Biden Implements Sweeping Offshore Drilling Ban Ahead of Trump Presidency

[Social Media]

 

In a significant move to solidify his climate agenda, US President Joe Biden has enacted a sweeping ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling across vast portions of America's coastline. The decision, announced just weeks before Donald Trump is set to take office, covers the entire Atlantic coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific coast of California, Oregon, and Washington, as well as a section of the Bering Sea off Alaska.  

 

Biden justified the decision by emphasizing the potential irreversible damage offshore drilling could inflict on cherished coastal environments and its limited necessity in meeting the nation’s energy demands. “My decision reflects what coastal communities, businesses, and beachgoers have known for a long time: that drilling off these coasts could cause irreversible damage to places we hold dear and is unnecessary to meet our nation’s energy needs. It is not worth the risks,” Biden declared.  

 

The ban, implemented under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953, represents the latest in a series of last-minute climate policy actions by the Biden administration. The act allows presidents to withdraw areas from offshore mineral leasing and drilling, and a 2019 court ruling confirmed that such withdrawals cannot be overturned unilaterally by subsequent administrations. This legal nuance could present a significant obstacle for Trump, who has vowed to revoke the ban “immediately” upon taking office.  

 

In a radio interview, Trump dismissed the ban as “ridiculous” and reiterated his pledge to reverse it. “I’ll unban it immediately,” he stated. “I have the right to unban it immediately.” Trump has consistently positioned himself as a staunch advocate of domestic fossil fuel production, often citing the slogan “Drill, baby, drill” during his campaign.  

 

Despite Trump’s confidence, overturning Biden’s action may not be straightforward. The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act does not permit presidents to revoke prior bans, meaning a reversal would likely require Congressional approval. With Congress now controlled by Trump’s Republican allies, such a move could become a political flashpoint.  

 

Trump’s incoming press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, sharply criticized the ban, labeling it “a disgraceful decision” intended to exact “political revenge on the American people who gave President Trump a mandate to increase drilling and lower gas prices.” She suggested that Trump would seek to challenge the ban, with a potential legal battle likely culminating in the Supreme Court, where Republican-appointed judges hold a majority.  

 

Interestingly, Trump himself has previously used the same law to protect waters off Florida’s coast in 2020, a move widely seen as a strategy to secure votes in the state ahead of the presidential election. Biden’s new ban extends protections to these waters indefinitely, covering more than 625 million acres of ocean.  

 

As the transition of power nears, Biden’s ban underscores the deep ideological divide between the two leaders. While Biden prioritizes conservation and climate action, Trump has pledged to dismantle such policies, framing them as detrimental to economic growth and energy independence. With potential legal challenges on the horizon, the fate of Biden’s historic offshore drilling ban may ultimately rest in the hands of the courts.  

 

Based on a report by BBC 2024-01-08

 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

In a significant move to solidify his climate agenda, US President Joe Biden has enacted a sweeping ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling across vast portions of America's coastline. The decision, announced just weeks before Donald Trump is set to take office, covers the entire Atlantic coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific coast of California, Oregon, and Washington, as well as a section of the Bering Sea off Alaska.  

Which Biden could have done 4 years ago. Obviously just nonsense virtue signalling by Biden's handlers, IMO.

 

[JonnyF]

In Biden's deteriorating mind he is creating a legacy.

 

Bless...

[BKKKevin]

1 minute ago, JonnyF said:

In Biden's deteriorating mind he is creating a legacy.

 

Bless...

In other news the next President wants to create the Gulf of America…

No plans for cheap eggs, gas or health insurance… 

[KhunLA]

The Deep State, biden's puppeteers have completely lost it.  Pardons, and now this, drilling ban.  With the swipe of the pen, Trump will void the ban.

 

They are just alienated themselves even more from the public.  Exposing themselves to the reality of their total control that they've exerted over politicians.

 

They really do think everyone is a moron 

 

...  UP  THE  REVOLUTION  ...

 

 

[Eric Loh]

Kudos to Biden doing his bit for the climate crisis and protecting the coasts for their children and grand children. Coastal communities, businesses and those who love the sea have known for a long time that drilling off these coasts will cause irreversible damage. Trump will need an act of Congress to repeal and he got a snowball hell of a chance to do that. 

[Tug]

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Kudos to Biden doing his bit for the climate crisis and protecting the coasts for their children and grand children. Coastal communities, businesses and those who love the sea have known for a long time that drilling off these coasts will cause irreversible damage. Trump will need an act of Congress to repeal and he got a snowball hell of a chance to do that. 

