Willow Project
The Biden Administration is in support of the Willow Project. A project introduced by ConocoPhillips, it will be a decades long oil drilling project that is said to create jobs and boost energy production. See how the U.S. Media is reacting in this Kudzu Brief.
Key Insights
- Alaska’s Senator Murkowski along with two other members of Alaska's congressional delegates have expressed support of the Willow Project.
- Climate advocates believe that the decision to approve the project comes with risks of alienating many young voters.
- The project would permanently alter Alaska’s public lands while creating a carbon comb.
- Left-leaning and right-leaning sources are nearly equal with sources remaining mainly in the least-bias zone.
