{"id":1940806,"date":"2023-05-30T17:15:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T21:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressman-we-must-stop-drilling-for-oil-completely\/"},"modified":"2023-05-30T17:17:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T21:17:38","slug":"dem-congressman-we-must-stop-drilling-for-oil-completely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressman-we-must-stop-drilling-for-oil-completely\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat: Stop Oil Drilling Completely"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-congressman-we-must-stop-drilling-for-oil-completely%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1940806&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Dem Congressman: We Must Stop Drilling for Oil 'Completely'\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/lululemon-fires-two-employees-for-calling-police-on-masked-robbers\" data-post-url id=\"print-1742496\">\n<div>\n<p><h2>&#8216;Severe weather events&#8217; won&#8217;t stop unless oil is eradicated, Jamaal Bowman argues<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"main-video-embed\">\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The United States must <strong>stop drilling for fossil fuels completely<\/strong> or Americans will continue to suffer from <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ercot-board-members-to-resign-after-texas-power-disaster\/\" title=\"ERCOT Board Members To Resign After Texas Power Disaster\">severe weather events<\/a>,&#8221;<\/strong> New York Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Bowman&#8217;s comments came during a CNN appearance, which saw the &#8220;Squad&#8221; member attack the oil and gas industry and lobby for an &#8220;expedited&#8221; transition to green energy alternatives. <\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Number one, we need to stop drilling for fossil fuels completely,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Bowman said. <strong>&#8220;But number two, we need an expedited way to get us to clean, renewable energy, or we will continue to have these severe weather events that we have been having for quite some time because of the warming of the planet.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bowman&#8217;s call to eradicate oil and gas drilling in the United States comes as Americans recover from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spin-job-things-are-better-in-this-country-than-year-ago-wh-chief-of-staff\/\" title=\"Spin Job: \u2018Things Are Better In This Country Than Year Ago\u2019: WH Chief Of Staff\">sky-high gas prices<\/a> under President Joe Biden. The national average price for a gallon of gas last summer exceeded $5 for the first time ever, and forecasters say the average could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wane.com\/top-stories\/what-does-the-future-hold-for-gas-prices-gasbuddy-releases-2023-forecast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">again exceed $4<\/a> in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>Biden in 2020 campaigned heavily against U.S. oil and gas production, promising to &#8220;end fossil fuel&#8221; and allow &#8220;no more drilling.&#8221; The Democrat went on to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline and implement a moratorium on new gas leases within days of taking office.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s administration has also targeted the oil and gas industry through heavy-handed regulations. Earlier this month, for example, the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new standards that force coal and gas power plants to slash their carbon emissions a whopping 90 percent between 2035 and 2040. The rule is <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/energy\/how-bidens-new-environmental-rule-could-force-coal-and-gas-plants-to-shut-down-entirely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expected<\/a> to force many of those plants to shut down rather than spend millions of dollars to comply.<\/p>\n<p>A sharp reduction in both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-americans-should-buy-electric-cars-so-they-never-have-to-worry-about-gas-prices-again\/\" title=\"Buttigieg Says Americans Should Buy Electric Cars So They \u2018Never Have To Worry About Gas Prices Again\u2019\">fossil fuel power plants<\/a> and oil and gas drilling would cripple America&#8217;s energy economy. Roughly 80 percent of the country&#8217;s 2021 primary energy consumption came from fossil fuels, and energy demand is expected to increase in the coming years as more Americans use electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>While Biden has called to meet that demand through green energy sources such as wind and solar, those alternatives come with reliability issues, prompting elected officials and watchdog groups to warn that <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/energy\/majority-of-united-states-faces-elevated-risk-of-summer-power-blackouts-amid-green-energy-push\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">much of the United States<\/a> could face power blackouts this summer and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m afraid to say it, but I think the United States is heading towards a catastrophic situation,&#8221;<\/strong> Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member Mark Christie <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/energy\/no-sun-no-wind-big-problem-benign-weather-could-cause-blackouts-in-states-with-green-grids-officials-warn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> during a May Senate hearing. <strong>&#8220;The problem is not the addition of wind and solar, it&#8217;s the subtraction of dispatchable resources like coal and gas.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<h2>Dem Congressman: We Must Eradicate Oil to Stop Severe Weather Events<\/h2>\n<p>New York Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman has called for the United States to <strong>stop drilling for fossil fuels completely<\/strong> to prevent further <strong>&#8220;severe weather events.&#8221;<\/strong> During a CNN appearance, Bowman attacked the oil and gas industry and lobbied for an &#8220;expedited&#8221; transition to green energy alternatives. He emphasized the need to eradicate oil and gas drilling in the United States and transition to clean, renewable energy to prevent the worsening of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressman-we-must-stop-drilling-for-oil-completely\/\" title=\"Democrat: Stop Oil Drilling Completely\">severe weather events caused<\/a> by the warming of the planet.<\/p>\n<h3>Oil and Gas Industry Under Attack<\/h3>\n<p>Bowman&#8217;s call to eradicate oil and gas drilling in the United States comes as Americans recover from sky-high gas prices under President Joe Biden. The national average price for a gallon of gas last summer exceeded $5 for the first time ever, and forecasters say the average could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wane.com\/top-stories\/what-does-the-future-hold-for-gas-prices-gasbuddy-releases-2023-forecast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">again exceed $4<\/a> in the coming months. Biden campaigned heavily against U.S. oil and gas production, promising to &#8220;end fossil fuel&#8221; and allow &#8220;no more drilling.&#8221; The Democrat went on to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline and implement a moratorium on new gas leases within days of taking office.<\/p>\n<h3>Heavy-Handed Regulations<\/h3>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s administration has also targeted the oil and gas industry through heavy-handed regulations. Earlier this month, for example, the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new standards that force coal and gas power plants to slash their carbon emissions a whopping 90 percent between 2035 and 2040. The rule is <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/energy\/how-bidens-new-environmental-rule-could-force-coal-and-gas-plants-to-shut-down-entirely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expected<\/a> to force many of those plants to shut down rather than spend millions of dollars to comply.<\/p>\n<h3>Reliability Issues with Green Energy Sources<\/h3>\n<p>While Biden has called to meet the increasing energy demand through green energy sources such as wind and solar, those alternatives come with reliability issues. Elected officials and watchdog groups have warned that <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/energy\/majority-of-united-states-faces-elevated-risk-of-summer-power-blackouts-amid-green-energy-push\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">much of the United States<\/a> could face power blackouts this summer and beyond. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member Mark Christie has warned that the problem is not the addition of wind and solar, but the subtraction of dispatchable resources like coal and gas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamaal Bowman, a New York Democratic congressman, has argued that &#8220;severe weather events&#8221; will persist unless the US stops drilling for fossil fuels. He called for the complete eradication of oil drilling to prevent Americans from suffering further. Bowman made the comments during a CNN appearance, where he criticized the oil industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2020,"featured_media":1940807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[9588,4912,20004,7393],"class_list":["post-1940806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon","tag-completely","tag-democrat","tag-drilling","tag-oil"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1940806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1940806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1940806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1940807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1940806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1940806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1940806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}