Environmental protections before the next president could be sworn in were implemented to help save 625 million acres of ocean from oil and gas exploration.
In this episode of the How to Protect the Ocean podcast, host Andrew Lewin dives into the latest developments in U.S. politics and their implications for marine conservation. With Donald Trump set to become president again, we discuss his controversial proposals, including renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and the implications of such claims on international relations.
We also explore President Joe Biden's recent actions to protect marine ecosystems, including a ban on offshore drilling across 65 million acres of federal waters and establishing new national monuments. Andrew breaks down the significance of these policies and what they mean for the future of ocean conservation.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:40 Gulf of Mexico name change
03:23 Gulf of America naming proposal
07:07 Offshore drilling ban implications
12:05 Clean energy tax credits
14:16 Oil drilling and environmental impact
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