-decided-to-sign-off-on-controversial-alaska-oil-project/

[Bayard]

1. Good!

[ZonkerHarris]

2. Thats not a No, it's a Not Yet

[montanacowboy]

3. Why are they even considering this?

This is a big friggin NO

[Peregrine Took]

4. Ya, that's the way I see it. Run it up the flagpole and see just how much stink it causes. n/t

[Shipwack]

6. Not that I necessarily think this is true, but...

One possibility is that he -was- considering this, but it was contingent on someone (say... Joe Manchin?) being cooperative on their end. When the "quid" didn't happen, he withdrew his "quo".

[Peregrine Took]

5. I'm so bummed out about Rockford, Il and them cementing over a priarie. Ugh

https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2023-03-08/no-reprieve-for-the-prairie-update-bulldozer-plows-through-bell-bowl-prairie-as-rockford-airport-begins-construction

[NH Ethylene]

7. I wonder if Biden is following the old Bill Clinton handbook.

Clinton took many of the GOP positions, tweaked them to be a bit more left, and implemented them. Welfare reform was one example. They were pushing the welfare queens with Cadillacs stories until the whole nation was just steaming about it. Then Clinton put through reforms. It took the teeth out of the Republican's efforts to oppose him. He went on to become a very popular president.

Biden has verbally backpedaled a bit on the immigration issue and now is suggesting an Alaskan pipeline approval? Even if that never happens (and I really hope it doesn't!), people will hear this and it will help neutralize the disgruntlement over oil prices.

[Celerity]

8. this aged well

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

9. No shit, he 100% signed off on it, welcome to the next 100 years of combustion power

Obviolsly we need oil to fight wars

TAIWAN!!!!

[ZonkerHarris]

10. They hung her out to dry on this one. Totally fucked over.