Emails show that fossil fuel trade groups in Louisiana and New Mexico rallied Democratic governors in opposition to Biden’s executive order on Jan. 27 pausing new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and in offshore waters. Talking points were given about how restricting oil and gas development would hurt the state’s economy, as well as ghostwriting help with a letter Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) sent to Biden arguing, among other things, that confronting climate effects depends on continued offshore fossil fuel development. That’s just a small part of the effort to overturn the administration’s order.
www.huffpost.com/entry/oil-lobby-biden-leasing-pause-opposition_n_60887e69e4b0c15313ed18b7
OCEAN EDDIES
Changes to giant ocean eddies could have ‘devastating effects’ globally
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