Agreed it’s good to see this administration doing what it can to protect all of us from trumps spite,it’s moot anyway because it’s a purely economic decision on the part of the oil companies to invest in the infrastructure required to drill new wells anyway.you can be sure that trump will use this sound decision to further divide us and create rancor amongst us,it’s what he does unfortunately…..

[Will B Good]

 .......covers the entire Atlantic coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific coast of California, Oregon, and Washington, as well as a section of the Bering Sea off Alaska.  

 

The Gulf of where??

[thaipo7]

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Which Biden could have done 4 years ago. Obviously just nonsense virtue signalling by Biden's handlers, IMO.

 

Who is the Dictator?   Did this go through Congress.  Did any of Biden's "weaken and kill America" policies go through Congress?   NO  Marxist Dictator.

[Will B Good]

7 minutes ago, thaipo7 said:

Who is the Dictator?   Did this go through Congress.  Did any of Biden's "weaken and kill America" policies go through Congress?   NO  Marxist Dictator.

 

So no executive orders, proclamations, directives.from Trump........ without the approval of congress....good to hear.

[Donga]

Yep, true to form and they just keep fueling the fires of cynicism of middle America towards the increasingly out of touch Left.

The timing, haha

 

The relevancy, nada as Trump can undo where it makes sense

The Left these days talk and act to their hard core, without understanding the wishes of ordinary folk, again and again.

Deluded, woke clowns.

[stevenl]

3 hours ago, KhunLA said:

The Deep State, biden's puppeteers have completely lost it.  Pardons, and now this, drilling ban.  With the swipe of the pen, Trump will void the ban.

Seems you missed the fact that he can't.

 

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The act allows presidents to withdraw areas from offshore mineral leasing and drilling, and a 2019 court ruling confirmed that such withdrawals cannot be overturned unilaterally by subsequent administrations.

 

[Will B Good]

3 hours ago, KhunLA said:

With the swipe of the pen, Trump will void the ban.

 

That ain't going to happen.....it could take years to reverse.

[KhunLA]

15 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Seems you missed the fact that he can't.

 

 

 

11 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

That ain't going to happen.....it could take years to reverse.

Just symbolic gesture.  Most nobody cares about, and hopefully, in the future, the world won't be so dependent of fossil fuels (oil & gas) anyway ...

 

... "Most of the newly-protected territory is not particularly appealing to the oil industry, at least right now. That's led some to dismiss this move as merely symbolic." ... 

 

More just exposing the 'deep state', and not good for them.  

 

Which in the minds of most folks, will equate to getting screwed again, and think future high gas prices.   Which when happens, President Trump gets to blame it Biden & the dems ... win for Trump.

 

Which of course, the oil companies will use as an excuse to raise prices 

 

If people weren't such idiots, they'd have Solar Systems & BEVs.

 

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/nx-s1-5249765/biden-offshore-drilling-ban

[Will B Good]

Just now, KhunLA said:

 

Just symbolic gesture.  Most nobody cares about, and hopefully, in the future, the world won't be so dependent of fossil fuels (oil & gas) anyway ...

 

... "Most of the newly-protected territory is not particularly appealing to the oil industry, at least right now. That's led some to dismiss this move as merely symbolic." ...

 

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/nx-s1-5249765/biden-offshore-drilling-ban

 

Oh I see....got it.......good sound bite, but really doesn't achieve much.

[neeray]

Just now, BKKKevin said:

In other news the next President wants to create the Gulf of America…

No plans for cheap eggs, gas or health insurance… 

There never was any plans (as you know). That was all just election BS that his followers were gullible enough to believe.

[Will B Good]

5 minutes ago, neeray said:

There never was any plans (as you know). That was all just election B S that is followers were gullible enough to believe.

 

 You mean like this kind of stuff......

 

• Promised to cut the deficit but added $8trillion to it.
• Promised to build a wall; completed only 52 miles out of 2,000, mostly repairs.
• Promised Mexico would pay for the wall; they didn't.
• Promised a new healthcare plan; it never existed.
• Promised a middle-class tax cut; primarily cut taxes for the rich, leaving the middle class to bear the burden.
• Promised not to play golf; made 250 visits to his own golf clubs, costing taxpayers $150 million.
• Promised to increase economic growth by 4%; didn't achieve it, President Biden did
• Promised an infrastructure plan; had none, President Biden signed a massive one.
• Promised to hire "the best people"; fired 3/4 of them, then labeled them the worst.
• Promised to reduce prescription drug prices; didn't happen, President Biden did.
• Promised to win the trade war with China; it cost about a quarter million jobs.
• Promised corporate tax cuts would benefit workers; corporations used the money to buy back stocks instead.
• Promised to revive the coal industry; more coal jobs were lost during his presidency.

