US House Republicans Push Through An Energy Bill That’s A “License To Pollute”
, Julian Cribb makes it quite clear: in order to solve climate crisis, we must “end all extraction and use of fossil fuels and their byproducts — pesticides, plastics, and petrochemicals by 2023.” It’s also evident that the divided, GOP-controlled US House of Representatives isn’t listening.
shorten some of the environmental reviews that are currently required before construction of oil and gas pipelines and other energy infrastructure;limit the president’s power over energy development, curb his authority to restrict or delay the development of energy on federal land, and bar him from banning the use of fracking to extract oil and gas;reclassify what types of activities would be subject to high levels of environmental...
. They counter that the current administration holds back the potential of US energy production and has elevated prices for gas and groceries.Republicans presented thinly veiled arguments that the legislation would lower energy costs. The reality is that perpetuating the use of fossil fuels and propping upThe nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated on Tuesday that the bill would increase the deficit by $430 million.compared with 2021, while oil subsidies rose by around 85%.
No longer would oil and gas companies be required to pay a fee on emissions of planet-warming methane gas.
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