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Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern

Summary by Ground News

ConocoPhillips' Willow project would produce 180,000 barrels of oil a day at its peak. Using that crude would result in at least 263 million tons (239 million metric tons) of greenhouse gas emissions. The world's transition to clean energy lags behind the reality of an economy still largely driven by oil.

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The Hill

Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change. ConocoPhillips’ Willow project would produce 180,000 barrels of oil a day at…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Coast Reporter

Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S.

1 year ago·Sechelt, Canada

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Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern

A bitter political dispute over the Alaska project has underscored Biden's struggle to balance economic pressures against his pledges to curb fossil fuels.

1 year ago·Sacramento, United States

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Portland Press Herald

Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern

Attorneys representing environmentalists and an Alaska Native group filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a federal judge to block Willow's approval.

1 year ago·Portland, United States

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WCVB

Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern

ConocoPhillips' Willow project would result in at least 263 million tons of planet-warming gases over 30 years, and scientists say it's moving the world in the wrong direction at a time when emission reductions are needed.

1 year ago·Boston, United States

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