The Department of Energy has denied a second request from the developers of the proposed Lake Charles LNG export facility to extend their deadline for beginning to ship gas abroad, likely spelling the end for the controversial methane gas project. DOE also issued a policy statement, to be published in the federal register, stating that the department will be more stringent with extension requests going forward.
ANCHORAGE – Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it would grant approval for the exports from the proposed Alaska LNG project, a $38.7 billion fossil-fuel infrastructure plan to export liquified natural gas (LNG). It would be capable of exporting 20 million metric tons of gas per year – a quantity that could result in over 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide pollution emissions annually.
New letter urges the Biden Administration to oppose the Japan-led G7 efforts to support expansion of new Liquefied Natural Gas supplies.
Tras años de activismo en Estados Unidos y Europa, el bando francés Société Générale confirmó anoche que ha retirado su apoyo financiero al altamente controvertido proyecto Rio Grande LNG de gas fósil en el puerto de Brownsville.
Varios grupos de conservación se querellaron contra el Departamento de EnergÃa (DOE) por no responder oportunamente a su petición de establecer reglas que definan si los proyectos de exportación de gas fósil son consistentes con el interés público.
Cameron Parish, Louisiana - Southwest Louisiana residents voiced their opposition to the Commonwealth LNG export terminal, the CP2 LNG export terminal, and the CP2 Express Pipeline - which are methane gas infrastructure proposed for construction in the area - because of these facilities’ imminent risks to their safety, public health, environment, and even the local economy.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its annual World Energy Outlook (WEO) and it underscores how critical the clean energy transition is for global security and energy price stability. The report finds that the global energy crisis, spurred in large part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has been felt hardest by low-income communities, but is blunted in regions with a strong commitment to renewable sources of energy.
El Sierra Club y la Rainforest Action Network han publicado un reporte sobre los riesgos para el Valle del RÃo Grande de dos propuestas de gas fósil y un gasoducto subsidiario.
Sierra Club, Rainforest Action Network analysis details community & Indigenous opposition, climate & health impacts, ecosystem damage, reputational & financial risk
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Calcasieu Parish, LA - Today, news broke that Shell and Vitol dropped their investments in Tellurian Inc’s Driftwood LNG, one of the largest fracked gas export terminals proposed in Southwest Louisiana (SWLA). Shell’s announcement comes just days after Tellurian Inc.’s failed $1 billion bond sale, plunging stock in the project by 24%.