Biden and oil: What does responsibility mean in a new energy era?
The Gulf of Mexico is known for its rough waters. Now its choppy, emerald-green expanse is creating political turbulence too, as the Biden administration clears the way for controversial oil and gas activity in places from the Gulf to Alaska.
Recent steps on oil drilling highlight a difficult question: What defines responsible policy at a time of transition – when Americans want to shift toward clean energy but still rely heavily on fossil fuels?
President Joe Biden and his team are moving more aggressively than any past administration toward renewable energy – with his Interior Department, for example, proposing the first-ever Gulf of Mexico lease for offshore wind power. Yet his administration is also approving oil auctions in the Gulf set for next week and for September, and it’s facing a decision on whether to
