US Government Advances $8B Alaska Oil Drilling Plan
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US Government Advances $8B Alaska Oil Drilling Plan
US Government Advances , $8B Alaska Oil Drilling Plan.
'The Guardian' reports that the White House has advanced the ConocoPhillips
Willow project on Alaska's north slope.
The drilling project has been
fiercely opposed by environmentalists.
.
Our Native villages are eroding into the sea, thawing permafrost is making infrastructure insecure, and food sources are disappearing, Karlin Nageak Itchoak, senior regional director at the
non-profit Wilderness Society, via 'The Guardian'.
And this project would just exacerbate and speed up the climate crisis in the Arctic, Karlin Nageak Itchoak, senior regional director at the
non-profit Wilderness Society, via 'The Guardian'.
Critics have also pointed to Biden's about-face on the topic since he ran for president under the platform of ending oil and gas drilling and moving toward renewable energy.
Critics have also pointed to Biden's about-face on the topic since he ran for president under the platform of ending oil and gas drilling and moving toward renewable energy.
It’s outrageous that Biden seems ready to greenlight the massively destructive Willow project, prioritizing oil industry profits over the future of polar bears and other Arctic wildlife, Kristen Monsell, senior attorney at the Center
for Biological Diversity, via 'The Guardian'.
An environmental review by the Bureau of Land Management suggests that a scaled-back version of the project would minimize wildlife disturbances... .
An environmental review by the Bureau of Land Management suggests that a scaled-back version of the project would minimize wildlife disturbances... .
... but would still allow the production of
up to 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
The project would be located in the
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the biggest
area of undisturbed public land in America.
.
'The Guardian' reports that the project
could be required to scale back
even further or be scrapped altogether.
A final decision will be
announced in about a month
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Biden Administration , Approves Contested Alaskan , Oil Drilling Project.
CNN reports that the Biden administration
has greenlighted the Willow Project in Alaska. .
CNN reports that the Biden administration
has greenlighted the Willow Project in Alaska. .
The decision has reportedly angered
opponents such as climate activists
and set the stage for legal challenges.
CNN reports that the Willow Project is located
in the National Petroleum Reserve, land
that is owned by the federal government. .
The area holds an estimated
600 million barrels of oil.
According to the Biden administration's estimates,
the project will generate enough oil to release
9.2 million metric tons of carbon every year. .
According to the Biden administration's estimates,
the project will generate enough oil to release
9.2 million metric tons of carbon every year. .
Supporters of the decision, including a coalition of Alaska
Native tribes and groups, have hailed the drilling project
as a vital revenue source that will also create jobs. .
We finally did it, Willow is finally
reapproved, and we can almost
literally feel Alaska’s future
brightening because of it, Lisa Murkowski, Republican Senator of Alaska, via CNN.
We finally did it, Willow is finally
reapproved, and we can almost
literally feel Alaska’s future
brightening because of it, Lisa Murkowski, Republican Senator of Alaska, via CNN.
According to Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the state is , “now on the cusp of creating thousands of new jobs,
generating billions of dollars in new revenues.”.
According to Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the state is , “now on the cusp of creating thousands of new jobs,
generating billions of dollars in new revenues.”.
She added that the drilling project
has the potential to improve , "quality of life on
the North Slope
and across our state.”.
Opponents argue that the project works against the
Biden administration's stated climate goals and
poses a threat to both the environment and public health.
Opponents argue that the project works against the
Biden administration's stated climate goals and
poses a threat to both the environment and public health
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Arctic Outbreak Causes , Rare Weather Phenomena , Across US Northeast.
'Newsweek' reports that the Northeast of
the United States has experienced a number of
rare cold weather phenomena amid an arctic blast.
Record-breaking cold air struck New England with
wind chills below negative ten degrees in New York
and as low as - 60 degrees in northern Maine.
On February 4, New Hampshire experienced
the coldest wind chill ever recorded in U.S.
history, reaching more that -108 degrees.
On February 4, New Hampshire experienced
the coldest wind chill ever recorded in U.S.
history, reaching more that -108 degrees.
The National Weather Service
described the cold front as , "a historic Arctic outbreak
for the modern era.".
In addition to the historically low temperatures, the region
also experienced a number of rare winter weather events,
including frost quakes, cracking trees and sea smoke.
In addition to the historically low temperatures, the region
also experienced a number of rare winter weather events,
including frost quakes, cracking trees and sea smoke.
Frost quakes, otherwise known as cryoseisms, are just like
earthquakes, which generate tremors and thunderous
sensations when large cracks develop in frozen soil.
Dan Skoff, KNWA News chief meteorologist, says that
frost quakes can shake houses, which occurred in
Arkansas late in January amid a similar weather event.
The NWS also shared eerie videos of trees cracking, likely
from water inside the trees freezing and expanding, which , "caused some tree damage and power outages.".
The same region also experienced sea smoke,
otherwise known as frost smoke or steam fog,
which occurs when frigid air moves over warmer water.
Sea smoke, which creates the appearance of smoke over
the water and typically occurs in the Arctic, was spotted
by residents in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
Sea smoke, which creates the appearance of smoke over
the water and typically occurs in the Arctic, was spotted
by residents in Little Compton, Rhode Island
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