Now that the Willow project has been approved, environmental groups’ short-term strategy is litigation. But aside from that, finding ways to push back is “a tough one,” one activist said.
the president’s address as “hypocrisy.” They played audio on a speaker of Biden during his 2020 presidential campaign vowing “no more drilling on federal lands” on a loop.the Willow project, a multibillion-dollar ConocoPhillips oil development in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Environmental groups were enraged by the decision, saying that the project endangers the Biden administration’s goals to reduce emissions and limit oil drilling on public lands.
“But it’s difficult. This is a tough one,” Manuel said. “There aren’t a lot of other options right now outside of the courts, where we can slow this down and/or stop it.”White House climate adviser Ali Zaidi from delivering a speech about the “Future of U.S. Climate & Energy Leadership” at a Washington event, chanting, “Keep your promise, no new drilling,” according to a Reuters report.
The effort shone a massive spotlight on Willow in the final days before approval. Videos about Willow trended alongside A-list celebrity gossip, and some 4 million people signed a Change.org petition opposing the project. “Posting and liking a video on TikTok, it’s hard to make the argument that a policymaker should take that action and make any decisions based on somebody who just shared a shared video,” Fisher said.
“Do those protests make a difference?” Moriarty asked about Tuesday’s rally in front of the Interior Department. “I don’t know if they make a difference on policymakers. They might make a difference in fundraising campaigns for Outside environmental groups.” The White House has emphasized that Biden championed climate-friendly policies like the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which made historic investments in clean energy. Biden has pledged to set the U.S. on track to reduce net greenhouse gas pollution by 50% to 52% from 2005 levels by 2030.
Stephen Schiff, a retired physicist, was one of the first to arrive at a protest opposing the Willow project at the Department of Interior on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
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