‘Kiddo… I guarantee you we’re going to end fossil fuel,’ Biden told a voter in 2019.
…the adviser was later pressed on Biden’s past pledges to confront the oil industry, including an exchange with a woman in New Castle, N.H., where he said, “Kiddo, I want you to just take a look at my eyes – I guarantee you we’re going to end fossil fuels and I’m not going to cooperate…”
In a debate, Biden pledged to end subsidies for the industry, drilling on federal lands or offshore areas, adding “…no ability for the oil industry to continue to drill, period.”
On the first day of his administration, he also ended the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have transported oil from Alberta, Canada to Port Arthur, Texas. …Chevron said in a statement the Biden administration had been messaging its intent to place “obstacles” in the way of its mission to provide for global energy needs.
