{"id":273557,"date":"2023-08-15T13:14:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T11:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=273557"},"modified":"2023-08-15T13:14:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T11:14:15","slug":"cnn-credits-biden-for-record-high-us-oil-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=273557","title":{"rendered":"CNN Credits Biden for Record High US Oil Production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"273583\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=273583\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-592\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?fit=723%2C723&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?resize=723%2C723&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?resize=450%2C450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?resize=550%2C550&amp;ssl=1 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"646\" data-attachment-id=\"273585\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=273585\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0f73caf49303a301177e3de8fe136e506f2c2f449a4554146f81d343ef0af9fee_1.jpg?fit=1080%2C965&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,965\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0f73caf49303a301177e3de8fe136e506f2c2f449a4554146f81d343ef0af9fee_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0f73caf49303a301177e3de8fe136e506f2c2f449a4554146f81d343ef0af9fee_1.jpg?fit=723%2C646&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0f73caf49303a301177e3de8fe136e506f2c2f449a4554146f81d343ef0af9fee_1.jpg?resize=723%2C646&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0f73caf49303a301177e3de8fe136e506f2c2f449a4554146f81d343ef0af9fee_1.jpg?resize=1024%2C915&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0f73caf49303a301177e3de8fe136e506f2c2f449a4554146f81d343ef0af9fee_1.jpg?resize=300%2C268&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0f73caf49303a301177e3de8fe136e506f2c2f449a4554146f81d343ef0af9fee_1.jpg?resize=768%2C686&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0f73caf49303a301177e3de8fe136e506f2c2f449a4554146f81d343ef0af9fee_1.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CNN Credits Biden for Record High US Oil Production<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CNN\u2019s Matt Egan must be a very special kind of stupid\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"maincontent\">Under Biden, US oil production is poised to break Trump-era records<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/profiles\/matt-egan\">Matt Egan<\/a>, CNN Business<\/p>\n<cite><em>Published 1:30 PM EDT, Wed August 9, 2023<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>New York CNN Business\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Critics accuse President Joe Biden of\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/08\/politics\/pence-energy-plan\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">waging a war\u00a0<\/a><em>on the oil industry that is hurting consumers at the gas pump. And yet, on his watch, US oil production is poised to shatter all-time records set during the Trump administration.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>US oil output is now projected to rise to an average of 12.8 million barrels per day this year\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/outlooks\/steo\/?src=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for the first time ever<\/a><em>, according to federal estimates released Tuesday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For context, that\u2019s about half a million barrels per day more than the prior annual record set in 2019. It\u2019s also more oil than any other country on the planet produces \u2014 the next-closest nation, Saudi Arabia, produces about 10 million barrels per day,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/momr.opec.org\/pdf-download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to OPEC<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The looming milestone undercuts the argument made by some 2024 GOP presidential contenders that the Biden administration is strangling the oil industry with red tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/09\/business\/oil-production-biden-trump\/index.html\">CNN<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. oil production is not \u201cunder Biden\u201d\u2026 Not even the oil production from Federal lands and waters. Production from Federal lands and waters is conducted pursuant to Federal laws passed by Congress. While some think that Biden could halt all of that production with the stroke of the pen, I\u2019m 99% certain the courts would slap him down fairly quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cCritics accuse President Joe Biden of&nbsp;waging a war&nbsp;on the oil industry\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This has to be the stupidest thing ever written by a moronic journalist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics accuse President Joe Biden of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/08\/politics\/pence-energy-plan\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">waging a war\u00a0<\/a>on the oil industry\u2026 The looming milestone undercuts the argument made by some 2024 GOP presidential contenders that the Biden administration is strangling the oil industry with red tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the%20looming%20milestone%20undercuts%20the%20argument%20made%20by%20some%202024%20gop%20presidential%20contenders%20that%20the%20biden%20administration%20is%20strangling%20the%20oil%20industry%20with%20red%20tape.