 

but granted......

Loan forgiveness for the wealthy who took PPP loans to remodel their homes and go on vacation.
 

[Srikcir]

"Biden to ban future offshore drilling across more than 600 million acres," by: Jacob Fischler - January 6, 2025, https://scdailygazette.com/

• "In April 2017, Trump issued an executive order to revoke offshore drilling restrictions his predecessor, President Barack Obama, had placed.
• Environmental groups sued and a federal court in Alaska sided against the Trump administration, reasoning that the law governing offshore drilling, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, allows a president to withdraw areas from drilling but does not allow a president to revoke those withdrawals.
• The Trump administration appealed in 2019, but the issue was resolved before an appeals decision when Biden took office and reinstituted the Obama withdrawals in 2021. The court dismissed the case as moot without ruling on the merits of presidential authority."

It is likely Congress will have to roll back this ban,

Do oil& gas companies even want to "drill baby, drill?"

"U.S. Energy Independence Soars To Highest Level In Over 70 Years," by Robert Rapier May 2, 2023, https://www.forbes.com/

• "we don’t import energy at all."

[neeray]

Just now, Will B Good said:

 

 You mean like this kind of stuff......

 

• Promised to cut the deficit but added $8trillion to it.
• Promised to build a wall; completed only 52 miles out of 2,000, mostly repairs.
• Promised Mexico would pay for the wall; they didn't.
• Promised a new healthcare plan; it never existed.
• Promised a middle-class tax cut; primarily cut taxes for the rich, leaving the middle class to bear the burden.
• Promised not to play golf; made 250 visits to his own golf clubs, costing taxpayers $150 million.
• Promised to increase economic growth by 4%; didn't achieve it, President Biden did
• Promised an infrastructure plan; had none, President Biden signed a massive one.
• Promised to hire "the best people"; fired 3/4 of them, then labeled them the worst.
• Promised to reduce prescription drug prices; didn't happen, President Biden did.
• Promised to win the trade war with China; it cost about a quarter million jobs.
• Promised corporate tax cuts would benefit workers; corporations used the money to buy back stocks instead.
• Promised to revive the coal industry; more coal jobs were lost during his presidency.

 

but granted......

Loan forgiveness for the wealthy who took PPP loans to remodel their homes and go on vacation.
 

Yes, in short, that's the type of thing I was talking about. But wait, we ain't seen nothin' yet.

[KhunLA]

4 hours ago, KhunLA said:

The Deep State, biden's puppeteers have completely lost it.  Pardons, and now this, drilling ban.  With the swipe of the pen, Trump will void the ban.  They are just alienated themselves even more from the public.  Exposing themselves to the reality of their total control that they've exerted over politicians.

 

They really do think everyone is a moron 

 

...  UP  THE  REVOLUTION  ...

 

I assumed biden used an executive order for the ban, but, pointed out he did not.   

 

Which exposes the 'deep state' once again, as I don't believe any thinks biden can remember where he was when he ate his last breakfast, let alone, remembering and enacted a decades old law.

 

Win win for Trump & myself, as when oil & gas companies use it to raise prices, which will raise inflation, Trump gets to blame biden & the dems, and I get a higher COLA 

[RocketDog]

5 hours ago, BKKKevin said:

In other news the next President wants to create the Gulf of America…

No plans for cheap eggs, gas or health insurance… 

Yes. And I think if I hear the euphemism 'mandate' again I'll puke.

 

ONCE AGAIN: A COUPLE MILLION VOTES OUT OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IS NOT A MANDATE.

 

Just another maga wet dream fantasy for those who forgot their 4th grade math and can't really explain what % means.

[pacovl46]

12 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

In a significant move to solidify his climate agenda, US President Joe Biden has enacted a sweeping ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling across vast portions of America's coastline. The decision, announced just weeks before Donald Trump is set to take office, covers the entire Atlantic coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific coast of California, Oregon, and Washington, as well as a section of the Bering Sea off Alaska.  

 

Biden justified the decision by emphasizing the potential irreversible damage offshore drilling could inflict on cherished coastal environments and its limited necessity in meeting the nation’s energy demands. “My decision reflects what coastal communities, businesses, and beachgoers have known for a long time: that drilling off these coasts could cause irreversible damage to places we hold dear and is unnecessary to meet our nation’s energy needs. It is not worth the risks,” Biden declared.  

