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Originally Posted by mickey100
A look at actual FACTS regarding approvals for permits to drill on federal land, show that the present administration has approved more permits at this point in time, than the previous administration. In fact environmental advocates want that statistic to go down, but the government is holding fast.
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Lets say you are a cattle farmer and want to lease farm land for your herd of cattle. The government is offering you lots of land. Unfortunately it's in the middle of a desert. Unsuitable for a farm.
This is what the leases that the government is offering oil companies are like. Land that is useless for drilling productive wells.
They say "Why don't they use the ones they already have?"
They say "We are not stopping new leases."
Technically both are true statements, but they severely lacking accurate context. The news media parrots their talking points without the slightest bit of understanding. Something like describing Everglades swamp land with beautiful "waterfront views" when someone who wants to buy a beach condo.