** Oil industry fights climate provisions in Build Back Better plan
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Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Source: Jacek Sniecikowski, Flickr ([link removed])
The oil industry is fighting hard ([link removed]) to kill or scale back climate provisions ([link removed]) in President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill, the "Build Back Better" plan.
According to a report by InfluenceMap, a think tank that tracks how business and finance impact the climate crisis, the American Petroleum Institute (API) has spent at least $423,000 ([link removed]) on Facebook ads that have been viewed 21 million times since August 11 when the U.S. Senate passed a budget resolution. Underscoring the behind-the-scenes stakes of the fight to shape legislation aimed at addressing the climate crisis, Mike Sommers, president and CEO of API said in an interview, "We're leaving everything on the field here in terms of our opposition to anti-energy provisions. We're using every tool at our disposal to work against these proposals."
Climate activists have hit back ([link removed]) , accusing API of standing in the way of a once-in-a-generation effort to make progress to effectively deal with the climate crisis. Lori Lodes, executive director of Climate Power, a media operation founded by the Sierra Club and other environmental groups, said in a statement ([link removed]) , "API knows the future will be built with clean energy and they have a serious political problem. That's why they'll do everything they can to stop climate progress and continue lining the pockets of oil industry CEOs. But their lies don't work anymore. API is losing its power in Washington and Congress will pass the Build Back Better Act and invest in a clean energy future for the next generation."
Quick hits
** California lawmakers criticize offshore drilling in wake of spill, question response, while climate activists push Biden
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The Hill ([link removed]) [lawmakers] | Los Angeles Times ([link removed]) [response] | Washington Post ([link removed]) [climate activists]
** Navajo Nation residents call for reforms after oil and gas-related hydrogen sulfide leak
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Salt Lake Tribune ([link removed])
** Throngs of tourists have spurred a season of experimentation for the National Park Service
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E&E News ([link removed])
** The drilling industry is fighting climate provisions in Biden's budget reconciliation bill
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CNN ([link removed])
** FWS proposes protections for Nevada wildflower on lithium mine site
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E&E News ([link removed])
** Gap left by closing coal-fired power plant in Colorado may be filled by molten salt—and fish
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Colorado Sun ([link removed])
** 5 challenges Tracy Stone-Manning will face as the new director of the Bureau of Land Management
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E&E News ([link removed])
** Opinion: The West's degraded and drought-stricken forests are full of carbon and ready to burn
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Colorado Sun ([link removed])
Quote of the day
Leaking methane and associated gasses are a larger problem on the Navajo Nation than in surrounding states, according to a recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund ([link removed]) . The climate impact of the natural gas that’s vented, flared, or leaked into the air on the Navajo Nation alone is equivalent to adding 400,000 automobiles per year to the nation’s roads, according to the report."
—Zak Podmore, Salt Lake Tribune ([link removed])
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As we leave the summer behind, it’s a good reminder that wildfire season is no longer a season, but something we battle all year long. As the climate changes, so do wildfires. Help protect your community with these helpful tips: [link removed] ([link removed])
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