 

 

The ban, implemented under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953, represents the latest in a series of last-minute climate policy actions by the Biden administration. The act allows presidents to withdraw areas from offshore mineral leasing and drilling, and a 2019 court ruling confirmed that such withdrawals cannot be overturned unilaterally by subsequent administrations. This legal nuance could present a significant obstacle for Trump, who has vowed to revoke the ban “immediately” upon taking office.  

 

In a radio interview, Trump dismissed the ban as “ridiculous” and reiterated his pledge to reverse it. “I’ll unban it immediately,” he stated. “I have the right to unban it immediately.” Trump has consistently positioned himself as a staunch advocate of domestic fossil fuel production, often citing the slogan “Drill, baby, drill” during his campaign.  

 

Despite Trump’s confidence, overturning Biden’s action may not be straightforward. The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act does not permit presidents to revoke prior bans, meaning a reversal would likely require Congressional approval. With Congress now controlled by Trump’s Republican allies, such a move could become a political flashpoint.  

 

Trump’s incoming press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, sharply criticized the ban, labeling it “a disgraceful decision” intended to exact “political revenge on the American people who gave President Trump a mandate to increase drilling and lower gas prices.” She suggested that Trump would seek to challenge the ban, with a potential legal battle likely culminating in the Supreme Court, where Republican-appointed judges hold a majority.  

 

Interestingly, Trump himself has previously used the same law to protect waters off Florida’s coast in 2020, a move widely seen as a strategy to secure votes in the state ahead of the presidential election. Biden’s new ban extends protections to these waters indefinitely, covering more than 625 million acres of ocean.  

 

As the transition of power nears, Biden’s ban underscores the deep ideological divide between the two leaders. While Biden prioritizes conservation and climate action, Trump has pledged to dismantle such policies, framing them as detrimental to economic growth and energy independence. With potential legal challenges on the horizon, the fate of Biden’s historic offshore drilling ban may ultimately rest in the hands of the courts.  

 

Based on a report by BBC 2024-01-08

 

 

Trump is so effing delusional! Such a shame that guy missed a few months ago. He would've done the world a favor! 

[candide]

3 hours ago, neeray said:

There never was any plans (as you know). That was all just election BS that his followers were gullible enough to believe.

That's why he's starting a big distraction operation about Greenland, Panama, etc.. in the hope that people will forget about his empty promises! 😊

[Hawaiian]

4 hours ago, KhunLA said:

 

Just symbolic gesture.  Most nobody cares about, and hopefully, in the future, the world won't be so dependent of fossil fuels (oil & gas) anyway ...

 

... "Most of the newly-protected territory is not particularly appealing to the oil industry, at least right now. That's led some to dismiss this move as merely symbolic." ... 

 

More just exposing the 'deep state', and not good for them.  

 

Which in the minds of most folks, will equate to getting screwed again, and think future high gas prices.   Which when happens, President Trump gets to blame it Biden & the dems ... win for Trump.

 

Which of course, the oil companies will use as an excuse to raise prices 

 

If people weren't such idiots, they'd have Solar Systems & BEVs.

 

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/nx-s1-5249765/biden-offshore-drilling-ban

Not everyone can afford Solar Systems with components from China and EV's with elements sourced from countries that are creating environmental disasters.

[KhunLA]

10 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Not everyone can afford Solar Systems with components from China and EV's with elements sourced from countries that are creating environmental disasters.

Yes, I know.  As they are too busy being in debt, buying crap they don't need to impress their fake friends that don't care.  Or having kids before they can afford them.

 

Their priorities in life are A$$ backwards.  To bad 'economics 101' isn't taught in school or at home, instead of pronouns & imaginary genders now.  Imagine if people learned to stop borrowing money to buy depreciating toys, and instead learned how to build equity or work for themselves, rather than trained to become a 'working class hero'.

 

I think you need to unplug from MSM ....

"creating environmental disasters" ... I guess I better stop faring 

[Red Forever]

7 hours ago, KhunLA said:

The Deep State, biden's puppeteers have completely lost it.  Pardons, and now this, drilling ban.  With the swipe of the pen, Trump will void the ban.

 

They are just alienated themselves even more from the public.  Exposing themselves to the reality of their total control that they've exerted over politicians.

 

They really do think everyone is a moron 

 

...  UP  THE  REVOLUTION  ...

 

 

Erm well, 75+ million votes went against Trump so not “everyone is a moron”.

