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Haaland defends Willow, says US won't end oil drilling

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended her department’s approval of the contentious Willow oil project on Friday, saying that despite President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to end new drilling on federal lands, “We’re not going to turn the faucet off and say we’re not drilling anymore

The Independent UK

Find Out Which Oil Company is Betting Big in Alaska

This major oil company is planning a major new drilling in project in Alaska that could boost its production significantly.

Barchart

Harvard professor lobbied SEC on behalf of oil firm that pays her lavishly, emails show

Environmental law professor Jody Freeman urged to cut ties with ConocoPhillips, which pays her more than $350,000 a year

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Judge: Alaska oil project can proceed as lawsuits play out

Construction can proceed related to a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope

The Independent UK

Harvard professor’s fossil fuel links under scrutiny over climate grant

Colleagues and students query role of Jody Freeman, who won prestigious research grant despite sitting on ConocoPhillips board

The Guardian - US

ConocoPhillips details gas leak cause, remedies at hearing

ConocoPhillips has detailed reasons and remedies following a natural gas leak last year on the North Slope that caused 300 employees to be evacuated

The Independent UK

"Pro-climate" banks funding fossil fuels

The disconnect between words and actions has outraged climate activists

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Editorial: Biden's approval of an Alaska oil project merits left's complaints of hypocrisy

President Joe Biden is trying to pull a fast one. His approval of the Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope runs contrary to everything he has promised Americans — and the world — about protecting the environment, confronting climate change and reducing America’s dependence on fossil fuels. No…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Big banks must stop lending to Big Oil

Bank lending for drilling projects like Willow is not only bad for the environment. It will weaken the impact of a historic $370 billion investment our country will make in the next decade on green technology and alternatives to oil and gas.

Chicago Sun-Times

Banks Promote Climate Pledges But Keep Increasing Their Financing of Fossil Fuel Production

National day of protest will target JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo as new U.N. report warns of catastrophic climate impacts.

Capital & Main

California energy giant Sempra moves forward on major liquefied natural gas project in Texas

San Diego's Fortune 500 energy giant Sempra will add another major project to its roster of facilities that ship liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to destinations around the world.

Tribune News Service

Haaland criticized over ‘difficult’ choice on Willow project

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is facing criticism from political allies after the Biden administration approved a contentious oil drilling project in Alaska

The Independent UK

The Willow project explained

The venture is supposed to secure energy independence and Alaskan prosperity. It probably won’t do either

Salon

3 reasons the Willow Arctic oil drilling project was approved – it's the latest battle in a long fight over Alaska's North Slope

For more than six decades, Alaska’s North Slope has been a focus of intense controversy over oil development and wilderness protection, with no end in sight. Willow field, a 600-million-barrel, US$8 billion oil project recently approved by the Biden administration – to the outrage of environmental and climate activists –…

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The Independent UK

Major oil project approval intensifies Alaska Natives' rift

The Biden administration’s approval this week of the biggest oil drilling project in Alaska in decades promises to widen a rift among Alaska Natives

Al Jazeera

US lawsuit filed to stop Willow oil drilling project in Alaska

The Alaska venture will add 239 million metric tons of carbon emissions to the atmosphere over the next 30 years.

Salon

Biden slammed for oil project approval

The Willow project, as proposed by ConocoPhillips, has been dubbed a “carbon bomb” by climate advocates

The Independent UK

Joe Biden approves huge Willow oil project in Alaska

Climate activists say Biden putting climate legacy at risk

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Al Jazeera

Willow oil drilling project in Alaska: Here’s what to know

US government decision to greenlight ConocoPhillips Alaska’s $8bn Willow oil project received praise and condemnation.

The Guardian - US

Biden’s approval of Willow project shows inconsistency of US’s first ‘climate president’

Biden may have promised ‘no more drilling on federal lands, period’ during his campaign, but the reality has been very different

Salon

Biden breaks pledge, OKs oil venture

The administration approved the controversial ConocoPhillips venture while also limiting future drilling elsewhere

Tribune News Service

Alaska oil project approved as protection sought for other areas

WASHINGTON — The Interior Department on Monday approved the operation of a massive oil and gas facility on Alaska’s North Slope, a ConocoPhillips project called Willow supported by the state’s congressional delegation but opposed by environmental groups.

WEKU

The Biden administration approves the controversial Willow drilling project in Alaska

Environmental advocates opposed to the oil drilling project have called it a "carbon bomb," but proponents such as Alaska politicians and labor unions say it will bring jobs and revenue to the state.

Al Jazeera

US approves contentious oil drilling project in Alaska

Biden administration’s approval of Willow project in northwestern US state draws condemnation from environmental groups.

The Independent UK

Alaska's Willow oil project is controversial. Here's why.

Supporters say a major oil project President Joe Biden is OK'ing on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities while environmentalists say it runs counter to his climate goals

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