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Senator Barrasso: ‘Biden’s Oil and Gas Moratorium is a Direct Impact on Wyoming’
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4 years agoon
By
Ron Richter
In late January, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that implemented a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands. U.S. Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming said the moratorium directly impacts Wyoming.
Senator Barrasso said the administration’s attempt to eliminate fossil fuels as an energy source isn’t feasible.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that there will be a 50 percent world energy usage increase between now and 2050, with the lion’s share of the increase coming from energy use in Asia.
Fred Osborn
May 11, 2021 at 8:47 am
Perhaps if Wyoming had diversified it’s economy over the years,instead of banking on fossil fuels extraction,y’all wouldn’t be in a quicksand situation right now.How many times will the people of Wyoming go through these ridiculous boom and bust cycles before you start electing sane people who will actually work to diversify your economy? These puppets need to be replaced.
dennis west
May 11, 2021 at 10:05 am
My advice is to not trust what this dishonest man, or the no integrity repubs say. He hasn’t said anything about the storming of the US capitol and an effort to overturn a legitimate US election, so why would his view on anything else be worth considering? He’s shown where his values are – throw the US constitution under the bus in order to keep access to money, status and power. The repubs don’t want to govern or solve problems. Coal and oil and gas have gotten government assistance for decades and the “rugged independent producers” have profited mightily, and bought this dishonorable man and the repub party. Anyone remember the Kochs? What a tax cut the repubs passed, with a partisan party vote, when they had power – saddled generations with debt (corporate tax cuts pay for themselves ? Ha Ha) and let their moneyed donors rake it in. This is a dishonorable man and his effort to discredit others who don’t pay him is only self-serving, certainly not in the best interests of the country or ordinary citizens.
Mitch Smith
May 11, 2021 at 12:23 pm
Keep fighting for Wyoming people……….. The biden administration is killing our economy. Good to see someone in touch with who the people of Wyoming are, and what we need. Unlike Ms. cheney, who is completely out of touch and even goes against the wishes of her constituents.
Fred Osborn
May 11, 2021 at 12:57 pm
Need more kool-aid?
dennis west
May 11, 2021 at 1:01 pm
You are pretty good at jokes, Mitch. Yeah, the repubs are fighting for Wyoming all right. Remember how The Donald, Enzi, Barrasso and Cheney were “saving coal”? Good joke, eh? The miner’s voted for the repubs, then the miners got to relocate. Who’s the joke on? Glad you caught it, Mitch.
ray olson
May 11, 2021 at 2:35 pm
The largest number of job losses in Wy came in 2020- Who was president then?
Mitch Smith
May 11, 2021 at 3:35 pm
Were you in your basement? There was a plandemic which killed the economy…….. Just b4 that happened Trump had America robust, and job numbers and the economy were sky high, but if want to use the democratic excuse you always use, you can blame it on bush or Trump.
ray olson
May 11, 2021 at 8:31 pm
Your the one who is blaming Biden for something that happened before he came to office
Fred Osborn
May 12, 2021 at 7:18 am
Just who labels others…? Look in the mirror.
ray olson
May 12, 2021 at 6:45 pm
Jobs in coal and oil were lost in all 4 years of the malignant cheeto’s days of power