[flexomike]

6 hours ago, Tug said:

Agreed it’s good to see this administration doing what it can to protect all of us from trumps spite,it’s moot anyway because it’s a purely economic decision on the part of the oil companies to invest in the infrastructure required to drill new wells anyway.you can be sure that trump will use this sound decision to further divide us and create rancor amongst us,it’s what he does unfortunately…..

Kind of like what you have done for the last year

[candide]

4 hours ago, Srikcir said:

"Biden to ban future offshore drilling across more than 600 million acres," by: Jacob Fischler - January 6, 2025, https://scdailygazette.com/

• "In April 2017, Trump issued an executive order to revoke offshore drilling restrictions his predecessor, President Barack Obama, had placed.
• Environmental groups sued and a federal court in Alaska sided against the Trump administration, reasoning that the law governing offshore drilling, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, allows a president to withdraw areas from drilling but does not allow a president to revoke those withdrawals.
• The Trump administration appealed in 2019, but the issue was resolved before an appeals decision when Biden took office and reinstituted the Obama withdrawals in 2021. The court dismissed the case as moot without ruling on the merits of presidential authority."

It is likely Congress will have to roll back this ban,

Do oil& gas companies even want to "drill baby, drill?"

"U.S. Energy Independence Soars To Highest Level In Over 70 Years," by Robert Rapier May 2, 2023, https://www.forbes.com/

• "we don’t import energy at all."

Drill baby drill is just a slogan for the gullible. 🙂

 

I doubt that oil companies are willing to invest in drilling, considering the declining price trend of energy. If Saudi Arabia increases its production as anticipated, it will make a significant number of U.S. production sites unprofitable (in particular shale oil).

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/saudi-arabia-will-eventually-have-increase-oil-production-214052

[SiSePuede419]

It's OK when Trump bans offshore drilling.

 

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha.

 

Suckers. 😭

 

 

Former President Donald Trump implemented a ban on offshore drilling in certain areas in September 2020. This move came as a surprise, given his administration's general support for expanded fossil fuel production. Here are the details:

Offshore Drilling Ban Timeline

September 8, 2020: Trump signed an executive order extending and expanding a moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling.

Areas Covered:

The ban applied to federal waters off the coasts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Later, it was extended to include North Carolina.

Duration: The moratorium was set to last for 10 years, until June 30, 2032.

Reasons Behind the Ban

1. Political Considerations: The move was widely seen as an effort to bolster support in key swing states, particularly Florida, ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Offshore drilling was unpopular among voters in these coastal states due to concerns about tourism, environmental risks, and potential oil spills.

 

2. Environmental Concerns: While the Trump administration generally pursued policies to expand fossil fuel production, this ban addressed widespread public opposition to drilling in these areas.

😀😃😄😁😆😅😂🤣😭

[SiSePuede419]

1 hour ago, candide said:

the hope that people will forget about his empty promises! 

Remember "Mexico will pay for it" that Trump repeated hundreds of times?  He knew it was a lie from day one.  He knew Mexico would never pay for it.  Guess what?  Mexico didn't pay for his big beautiful wall.

 

American taxpayers did. 😂

 

Donald Trump publicly acknowledged that Mexico would not directly pay for the U.S.-Mexico border wall in January 2019, during the government shutdown over funding for the wall. While campaigning for the presidency in 2016, Trump repeatedly claimed that Mexico would pay for the wall, but he later clarified this position.

 

Key Moments of Admission:

 

1. January 10, 2019 – Press Conference

During a press conference, Trump said:

 

> "When I said Mexico is going to pay for the wall in front of thousands and thousands of people, obviously they’re not going to write a check."

 

 

 

He suggested instead that Mexico would pay "indirectly" through the economic benefits of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the trade deal that replaced NAFTA.

 

 

2. Further Clarifications

Trump frequently stated that the cost of the wall would be "recouped" through trade and economic gains from the USMCA, rather than direct payments. This marked a shift from his earlier, more straightforward claims that Mexico would pay outright.

 

 

 

Context and Reactions

 

Campaign Promise: During the 2016 campaign, Trump repeatedly promised that Mexico would pay for the wall, a claim that resonated with many of his supporters.

 

Mexico's Response: Mexican officials, including then-President Enrique Peña Nieto, consistently rejected the idea of paying for the wall.

 

Criticism: Critics argued that this was a broken promise, while Trump maintained that the spirit of the promise was fulfilled through economic gains.

 

"Economic gains" are like magic. 

 

Invisible and impossible to measure.

 

[NEEDS CITATIONS] 😅