\/\">Matt Egan<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day before Matt Egan\u2019s moronic article was published\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biden: I Wanted \u2018to Stop All Drilling\u2019 on the Coasts and Gulf, Got Blocked by Courts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/author\/ian-hanchett\/\">IAN HANCHETT<\/a>\u00a08 Aug 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During an interview with The Weather Channel that is set to air on Wednesday, a portion of which aired on Tuesday, President Joe Biden said that he \u201cwanted to stop all drilling on the East Coast and the West Coast and in the Gulf\u201d but was blocked by the courts from doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/clips\/2023\/08\/08\/biden-i-wanted-to-stop-all-drilling-on-the-coasts-and-gulf-got-blocked-by-courts\/\">Breitbart<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cUndercuts the argument\u2026 Biden\u2026 is strangling the oil industry with red tape\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a couple of weeks ago, the Biden maladministration\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2023\/07\/26\/biden-violates-inflation-reduction-act-less-than-one-year-after-signing-it\/\">settled a lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0with a group of Enivro-Marxist terrorist organizations. The settlement would remove about 11 million acres of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-mag.com\/geosciences\/article\/14203625\/reprocessed-flex-trend-data-reveals-nearfield-gulf-of-mexico-potential\">prime offshore leases<\/a>\u00a0from future lease sales and place other restrictions on offshore oil &amp; gas operations\u2026 All in the name of a fake whale species that didn\u2019t exist two years ago and doesn\u2019t even occupy the area being placed off limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rice\u2019s Whales are generally located in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, which has largely been off limits to oil &amp; gas exploration for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"546\" data-attachment-id=\"273563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=273563\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-585.png?fit=856%2C646&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"856,646\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-585\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-585.png?fit=723%2C546&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-585.png?resize=723%2C546&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-585.png?w=856&amp;ssl=1 856w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-585.png?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-585.png?resize=768%2C580&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-585.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Distribution of all sightings and strandings of Bryde\u2019s-like whales (now considered Rice\u2019s whales) in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean.\u00a0NOAA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/news\/environment\/heres-what-killed-one-of-the-last-whales-of-newly-discovered-gulf-of-mexico-species\/article_3444b600-996d-11eb-a5ff-7317d66208a6.html\">NOLA<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed critical habitat area would essentially take the recently rejuvenated Flex Trend out of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"925\" data-attachment-id=\"273565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=273565\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-586.png?fit=768%2C983&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,983\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-586\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-586.png?fit=723%2C925&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-586.png?resize=723%2C925&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-586.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-586.png?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a title=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(209, 0, 20); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space-collapse: collapse; outline-style: auto !important; outline-width: initial !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2023\/07\/24\/2023-15187\/endangered-and-threatened-species-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-the-rices-whale#:~:text=SUMMARY%3A,Endangered%20Species%20Act%20(ESA).\">Federal Register<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reprocessed Flex Trend data reveals near-field GoM potential<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 19, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>PGS has released more full integrity products from the Flex Vision data rejuvenation program in the Gulf of Mexico.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Offshore staff<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>OSLO, Norway\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u2013 PGS has released more full integrity products from the Flex Vision data rejuvenation program in the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-mag.com\/regional-reports\/us-gulf-of-mexico\/article\/14199814\/noia-low-carbon-intensity-favors-us-deepwater-production\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gulf of Mexico<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273569\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=273569\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-588.png?fit=484%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"484,272\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-588\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-588.png?fit=484%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-588.png?resize=723%2C269&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273569\" style=\"width:732px;height:272px\" width=\"723\" height=\"269\"\/><\/figure>\n<cite><em>The application of new imaging technology to the Flex Trend has revealed near-field opportunities that boost potential far beyond original estimates, the company said.<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New data unlocks opportunities adjacent to existing discoveries, to enable infrastructure-led exploration in an area of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-mag.com\/regional-reports\/us-gulf-of-mexico\/article\/14203011\/kosmos-energy-updates-gulf-of-mexico-drilling-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gulf of Mexico<\/a>\u00a0that has been producing oil and gas for more than two decades. Salt, the biggest challenge for exploration on the Flex Trend, is resolved with high-quality depth imaging and improved velocity control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-mag.com\/geosciences\/article\/14203625\/reprocessed-flex-trend-data-reveals-nearfield-gulf-of-mexico-potential\">Offshore<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273571\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=273571\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-589.png?fit=720%2C506&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,506\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-589\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-589.png?fit=720%2C506&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-589.png?resize=723%2C508&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273571\" style=\"width:761px;height:535px\" width=\"723\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-589.