Federal Climate Action vs. Approved Oil Pipleines

  • Embridge Oil's first pipeline is inagurated

    Embridge Oil's first pipeline is inagurated

    Current Day: 12,974 miles of crude oil pipelines
  • Energy Conservation Act

    Energy Conservation Act

    Established first automobile fuel economy standards to address environmental issues
  • Energy Security Act

    Energy Security Act

    • Marketed fossil fuel alternatives
    • Included: Biomass Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy and Ocean Thermal Energy Acts
  • Plains Oil Company is founded

    Plains Oil Company is founded

    Current Day: 14,919 miles of crude oil pipelines
  • U.S. agrees to U.N. Convention on Climate Change

    U.S. agrees to U.N. Convention on Climate Change

    This was the first major commitment of the U.S. to take action on climate change as a national and international issue.
  • Renewable energy tax incentives begin

    Renewable energy tax incentives begin

    Energy policy act promotes conservation and climate action
  • Lotus Midstream's funding foundations begin

    Lotus Midstream's funding foundations begin

    Current Day: 5,767 miles of crude oil pipelines
  • MPLX LP is formed

    MPLX LP is formed

    Current Day: 5,913 miles of crude oil pipelines
  • Omnibus package passed by congress

    Omnibus package passed by congress

    The $1.65 trillion dollar bill included some of the first major energy policy since 2007.
  • Sunoco's Mariner 2 Pipeline is finished

    Sunoco's Mariner 2 Pipeline is finished

    Current Day: 6,409 miles of crude oil pipelines
  • Inflation Reduction Act

    Inflation Reduction Act

    $369 billion is dispersed by the bill for climate change mitigation puposes.
  • Biden approves Willow Oil Project

    Biden approves Willow Oil Project

    $8 billion project faces sharp criticism and contrasts with many of the President's other actions