If domestic sources of critical minerals are off the table, AEA questions how the enviros expect their green dreams to come true.
WASHINGTON DC (November 25, 2020) – The American Energy Alliance (AEA), the country’s premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free-market energy organization, responded to the news that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has denied a critical permit, and the jobs that would come with it, for the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska.
Thomas Pyle, President of AEA, issued the following statement:
“Alaska stands to become one of the largest producers of copper in the world, an element critical to the electrification of just about everything – a priority for the Green New Deal crowd – as well as an important building material for homes, offices, and factories. And yet, thanks to political pressure from a handful of elites on both the left and the right, that is off the table – at least for now. It’s reckless, and hands China a victory as they continue to amass the world’s minerals needed in order to power our future.”
“How, after sixty-two years, this nation can finally achieve energy independence from the Middle East in one moment, and then secede reliance to China and other mineral-developing nations in the next, is difficult to swallow. Our economy and our security suffer from this short-sighted decision. Ironically, on the eve of a uniquely American holiday, other nations are giving thanks to the Army Corps of Engineers.”
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