TheVoiceOfJoyce Where’s this administration’s dedication to climate science? $8 Billion given to ConocoPhillips Philips to plunder Federal territory and destroy the livelihoods of the indigenous peoples . There is no need for more Fossil Fuel extraction. Fossil fuels are a dying industry, allowing them to warm the Arctic more than 4 degrees Celsius is harmful to Global health. Locally they’re already suffering from asthma and depleted fish stocks.

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/01/alaska-oil-drilling-biden-conocophillips-willow-project

The Biden administration has advanced a $8bn drilling project on Alaska’s north slope. The ConocoPhillips Willow project, which would be one of the largest oil and gas developments on federal territory, has drawn fierce opposition from environmentalists, who say its approval runs counter to the president’s ambitious climate goals.

An environmental assessment released by the interior department on Wednesday recommends a scaled-back version of the project ConocoPhillips originally proposed, and would produce about 600m barrels of oil over 30 years, with a peak of 180,000 barrels of crude oil a day.

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Environmental groups and the Native village of Nuiqsut, which would be most affected by the project in the northernmost stretch of Alaska, have opposed the project, which they say would mark the end of a way of life for communities in the rapidly warming Arctic. It would also exacerbate air pollution problems in a region where oil and gas extraction projects are already contributing to elevated rates of asthma and other health conditions.

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