​DENVER – Western Energy Alliance today launched an advertising campaign to educate westerners on the economic costs of President Biden’s ban on new oil and natural gas leasing on public lands. The ad highlights that nearly 58,700 jobs a year will be lost under the president’s recent executive order as well as $8.3 billion for vital public services for all citizens in eight states across the West.
 
The Alliance’s two-week ad campaign starts today as the U.S. Senate considers the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior. If confirmed, Haaland would administer Biden’s leasing ban, which the Alliance is challenging in court. The ad is running on digital music streaming services in states that produce the most oil and natural gas on public lands including New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and North Dakota.