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-589.png?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QGgJPmOUmDU\">The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!<\/a>\u201d (1966)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"maincontent\">Biden incorrectly claims he has declared a national emergency on climate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/profiles\/jeremy-diamond\">Jeremy Diamond<\/a>, CNN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Updated 2:34 PM EDT, Wed August 9, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CNN\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/specials\/politics\/joe-biden-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Joe Biden<\/a><em>\u00a0incorrectly claimed in an interview with The Weather Channel that he has already declared a national emergency on the climate crisis.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI\u2019ve already done that,\u201d Biden said when asked whether he intends to do declare a climate emergency. \u201cWe\u2019ve conserved more land, we\u2019ve rejoined the Paris Climate Accords, we\u2019ve passed the $368 billion climate control facility. We\u2019re moving. It is the existential threat to humanity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When pressed again on whether he had actually declared a national emergency, Biden said: \u201cPractically speaking, yes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate advocacy groups are seizing on the moment and are pressing Biden to actually declare an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Other groups, including the climate group coalition People vs. Fossil Fuels \u2013 which represents over 1,200 groups, released a statement saying Biden should \u201cfollow through on his rhetoric\u201d by declaring a national emergency that could further speed up deploying clean energy and halting fossil fuel production.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow that President Biden says he\u2019s \u2018practically\u2019 declared a climate emergency, it\u2019s time to do it for real,\u201d People vs. Fossil Fuels, a coalition of over 1,200 groups, said in their statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/09\/politics\/climate-emergency-joe-biden\/index.html\">CNN<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cIt\u2019s time to do it for real\u2026\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US oil output is now projected to rise to an average of 12.8 million barrels per day this year\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/outlooks\/steo\/?src=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for the first time ever<\/a>, according to federal estimates released Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the%20looming%20milestone%20undercuts%20the%20argument%20made%20by%20some%202024%20gop%20presidential%20contenders%20that%20the%20biden%20administration%20is%20strangling%20the%20oil%20industry%20with%20red%20tape.\/\">Matt Egan<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While all this is going on, Biden and his enablers appear to be poised to declare a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2023\/08\/10\/if-biden-declares-a-climate-emergency-he-would-seize-130-new-powers-seeks-repeat-of-covid-style-lockdowns-with-bypassing-of-democracy-morano-responds\/\">climate emergency<\/a>, which allegedly could lead to this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273575\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=273575\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-590.png?fit=720%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-590\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-590.png?fit=720%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-590.png?resize=723%2C301&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273575\" style=\"width:761px;height:317px\" width=\"723\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-590.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-590.png?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2023\/08\/10\/if-biden-declares-a-climate-emergency-he-would-seize-130-new-powers-seeks-repeat-of-covid-style-lockdowns-with-bypassing-of-democracy-morano-responds\/\">If Biden declares a \u2018Climate Emergency,\u2019 he would seize 130 new powers \u2013 Seeks repeat of COVID-style lockdowns with bypassing of democracy \u2013 Morano Responds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After declaring a national climate emergency, the president can suspend the operations of all offshore leases. This will stop extraction in the more than 11 million acres of federal waters currently subject active oil and gas leases\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Center for Biological Absurdity, February 2022<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While I don\u2019t think Biden could legally do this\u2026 If he did, it would immediately shut in about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&amp;s=mcrfp3fm2&amp;f=a\">1.8 million barrels per day of oil production<\/a>\u2026 Which would see the largest single-year drop in US crude oil production and it literally would be \u201cunder Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"273577\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=273577\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-591.png?fit=720%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-591\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-591.png?fit=720%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-591.png?resize=723%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273577\" style=\"width:760px;height:475px\" width=\"723\" height=\"452\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&amp;s=MCRFPUS2&amp;f=A\">US Crude Oil Production<\/a>\u00a0minus\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&amp;s=mcrfp3fm2&amp;f=a\">Gulf of Mexico<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this nightmare scenario came to pass, I wonder if Matt Egan would write an article with this headline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Under Biden, US oil production posts single largest annual decline ever recorded!