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Legal petition calls on Biden to phase out federal oil, gas by 2035
More than 360 climate, tribal, religious and conservation groups petitioned the Biden administration today to use its executive authority to phase out oil and gas production on public lands and oceans. The petition provides a framework to manage a decline of oil and...
Biden administration defends Trump-era decision that fails to account for the costs of pollution from leasing publicly owned coal
In a filing late Friday, the Biden administration's U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) defended two Trump-era resource management plans (RMPs) that failed to comply with a court order to account for impacts from burning publicly-owned coal, including on public...
Lawsuit launched to protect Washington’s endangered salmon, orcas, trout from cyanide pollution
Conservation organizations filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue multiple federal agencies and Washington’s Department of Ecology for their failure to protect multiple populations of chinook and coho salmon, southern resident killer whales, steelhead...
New Mexico groups sound alarm on governor’s hydrogen proposal
Advocates label hydrogen production as a false climate solution, citing its threats to environment, public health and equity In response to New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s solicitation of comments on her proposal to make the state a “hub” for hydrogen...
Law requires Biden to cancel February oil lease sale to prevent climate harm
Conservation groups submitted formal comments today urging cancelation of February’s federal oil and gas lease auctions, saying the Biden administration is legally required to prevent harm from the leasing program’s greenhouse gas emissions, not just disclose it. “The...
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"Communities must be in control, empowered financially and politically to make decisions about what kind of energy they will use ... many communities will vote for their children’s futures if given the opportunity." https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/01/toward-an-energy-democracy.html?utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=nym&utm_medium=s1
Can someone make it make sense to us that using #oilandgas🛢 to produce #Hydrogen will result in “clean” energy?
A #CleanFuture doesn’t start with old ideas. We must open new doors to the Clean Future we all want. #nmpol #nmleg https://twitter.com/capitalandmain/status/1486065334704558088
Oil and gas producers vented or flared enough natural gas in 2021 to power nearly 39,000 homes for a year — roughly the number of households in Las Cruces, the New Mexico’s second-largest city.
https://capitalandmain.com/new-data-shows-massive-climate-warming-leaks-by-new-mexico-oil-and-gas-operators
Seems like a good time remind folks that #hydrogen is being touted as an economic issue NOT an environment issue and there’s a reason for that. H2 from #oilandgas🛢 perpetuates old probs & doesn’t open new doors for a #CleanFuture #nmpol #nmleg https://twitter.com/progressnownm/status/1483512161280225283?s=21 https://twitter.com/riogranderift/status/1486076051356745730
To my knowledge, neither @GovMLG nor anyone else pushing fossil gas hydrogen has engaged in the effort to ensure the fair treatment & meaningful involvement of frontline communities with the most at stake from fossil gas hydrogen. That's just unacceptable.
#FundTheAgencies ✅
#CleanFuturesAct ✅
#HydrogenHype ❌
New Mexico cannot open new doors and move forward by looking backward. #OilandGas🛢 isn’t part of a Clean Future. Period.
#NmPol #nmleg https://twitter.com/billjordan7/status/1485996970695172097
Big oil likes to say they contribute money to the state (from OUR state & federal land!) but fail to mention the high cost that WE all pay to clean up their mess or the enormous cost to our health & environment. #nmleg needs to fully fund our enviro dept! https://sourcenm.com/2022/01/24/new-data-show-massive-climate-warming-leaks-by-nm-oil-and-gas-operators/
