Obama bans drilling in swathes of Arctic, Atlantic oceans

[livingston]

Obama bans drilling in swathes of Arctic, Atlantic oceans

December 20, 2016
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama has designated the bulk of U.S.-owned waters in the Arctic Ocean and certain areas in the Atlantic Ocean as indefinitely off limits to future oil and gas leasing.

The move on Tuesday helps put some finishing touches on Obama’s environmental legacy while also testing President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to unleash the nation’s untapped energy reserves.

Environmental groups hope the ban, despite relying on executive powers, will be difficult for future presidents to reverse.
http://nypost.com/2016/12/20/obama-bans-drilling-in-swathes-of-arctic-atlantic-oceans/

 

[Plater1]

This means NOTHING. It's a last ditch effort that will do nothing except give Trump one more action to overturn. Also there won't be any drilling up there till the price gets back over $80 a barrel. But when it does there will be some good ass paying jobs again in Alaska. I wonder if Sarah Palin will let me crash out on her couch while i look for a job up there?

 

[Toecutter]

AssBama can't do shit except solidify his place as the worst president in American history. and those big mouth dems don't seem to realize that they can't get a parking regulation passed for at least the next two years.

 

[X340]

I trust Donald Trump also has a pen and a phone!