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Joe Says No: Biden White House Blocks New Atlantic, Pacific Oceans Drilling as Global Energy Demand Soars

U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed blocking all new drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as the world cries out for more energy from more sources far from Russia, the Middle East, and the OPEC oil cartel.

Simon Kent

3 Jul 2022, 4:27 AM PDT

MIDLAND, TEXAS - MARCH 12: Workers place pipe into the ground on an oil drilling rig set u

Biden Administration Pauses Federal Permitting for Oil, Gas

The Biden Department of Interior has paused oil and gas leasing and permitting on federal lands as part of an effort to review the program’s policy ramifications, according to an agency memo obtained by Reuters.

Joshua Caplan

21 Jan 2021, 11:55 AM PDT

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden meets workers as he tours the Fiat Chrysler pl

Federal Judge Refuses to Block Oil Drilling Leases in the Arctic, Trump Plan to Proceed

A federal judge will not block the Trump administration from issuing oil leasing permits in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Penny Starr

7 Jan 2021, 4:18 PM PDT