Tag: Environment
Hawaii’s LNG Detour: Why A Fossil Bridge Arriving In The 2030s Makes No Sense
Hawaii is re-evaluating its electricity system again and LNG is back on the table as a proposed bridge between oil dependence and a renewable future. The idea is simple at first glance. Hawaii burns more oil for electricity than any other state and Oahu still relies on oil for most … [continued]
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Biofuels: Hope Or Hype?
Several nations pushed at COP30 for an expansion of biofuels, but Transport and Environment argues that is a poor strategy.
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Feds eye new option for Line 5: No concrete tunnel, horizontal drilling
Weeks before an anticipated final Line 5 permitting decision, environmentalists say the federal government is pulling a ‘bait-and-switch’ in the Straits of Mackinac.
The Symbiosis Of Food And Climate Arise At COP30
It was touch-and-go during the final days of COP30 — would there be a declaration on hunger, poverty, and human-centered climate action? Yes! 43 countries and the EU agreed to address the “unequal distribution of climate impacts” through actions including expanding social-protection systems and supporting climate adaptation for small farmers. … [continued]
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Trump administration moves to weaken federal protections for waterways and wetlands
By Aidan Hughes, Inside Climate News
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The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army announced a proposal last week to further define, and scale back, the number of waterways and wetlands protected by the federal government under the Clean Water Act, a bedrock environmental law.