Biden’s Permitting Wishlist Completely Omits American Oil And Gas – By John Hugh Demastri (Daily Caller) / May 10, 2023
The White House on Wednesday outlined a set of permitting reform objectives designed to support the Biden administration’s goal of a “clean energy future,” which made no reference to incentivizing the production of American oil or gas.
The president’s outline calls for “responsible” mining of critical minerals, a faster permitting process for renewable energy projects on federal lands and additional grid capacity, all in service of deploying “new clean energy generation.” While the White House noted the administration’s support for Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s recently reintroduced permitting reform bill — the Building American Energy Security Act of 2023 — the White House made no show of support for the components of the bill that streamlined permitting for natural gas pipelines and other fossil fuel projects.
“The President doesn’t love everything in the bill, but we support it,” said White House Senior Clean Energy Advisor John Podesta in prepared remarks introducing the outline Wednesday. “That’s what compromise means, and it will take compromise by everybody to get this done. The Biden-Harris administration has worked hard to better understand these roadblocks, and now we’re asking Congress to build on Senator Manchin’s legislation with additional reforms.”
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