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"The sweeping package of tariffs unveiled by Donald Trump on Wednesday includes an exemption for the energy sector, which is a clear sign of the president’s fealty to his big oil donors over the American people, advocates say."
~ Dharna Noor
#Trump #tariffs #StockMarket #economy #recession #inflation #stupidity #incompetence #destruction #BigOil #OilandGas #oligarchy #billionaires
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/04/trump-exempts-big-oil-donors-from-tariffs
The Guardian · ‘Oligarchy’: Trump exempts big oil donors from tariffs package
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"Allianz has done more than most #insurance companies in trying to keep emissions out of the atmosphere. It has committed to no longer insure new oil and gas fields, an effective lever to stop those projects in their tracks.
But #Allianz has a number of asset management firms, including the US giant PIMCO. And these are still supporting companies developing new #OilAndGas fields."
TBIJAllianz’s board says it’s time to save the planet. They can start…The financial giant refuses to insure new oil and gas projects, but its asset management firms are still investing in fossil fuels
“The Anglos brought in pumps and motors. They think they can do better than all these poor people who’ve been here 20,000 years.”
From the archives in 2022: A century of enterprise and overuse has brought this historic river to the brink. https://www.texasobserver.org/rio-grande-water-drifting-toward-disaster/
The Texas Observer · Drifting Toward Disaster: the (Second) Rio GrandeWith the river on the brink, authorities are “praying for a hurricane” as reservoirs dwindle and populations boom.
Treating all the effluent of the West #Texas oilfield would require up to 26 gigawatts of power, more than the total generation capacity of most U.S. states. Even if operators achieved their ambitious target efficiencies, the Permian would still need an additional five gigawatts, enough to power about five million average American homes. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-oilfield-wastewater-energy/
The Texas Observer · The Massive Energy Requirements of Treating Texas’ Oilfield WastewaterOne company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.
“The water cleaning is probably not going to work there as anything more than a marginal solution. It gives this false sense that there’s something coming that’s going to stop all this.”
Grim news for the future of #water in Texas, as some turn toward reclaiming oil and gas waste. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-oilfield-wastewater-energy/
The Texas Observer · The Massive Energy Requirements of Treating Texas’ Oilfield WastewaterOne company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.
I have no words. 
“One company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-oilfield-wastewater-energy/
The Texas Observer · The Massive Energy Requirements of Treating Texas’ Oilfield WastewaterOne company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.
New from Dylan Baddour at @insideclimatenews: As Texas stares down a #water shortfall, its leaders are looking at vast volumes of brown, briney oilfield wastewater as a hopeful source of future supply. They don’t have many other options. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-oilfield-wastewater-energy/
The Texas Observer · The Massive Energy Requirements of Treating Texas’ Oilfield WastewaterOne company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.
The newly empowered fossil fascists are setting an example on #greenpeace and defenders of #standingrock, in order to deter climate activists and native communities from defending the land against #fossilfuels and extractivism.
None of this is normal. #farright Authoritarians worldwide are emboldening #oilandgas companies to act without any accountability, while #climatechange is already destroying communities.
Climate activists everywhere need to get their shit together and resist now.
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"Fifteen recent earthquakes in five days, linked to fracking, are having serious implications for ranchers — including livestock stress, premature births and water shortages" https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-ranchers-fracking-earthquakes-water/
The Narwhal · ‘Really fed up’: B.C. ranchers say fracking-induced earthquakes hurt cattle
Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’
“This administration doesn’t have a plan to advance science, they have a plan to remove obstacles for the #OilAndGas industry. They want to return to an era where kids have polio, rivers are on fire and cities are blanketed by pollution.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/21/trump-scientific-research-climate
The Guardian · Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’
Alberta, Our Choices Matter
Fossil fuel production in Alberta isn't mandatory. It's a choice, and we have other choices. This one has serious consequences. #oilandgas #ableg #abpoli
https://albertabeyondfossilfuels.ca/alberta-our-choices-matter/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Alberta Beyond Fossil Fuels | · Alberta, Our Choices Matter | Alberta Beyond Fossil FuelsFossil fuel production in Alberta is a choice, but it has consequences. We can make other choices.
New refinery will extract lithium for EV batteries from oil and gas drilling brine
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/02/03/renewable-energy-lures-new-lithium-venture-to-deep-red-state/
CleanTechnica · Renewable Energy Lures Lithium Producer To Deep Red StateThe lithium producer Stardust Power deploys renewable energy to set up shop in Oklahoma...if it survives the Trump chopping block, that is.
In the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the City Council of Arlington approved plans by French energy giant TotalEnergies to drill 10 new gas wells near a daycare center, residential neighborhoods and elementary #schools. https://www.texasobserver.org/drill-arlington-texas-fracking-daycare-schools/
The Texas Observer · ‘Drill Baby Drill’: Arlington Approves New Site for Fracking Near Daycare and SchoolsArlington has opened new land for fracking for the first time in 12 years, allowing TotalEnergies to drill 10 new gas wells near a daycare center.
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Which is worse for wildlife, wind farms or oil drilling?
"Ellis and other scientists specialising in the environmental impact of #WindFarms ... describe wind energy as a powerful and necessary weapon against #ClimateChange, arguing that its impact on wildlife can be understood, managed and reduced.
They contrast this with the existential risk posed by fossil fuels driving global warming – along with the ongoing noise and #pollution from #OilAndGas production."
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250129-oil-vs-wind-which-is-worse-for-birds-and-whales
BBC · Which is worse for wildlife, wind farms or oil drilling?
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"No Silicon Valley titans have yet offloaded from their personal pallets of billions any truly significant amount of money to help house, feed, and clothe disaster-plagued Caliofrnianians. But Apple’s Cook, Meta’s Zuck, and Amazon’s Bezos have each found a spare million to pour into the inauguration slush fund.
~ Nina Burleigh
#California #LosAngeles #fires #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #OilandGas #ecology #SiliconValley
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American Freakshow · Flaming Lies
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"As highlighted in recent analyses, emissions from the world’s largest fossil fuel companies have directly contributed to these conditions, with 37% of the cumulative area burned in the western US and Canada linked to their operations. These companies, despite knowing the consequences of their actions for decades, continue to prioritize profits over planetary survival."
#California #LosAngeles #fires #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #OilandGas #ecology
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"But this disaster isn’t just about one community. It’s a stark reminder of the larger forces at play. Climate change has turned California into a tinderbox. Rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, and erratic weather patterns have created conditions where wildfires are not just frequent but catastrophic."
#California #LosAngeles #fires #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #OilandGas #ecology
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"The scale of destruction [in California] is staggering: at least 24 people killed (I send my condolences to their families and friends), over 153,000 people displaced, more than 10,000 structures destroyed, over 40,000 acres burned, and untold livelihoods disrupted."
~ Faisal Kutty
#California #LosAngeles #fires #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #OilandGas #ecology
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Zeteo · California fires: The Quiet Heroism of My LA Neighbors
This is the #Öldämmerung thread.
While the word means the twilight of oil, the thread includes evidence of the structural decline of coal, #OilAndGas.
I offer it as an antidote to my #TrumpDepression thread.
To start:
We have already passed peak ICE car sales. That happened in 2017.
(Oil products are what's burned in ICE cars with an internal combustion engine.)
More and more people are now choosing an e-car.
