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MINNESOTA TELLS PIPELINE COMPANY NOT TO RUN “COUNTERINSURGENCY” AGAINST PROTESTERS
The Intercept discusses MINNESOTA TELLS PIPELINE COMPANY NOT TO RUN “COUNTERINSURGENCY” AGAINST PROTESTERS. The state approved Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline plans with a warning — but opponents are still expecting a crackdown.
THE PIPELINE COMPANY Enbridge is poised to begin construction of its controversial Line 3 in northern Minnesota at the end of […]
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Environmental groups fight proposed Eastern Shore pipeline
The Washington Post discusses how Environmental groups fight proposed Eastern Shore pipeline.
As a natural gas pipeline proposed for Maryland’s Eastern Shore continues to move through the state’s regulatory approval process, environmental activists promised to continue their fight to stop a line they say would encourage more fracking and harm communities.
The […]
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Major oil and gas companies join program to cut methane emissions
The Daily Climate discusses how Major oil and gas companies join program to cut methane emissions. 62 oil and gas companies from around the world signed on to a UN-led partnership aimed at bolstering monitoring and reductions of the potent climate-warming gas.
Dozens of the top oil and gas companies […]
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A Power Company’s Quiet Land-Buying Spree Could Shield It From Coal Ash Cleanup Costs
ProPublica discusses how A Power Company’s Quiet Land-Buying Spree Could Shield It From Coal Ash Cleanup Costs. Georgia Power paid top dollar to buy land from residents living near waste sites at its power plants. Environmentalists fear it’s a tactic to forestall the cleanup bill from new regulations for coal […]
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DeSmogBlog, November 25, 2020
Articles include: Pipelines – LNG Project and Eminent Domain; Report: Pandemic Lockdowns – Emissions, WMO; Court Ruling Force France To Justify Climate Targets; Oil Companies Can’t Find Buyers For Refineries; Climate Disinformation Database: The American […]
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An Unlikely Alliance of Farm and Environmental Groups Takes on Climate Change
Inside Climate News discusses An Unlikely Alliance of Farm and Environmental Groups Takes on Climate Change. The new group will try to advance climate policies, even as some of its members are likely to clash. Critics say the group’s efforts won’t go far enough.
The American Farm Bureau Federation, the […]
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Public Money Guarantees ‘Risky’ Fossil Fuel Projects: Experts
International Business Times discusses how Public Money Guarantees ‘Risky’ Fossil Fuel Projects.
Energy firms are undertaking financially risky natural gas extraction projects from the Arctic to Africa made feasible by government-backed loans and guarantees, jeopardising efforts to curb global warming, experts say.
As pressure from the public and investors to green […]
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NYT Climate Fwd., November 18, 2020
Articles include: trump’s arctic drilling; city water problems and solutions; big oil influence campaigns; pipeline closing; Greta Thunberg; methane leaks.
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Virginia Natural Gas infrastructure expansion to be scaled back amid plant financing troubles
Virginia Mercury discusses Virginia Natural Gas infrastructure expansion to be scaled back amid plant financing troubles.
Plans for one of two controversial new natural gas plants planned to be built in Charles City County appear to be faltering, according to a letter sent by Virginia Natural Gas to […]
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DeSmogBlog, November 13, 2020
Articles include: Biden – Take 10 ‘Game-Changing’ Steps; Politicians Try to Rally Support for Coal; Climate Deniers Cast Doubt on US Election; Massachusetts ‘Colluding’ Over Natural Gas Project; Climate Disinformation Database: David R. Legates.
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