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Joe Biden just did the rarest thing in US politics: he stood up to the oil industry; The Biden administration suspended new permits for natural gas terminals. Can we see more of this kind of backbone? (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/climate@slrpnk.net
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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

After the election it'll still be record level drilling, just like there is now.

The record will just be higher

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    You say that like most Americans wouldn't support doing literally anything that would lower gas prices. The problem is trying to make everyone happy.

    I mean, most people I know bring up gas prices before they bring up climate change, if at all. I try to remind these people that while the president/Congress can take actions to increase drilling there are many of us in the US that would prefer they didn't.

    I usually then make it clear how obviously easy it is for me to say that as someone that works from home and isn't as impacted by gas prices; context is always important.

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