Sen. Kennedy Says Biden’s Energy Policy Is a ‘War’ on US Energy and Will Kill Independence
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) denounced President Joe Biden’s energy policies, saying they will devastate his state’s economy and make the United States more dependent on other countries for our energy needs.
“His war on oil and gas is going to hurt America. It’s going to destroy our energy independence,” Kennedy told Fox News on Wednesday.
“Well, let me say a word about President Biden’s executive orders on oil and gas trade. They are immeasurably foolish,” added Kennedy. “They’re going to gut Louisiana like a fish. One-third of my state’s GDP is related to oil and gas, and our state is not alone.”
Senators ask Biden to back off oil and gas industry
Senators ask Biden to back off oil and gas industry By Rob Masson | January 29, 2021 at 3:14 PM CST - Updated January 29 at 4:47 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A large group of U.S. senators, including the two from Louisiana, requests a meeting with President Biden.
Theyâre worried about recent executive orders and their impact on the oil and gas industry, but some say the hand writing was already on the wall.
âThe president is putting together executive orders that are killing jobs,â said Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La).
He is among 25 US senators signed a letter requesting a meeting with President Joe Biden to discuss their concerns about the recent executive orders that prohibit future offshore oil leases.
The Mackinac Bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac from Mackinaw City, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
DETROIT (CN) Michigan’s environmental agency said Friday it approved construction permits for a tunnel that would allow energy company Enbridge to replace and improve dual underwater pipelines in the northern part of the state that are vulnerable to passing ships.
Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office said in a statement that the permits issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy did not change her belief that a shutdown this spring is necessary due to safety concerns.
“The existing dual pipelines through the Straits of Mackinac present an unacceptable risk to the Great Lakes and threaten over 350,000 jobs in Michigan that rely on Michigan’s pristine natural resources. The Governor and DNR determined that Enbridge must cease operation of the dual pipelines by mid-May of 2021,” it said. “Today’s decision by EGLE to issue
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