Experts are predicting a sharp increase in the cost of energy. My electric bill went up by 20% despite the fact that I used less energy. Gasoline prices are still high. And Biden constantly blames the oil companies for the decrease in production. Biden is to blame. For example, he wants to declare 336,000 acres of public lands from mineral leasing to protect the Chaco Culture National Historical Park located in northwest New Mexico.
The Navajo Indians in the region are up in arms. Delora Hesuse, a Navajo Nation citizen said:
“We’re not destroying anything — we are Native Americans ourselves. Nobody is destroying the park. The oil companies sure aren’t destroying the park. And they have new technology.”
“It just seems like they are listening more to the environmentalist people.”
Many Navajos own allotted lands within the area Biden wants to shut down. This will be a huge financial loss, not to mention all of the jobs that will be lost and the decrease in this country’s energy supply could be devastating. The Navajo will take the largest hit financially and Biden doesn’t care. Could this be because of Biden’s racism? I hope not.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer wrote in a letter to President Biden :
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL“In reality, the rule would have a devastating impact because the indirect effects would make the allottee land worthless from the standpoint of energy extraction.”
“To maximize full extraction of the product, a horizontal lateral crossing of two to four miles of subsurface may be required. Due to the cross-jurisdictional land status in Navajo Eastern Agency, a proposed horizontal lateral may need to cross federal land.”
In addition, the board of county commissioners of San Juan County, New Mexico, passed a resolution in April stating that it “strongly opposes” the Biden administration proposal. The resolution noted the rule would make it impossible for owners of individual Indian allotments to drill for and extract minerals since pipelines must cross federal land below the surface.
“It is really going to make an impact on the allottees if they follow through with the withdrawal of federal lands and public lands around Chaco Canyon,” Hesuse said.
Hesuse noted that the Navajo community is extremely impoverished and that oil and gas revenues are critical for sustaining many individuals.
The oil companies offered a deal that would make drilling around the historic site forbidden for a five-mile radius. It was rejected by Biden.
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