Biden Admin Defends Decision To Approve Willow Oil Project Despite Uproar From Environmentalists

On Thursday, Karine Jean-Pierre held a White House Press Briefing and spoke about the Willow Project.

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[sunshinemagicalrainbowunic]

2 questions: When has an evil and greedy, beyond wealthy and powerful, ghoulish even, corporate entity ever “created jobs?” AND When has (insert any ghoulish corporation) lied and destroyed anything and everything, in and around, any place they touch or talk about; all in the name of maximizing profits for only themselves?

[MikeIzzle_]

Dude went from “no drilling on federal land, period” to selling federal land to conoco for drilling so fast. I’m voting Green in 2024

[zykloniumgoyoxide]

A lot of words for a woman who says nothing.

[Roses]

Oh earth's suffering what should we do? Them:let's make suffering for money

[whitehaze]

How about a question she doesn't have a written response too.

[masonslane]

Blows up Nordstream, a pollution disaster. Make it make sense

[CloudiiBitez]

These greedy people don’t know what this will do..

[Caligula]

An aggressive climate agenda is not something that should be bragged about.

[Isaac-ciwy]

What the hell is going on?! We voted for a guy that doesn’t even listen to what the population is saying?!!

What’s going on with our government?!

[ElBigotedeManeco]

This person does not give you the “I want to hear you” impression

[alitaghdisi]

If we don't extract oil, we have to buy oil from Saudi Arabia, why shouldn't we extract oil?

[marcelmaria]

"they have lease rights & that can't be ignored" ok, but nature can be ignored?
if I got lease rights I can do whatever I want even if literally everyone is in disadvantage of it?
"White House Press Briefing" my a$$ she's just his lawyer making excuses for stupid decisions

[lifeonthefarm-lqwc]

How should he do this to Alaska and the animals

[kayleegrant-pkmk]

Why will they do the willow project at all its stupid and they did Nothing to so whay do it? And plus its sad I Crying so hard so stop please. So if you Agree with me we will say stop this please thank you. Tank you for your time.

[ronaldcrisler]

SUPREME MUST GO INTO OVERRIDE AND VOID ALL BIDEN ORDERS

[elanski]

she said "the president is doing what he can" bro he cant even go without help of others

[Lucymay]

Yeah because the past presidents didn’t have the same issues concerning climate change like our current president does

[joe.oneill]

A year late & a Trillion $$ short.

[lk]

There's a trillion places to drill why Alaska someone please explain f theirs plenty of other place that are not so sacred

[SirSusDaddy]

Who owns the oil company taking charge?