Energy Group Says It’s Time to Rein in FERC’s Glick
From the beginning of Richard “Dick” Glick’s tenure at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), we’ve pointed out that Glick votes against every single new pipeline project that comes before him based on cockamamie global warming excuses. Glick took over as Chairman of FERC under dementia Joe Biden. Earlier this year Glick tried to permanently enshrine global warming considerations as a requirement to approve all new pipeline projects (see FERC Democrats Ram Thru Global Warming Policy for Pipe Decisions). Under extraordinary pressure from just about everyone (both Republicans and Democrats), a month later he backed off (see FERC’s Glick Does “Abrupt About-Face” on New Global Warming Regs). But it’s only a temporary retreat. Glick is still using his power to oppose pipeline projects. Power The Future, a national nonprofit organization that advocates for American energy jobs, says it’s time to rein in Glick and others in the Biden administration who are holding back American energy.
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