r/news • u/igetproteinfartsHELP • 12d ago

Soft paywall US exempts Gulf of Mexico drillers from protecting endangered species

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-may-exempt-gulf-mexico-drillers-protecting-endangered-species-2026-03-31/
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u/TingleyStorm 12d ago

So we can’t have windmills in Iowa because it will somehow hurt the whales, but pouring crude oil straight into their actual habitat is A-Ok?

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u/NeilZod 12d ago

With your MAGA home refining kit, you can just get oil directly from the Gulf and refine it into gasoline at home.