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  • metaStatic@kbin.social
    10·
    3 months ago

    gonna need all that oil and gas to run the airconditioners of your economic betters for the forseeable future

  • blazera@lemmy.worldEnglish
    64·
    3 months ago

    Well yeah everyone was applauding that huge bill that mandated millions more acres of oil and gas extraction.

    • silence7OPM
      7·
      3 months ago

      Meanwhile, the number of leased acres dropped sharply

        • silence7OPM
          3·
          3 months ago

          It’s going to remain incredibly low:

          The administration said oil and gas companies would be able to drill in just three new areas in the Gulf between 2024 and 2029, the smallest number of lease sales offered since the federal drilling program began decades ago.

          • blazera@lemmy.worldEnglish
            6·
            3 months ago

            I like how they use words like handful, and “just three areas”. Those “areas” comprise millions of acres each.