Palmer Opposes Biden's "America Last" Energy Policies

For Immediate Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Biden administration announced a hold on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals. This comes at a time where the United States became the world’s leading exporter of LNG in 2023. The stated reason for this pause was to study the impact of new terminals on climate change. Following the Biden administration's announcement, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) released the following statement:

“The Biden administration’s energy policies are not only draining people’s income; they are also dangerous to the peoples’ health,” said Rep. Palmer. “Just last year, it was reported that 68,000 people died in Europe classified as ‘excess winter deaths’ because they could not afford to keep their homes adequately warmed. These were generally older people with respiratory or cardiovascular issues who could not afford their food and medicine and their high utility bills to keep their residences at a safe temperature. This decision to freeze construction of LNG facilities will make natural gas more expensive and put more lives in jeopardy in Europe and in the U.S., but that is where the Biden administration and their Democrat collaborators in Congress are leading us. They believe climate change is an existential threat, but their policies have made them a threat not only to Americans' economic and physical well-being, but also to the well-being of our allies. I will work with my Republican colleagues to roll back these dangerous policies being forced upon the American people and to bring forth policies that make energy reliable, affordable, and cleaner.

Palmer continued, “Just two weeks ago, the House Republican Policy Committee produced a report proving our environment has, in fact, improved since the 1980s. The American people should look at the evidence themselves because the Biden administration can’t be trusted to have their best interests in mind.”

Background:

You can read the article regarding the Biden administration's announcement here.

You can read the Environmental Indicators Report here.

Below are several data points found in this report that counter the extremist climate alarmism narrative:

• The world is far from running out of energy, with proved global reserves growing faster than demand.
• Since 1960, total energy production in the US alone has increased by 140%, compared to only a 123% increase in consumption.
• Despite this, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has increased 270%, from $1.51 to $4.09 in 2022. Even after adjusting for inflation, the gas price rose over 100%.
• By most standards, air quality in the United States is cleaner than 40 years ago.
• Since 1980, total emissions of the six principal air pollutants measured by the EPA have decreased by 60%.
• Over this period, the percentage of AQI readings listed as “unhealthy for sensitive groups” or worse in the nation’s Core-Based Statistical Areas has declined by 91%.
• Even though many lament the supposedly vanishing forests,
• Since 2001, forestland in the lower 48 states has declined by a mere 1.2%.
• At the same time, cultivated crops have increased by 0.8%, wetlands by 1.0%, and shrub/scrub by 0.6%