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A Window into Louisiana’s Continued Embrace of the Fossil Fuel Industry

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At best the permits minimize coastal erosion and gloss over storm surge and flood risks in relation to climate change,” he said. Persistent gaslighting by many of Louisiana’s politicians wasn’t restricted to the climate crisis during 2022. Real science isn’t being used to guide their decisions.” Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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Biden’s Call to Increase LNG Export Capacity on Gulf Coast is Tantamount To Sarah Palin’s Call to ‘Drill Baby Drill’ According to Environmental Advocates

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Travis Dardar, an indigenous fisherman in Cameron, Louisiana, has a front-row view of the expansion of the liquified natural gas (LNG) industry’s export capacity on the Gulf Coast — and it isn’t pretty. “It If approved, the permit would allow a massive natural gas liquefaction and export facility to emit 3.5

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A Push to Expedite Permits Fueled by Disaster Capitalism Threatens to Fastrack the Climate Crisis

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Credit: Julie Dermansky The diversion project lies at the intersection of two crises: the state’s alarming coastal land-loss rate and the essential threat of climate change. He fears that his constituency, which relies heavily on the seafood industry, will be forced to move since they will no longer be able to make a living.

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The Battle to Stop Air Products’ Carbon Capture Project at Lake Maurepas Grows

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Similar language is used by other the banks encouraging investments by those concerned about climate change. Residents living near Lake Maurepas consider the prized ecosystem that offers plentiful seafood and vital storm surge protection to be an extension of their backyard and heritage.

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? Credibility for carbon credit claims #157

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🥩 Bluu Seafood , a Berlin, Germany-based cultivated seafood platform, raised $18M in Series A funding from Delivery Hero Ventures, Dr.Oetker, Hannes Ametsreiter, LBBW VC, Manta Ray Ventures, Norrsken VC, SeaX Ventures, and Sparkfood. Share new deals and announcements with us at hello@ctvc.co Global temperatures reached 62.92

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Louisiana Communities Already Vulnerable to the Climate Crisis Worry That the Expansion of the LNG Export Industry Could Be Catastrophic

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They live in Plaquemines Parish a few hundred feet from a massive liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal being built by Venture Global and the Gator Express pipeline, which will transport natural gas under high pressure to the facility.

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The Uncertain Future of Gas Exports on Louisiana’s Vanishing Coastline

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Credit: Nick Cunningham/Gas Outlook But the coastline is under threat from more than just climate change. Entire sections of wetlands are being filled in and paved over to build LNG export terminals, which will ship fracked gas to Europe and Asia. is exporting natural gas, and importing price volatility.”