Biden backtracks on promise to halt fossil fuel leases

The Daily Poster reports that after Biden promised to halt federal leases to fossil fuel companies he indeed gave an Executive Order to do so. But now he's moving forward on issuing such a lease in the Gulf of Mexico for fossil fuel exploration based on an outdated environmental impact statement. After protest from environmental groups that it flies in the face of the recent IPCC Report, Biden actually said the following: "This report does not present sufficient cause to supplement the (environmental impact statement) at this time."

This is exactly why I have doubts about Biden's public statements and promises. He talks a good game when it comes to progressive ideas but he turns around and breaks those promises. And this one is particularly egregious given that IPCC Report that we must quickly transition away from fossil fuels to renewables if we have any chance of just mitigating the accelerating impacts of the climate crisis. Unfortunately when he does shit like this it's all the more difficult to trust his empty promises. And we really don't have any time to spare in this global emergency.