Dr. Wright testifies before the House Natural Resources Committee  on Climate and Offshore Drilling

Dr. Wright testifies before the House Natural Resources Committee on Climate and Offshore Drilling

Jan 21, 2022

By Valerie Cleland - NRDC
 

In a House Natural Resources Committee hearing this week, committee members focused on the connection between offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. climate goals. This much is clear: continuing ‘business as usual’ offshore oil and gas leasing simply does not put us on a path to meet our climate goals.  Every decision our leaders make now needs to consider a clean energy future, not continuing our reliance on fossil fuels. And the administration can and must move towards this future by offering a five-year program with no leasing. As a quick reminder, offshore leasing is regulated under the Department of Interior through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Every five years, BOEM is tasked with putting out an offshore leasing program that considers the effect of leasing on the environment and communities.  (Read more)




 
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