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This would shatter the previous record, when crude oil production declined by just under 1 million barrels per day during the shamdemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shamdemic 2.0?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will Climate Lockdowns Be Necessary to Fight the Climate Crisis?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the beginning of COVID-19, lockdowns were necessary to fight the deadly virus. To lower emissions, another type of lockdown might need to be used: Climate lockdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>BY\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmatters.com\/a\/rayna-skiver\">RAYNA SKIVER<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>JAN. 17 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>At the beginning of\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmatters.com\/p\/pollution-levels-dropped-coronavirus-lockdown\">COVID-19, lockdowns<\/a><em>\u00a0were a necessary tool for fighting off and controlling the deadly virus. People stayed inside \u2014 we went to the store less, didn\u2019t go out to eat, and\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmatters.com\/home\/2018\/02\/01\/Z9UsjB\/staying-home-save-national-energy\">entertained ourselves at home<\/a><em>\u00a0all to avoid exposure to other people.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for a minute, the Earth started to reflect those actions.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmatters.com\/p\/how-coronavirus-impacted-environment\">Emissions started decreasing<\/a>\u00a0and it seemed that something positive was emerging out of a negative situation. This experience raises the question: Would\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmatters.com\/big-impact\/what-does-adaptation-to-climate-change-involve\">climate lockdowns<\/a>\u00a0help us tackle the climate crisis?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a climate lockdown would entail\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbcsd.org\/Overview\/Panorama\/Articles\/Avoiding-a-climate-lockdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the government taking other actions<\/a>\u00a0aside from asking people to stay at home. Limiting private vehicle use, banning the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmatters.com\/p\/reducing-animal-products-emissions-study\">consumption of red meat<\/a>, imposing intense\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmatters.com\/p\/how-to-reduce-energy-consumption\">energy-saving actions<\/a>, and putting an end to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmatters.com\/p\/why-offshore-drilling-bad\">fossil fuel drilling<\/a>, are all examples of potential measures to be taken during a climate lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmatters.com\/weather-and-global-warming\/climate-lockdowns\">Green Matters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does anyone doubt that this is exactly what these lunatics want to do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Equivalent of Covid emissions drop needed every two years \u2013 study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Equivalent falls in emissions over a decade required to keep to safe limits of global heating, experts say<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/profile\/fiona-harvey\">Fiona Harvey<\/a><em>\u00a0Environment correspondent<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Wed 3 Mar 2021 11.00 EST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Carbon dioxide emissions must fall by the equivalent of a global lockdown roughly every two years for the next decade for the world to keep within safe limits of global heating,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41558-021-01001-0\">research has shown<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Lockdowns around the world led to an unprecedented fall in emissions of about 7% in 2020, or about 2.6bn tonnes of CO<\/em><sub>2<\/sub><em>, but reductions of between 1bn and 2bn tonnes are needed every year of the next decade to have a good chance of holding temperature rises to within 1.5C or 2C of pre-industrial levels, as required by the Paris agreement.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research published on Wednesday shows that countries were beginning to slow their rates of greenhouse gas emissions before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, but not to the levels needed to avert climate breakdown. Since lockdowns were eased in many countries last year, there have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2021\/mar\/02\/fossil-fuel-emissions-in-danger-of-surpassing-pre-covid-levels\">strong signs that emissions will rise again to above 2019 levels<\/a>, severely damaging the prospects of fulfilling the Paris goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2021\/mar\/03\/global-lockdown-every-two-years-needed-to-meet-paris-co2-goals-study\">The Grauniad<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN Credits Biden for Record High US Oil Production<br \/>\nCNN\u2019s Matt Egan must be a very special kind of stupid\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":273583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691821840,691819043,691818076,691821841,691818821],"class_list":["post-273557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-climate-lockdown","tag-cnn","tag-co2","tag-matt-egan","tag-president-joe-biden","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-592.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-19ad","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":273475,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=273475","url_meta":{"origin":273557,"position":0},"title":"No, Mr. Kirby and CNN, \u201cAll the severe storms\u201d are NOT Caused by Climate Change","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"08\/14\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"John Kirby, White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, told the audience at \u201cCNN This Morning\u201d that President Joe Biden is still considering declaring a climate emergency, and that \u201call\u201d severe weather we have seen lately are \u201cdefinitely\u201d because of climate change. 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