Some say this is necessary for domestic energy production and energy security, but I remind my colleagues that the lease sales were quite a disappointment compared to the original estimates of revenue and industry interest when they were first proposing them.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Some say this is necessary for domestic energy production and energy security, but I remind my colleagues that the lease…”
On the recordNovember 28, 2023
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Ocasio-Cortez critiques claims of energy security related to disappointing lease sales in the Arctic.
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