Big Oil-backed politicians are doing exactly what you’d expect them to do: claiming to support clean energy, while preparing to give massive new handouts to Big Oil.
Under the guise of “permitting reform,” they’re proposing a few changes on things like transmission lines to cover up huge giveaways to oil and gas. We wall want to build clean energy as fast as possible — let’s do it without deepening our dependence on fossil fuels.
We must stop these dirty deals and fight for real policies that support a clean energy future, not a dirty fossil fuel past.
Proposals like the “Manchin-Barrasso” permitting bill contain massive giveaways to Big Oil that could lock in decades of fossil fuel pollution. These dirty deals:
We must build a clean energy future, not the dirty fossil fuel past.
Big Oil-backed policies would set us back, putting everything at risk — a strong economy, the health and safety of families across the nation, and clean air and water. We need President Biden and Congress to listen to communities, reduce harmful pollution, and combat the climate crisis.
This February, President Biden took a historic step forward on climate by pausing all new Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) export facilities to review their impact on the climate, communities, and consumers. Since then, more data has come out showing how LNG exports are dirtier than coal, pollute frontline communities, and raise prices for everyday Americans.
No wonder some Big Oil-backed politicians are trying to use the guise of “permitting reform” to repeal Biden’s pause on LNG exports and force the Department of Energy to fast track approvals. They don’t want the public to know the truth: more LNG exports aren’t in our national interest.