re: ‘Drill, Baby, Drill!' Will Secure American Prosperity For The Twenty First Century

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Oh noz... here we go again, the likelihood of another Deepwater Horizon event, like the one which reduced Jindal to rubble, looms.

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So you're telling me that offshore drilling isn't potentially dangerous for the environment... and for the workers on the platforms? It is, and Deepwater Horizon simply foreshadows what could happen in the future.

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The Biden administration's most important climate action to date was signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law in August 2022, the most comprehensive climate legislation the U.S. has even seen.

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President Biden has been clear that climate change is the existential threat of our time – and we must act with the urgency it demands to protect the future for generations to come. That’s why, since Day One, President Biden has led and delivered on the most ambitious climate agenda in history, which is lowering energy costs for hardworking Americans, creating millions of good-paying jobs, safeguarding the health of our communities, and ensuring America leads the clean energy future.

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing a temporary pause on pending decisions on exports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to non-FTA countries until the Department of Energy can update the underlying analyses for authorizations.

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As Republicans in Congress continue to deny the very existence of climate change while attempting to strip their constituents of the economic, environmental and health benefits of the President’s historic climate investments, the Biden-Harris Administration will continue to lead the way in ambitious climate action while ensuring the American economy remains the envy of the world.

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Biden’s war on energy’ Despite record-setting production, Biden has come under fire for his energy policy. “Unfortunately, this Administration continues to pursue policies designed to limit access to new production—most notably on federal lands and waters. The world will continue to demand more energy, not less, and we urge policymakers to recognize the role American energy production can play as a stabilizing force for consumers here at home and around the world,” American Petroleum Institute Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics and Regulatory Affairs Dustin Meyer, said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Other non-OPEC oil producers including Canada and Brazil are also pumping more oil than ever before.

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Earlier this month at a GOP presidential primary debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to “open up all of our domestic energy for production” to “lower your gas prices.” DeSantis made a similar comment at the CNN town hall last week.

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So you're telling me that offshore drilling isn't potentially dangerous for the environment... and for the workers on the platforms? It is, and Deepwater Horizon simply foreshadows what could happen in the future.

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Most rigs would probably be so far offshore they would not pose a threat to the view.

Now the threat of a BP style oil spill may deter some companies from drilling because one mistake would bankrupt them in fines and claims from losses in the tourism industry.

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