Alaska, the Willow Project, and the future of fossil fuels

Alaska is no stranger to oil production. But some Americans would prefer that wasn’t the case.

The Biden administration approved a new oil venture on March 13 called the Willow Project. More than 4.6 million people petitioned against its approval.

It allows the energy company ConocoPhillips to drill for oil in the National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska’s Northern slope. The company says it will produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day.