Energy & Fuel

"US Gulf Coast Residents Flee, Oil Production Shut As Francine Intensifies"

"Tropical Storm Francine was on track on Tuesday to become a hurricane overnight, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, prompting Louisiana residents to flee inland and oil and gas companies to shut in Gulf of Mexico production."

Source: Reuters, 09/11/2024

"Massive CP2 LNG Export Facility Faces New Legal Hurdle Over FERC Approval"

"Environmental advocates, landowners, and fishers filed two petitions with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday, challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) recent authorization for the construction of a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. FERC approved the Calcasieu Pass (CP2) LNG terminal proposed by Venture Global in a 2-1 vote in late June."

Source: DeSmog, 09/09/2024

"Pipeline Won’t Capture All Carbon Emitted By Ethanol Plants"

"A company proposing an $8 billion carbon dioxide pipeline through eastern South Dakota says the project would be good for the environment. ... While that’s true, participating ethanol plants could still emit about 7 million metric tons of additional carbon dioxide annually. That’s because the pipeline would only capture some — not all — of the CO2 emitted by the plants."

Source: States Newsroom, 09/09/2024

"Biden Administration Backs Plastic as Coal Replacement to Make Steel"

"Jane Williams read the announcement with dismay. A Pennsylvania company was getting tens of millions of dollars in federal loan guarantees to turn plastic waste into a fuel for steelmaking, claiming the climate would benefit."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/09/2024

Colleges With Fossil Fuel Funding Can Become 'Vehicle Of Climate Obstruction'

"For decades, oil and gas companies have donated tens to hundreds of millions of dollars to colleges and universities, sat on governing boards, sponsored scholarships and built pro-fossil fuel programming and curriculum — resulting in real or apparent conflicts of interest for universities and their researchers."

Source: Floodlight, 09/06/2024

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