A recent June 2022 Sierra Club article, "Corpus Christi LNG Is An Environmental Injustice In Texas’ Coastal Bend", discusses the proposed expansion of Corpus Christi LNG, which, as the article states, is "a massive fracked gas export facility" and is "owned by the super-polluting fossil fuel corporation Cheniere". This is extremely problematic because "Cheniere’s proposed expansion would increase the facility’s export capacity by two-thirds". The June 24, 2022 Blog post has the details and can be read here.

The Fractracker Alliance website at https://www.fractracker.org/ is an excellent resource for learning about fracking and the issues related to the resultant oil, gas, and petrochemical development in the U.S. On the About page, the organization's mission is stated as follows:

"FracTracker Alliance maps, analyzes, and communicates the risks of oil, gas, and petrochemical development to advance just energy alternatives that protect public health, natural resources, and the climate."

For the details regarding Fractracker Alliance, view the May 9, 2022 Blog post by clicking here.
 

The Sierra Club posted an article on January 5, 2022 stating its policy regarding the usage of hydrogen technologies. Read the Local Action Blog from February 14, 2024 or just click here to go directly to that Blog post.

The excellent “CAPE Climate Summit: Race to Save the Coastal Bend" was held on November 13, 2021. The recording is now posted and you can get the details by viewing the December 14, 2021 Blog post.

On November 18, 2021, the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) held a virtual public meeting with regard to the Bluewater offshore oil terminal. All of the details regarding Bluewater can be found at https://bluewatereis.com/en. The public meeting was held to receive public comments on the project's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The building of this Bluewater offshore facility, which is a disastrous proposal by the oil industry in every one of its aspects, is unequivocally opposed by the Sierra Club Coastal Bend Group. The comments made by the Interim Chair of the Coastal Bend Group, Jim Klein, in opposition to this offshore oil terminal are in the November 19, 2021 Blog post located here.

Funding has been slashed for the Sea Turtle Science and Recovery (STSR) program at Padre Island National Seashore. This decision to cut funding is highly unpopular. On August 4, 2021, Teresa Klein, the Chapter Delegate for the Coastal Bend Group, spoke  to the Nueces County Commissioners Court during the public comment period and expressed the Coastal Bend Group's support for the  STSR. Read the August 15, 2021 Local Action Blog entry for the details on the action that the Nueces County Commissioners took in response to Teresa's input.

The oil and gas industry, and entities such as the Port of Corpus Christi which has purposely made itself highly dependent on the oil and gas industry, are increasingly promoting Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and hydrogen technologies. These technologies, processes and products, which are being depicted by the oil and gas industry as environmentally friendly, are not environmentally friendly at all. Read the Local Action Blog from September 20, 2021 down below or just click here for the details.

The Port of Corpus Christi is now the leading exporter of crude oil to foreign destinations. Read here about the resulting massive amounts of CO2 greenhouse gases being injected into the atmosphere when that crude oil is combusted at the various final destinations. That content is also reachable by navigating to Local Issues -> Crude Oil Exports and CO2 Greenhouse Gases.

There is a local organization known as the Environmental Justice Housing Fund which has helped several families living near Refinery Row to relocate out of that area. For how you can assist that effort, read the Local Action Blog post from May 23, 2020. That link is HERE.

If you have considered becoming more involved in Sierra, this is the time.  Sierra Club Coastal Bend Group includes members living in 18 Texas coastal bend counties.