"After 60 years, the Treaty needs updating to reflect our changing climate and the changing needs of the communities that depend on this vital waterway," U.S. President Joe Biden said in a written statement Thursday. http://f-st.co/CzJ7IQn
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After years of protest and litigation and billions of dollars in cost overruns, the Trans Mountain Expansion Project came into operation today. https://lnkd.in/g_dNcWnc For background on the controversy, you can check out my 2021 book, The Resistance Dilemma, through open access at MIT Press. https://lnkd.in/g7TW43tG The Trans Mountain case is Chapter 6. Chapter 8 contains some larger reflections on the impact of the strategy of resistance to oil sands pipelines. I'd be curious to know your thoughts on whether the "grand bargain" struck by Trudeau to approve the pipeline in exchange for advances in climate policy was, ultimately, justified.
Canada's first new oil pipeline in decades starts operating
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The Dawn of the Oil Sands & approval of the Great Canadian Oil Sands project by Ernest Manning Premier of Alberta in 1962 62 years ago. The start of construction & commercial production on Sept 1967 from the Oil Sands. Followed by many more projects & massive production till today in 2024. Justin Trudeau & his environmental minister Steven Guilbeault & company are working very hard to Eliminate & Reduce Oil Sands & Natural Gas production during their stay in power since 2016. Almost Every day with new programs, Projects & a lot of Funding all associated with Carbon Tax & Climate Change. One must remember throughout our history we have had worse droughts ,forest Fires , Rain & floods all recorded. C02 used by Justin Trudeau as a Liberal starting point with only our 1.62% of Canadian production ?
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Our environment is changing! Here's a big deal for floodplain management that I highly recommend reading. 🌊 **The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has just announced the finalized **Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS)**¹🌊. The key points I found interesting: 1. **Forward-Looking Approach**: The standard encourages participants to account for current, foreseeable, and future flood threats. It broadens floodplains and allows consideration of future risks beyond existing ones. 2. **Climate Change and Resilience**: As climate change intensifies risks through sea level rise and extreme weather events, flood resilience becomes crucial. The FFRMS aligns with broader efforts to improve flood mitigation infrastructure. Let's work together to build a more resilient future! 🌟💪 #FloodResilience #ClimateAction #InfrastructureImprovement¹ 🔗 [Read more](https://lnkd.in/e9SWx722) 🔗 Source: Conversation with Copilot, 7/12/2024 (1) FEMA announces finalized flood risk management standard - The Hill. https://lnkd.in/e9SWx722. (2) Federal Flood Risk Management Standard | FEMA.gov. https://lnkd.in/eA2vEkvm. (3) Overnight Energy & Environment — Presented by the American Petroleum .... https://lnkd.in/e6TRiCQU.
Overnight Energy & Environment — Presented by the American Petroleum Institute — A warning shot on Biden’s $3.5T plan
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https://lnkd.in/eZ4UyjVs The United States...to limit oil exploitation, designates large parts of Alaska as a protected area https://lnkd.in/eFVRYfr4 please visit our website The U.S. government has announced that it will set aside large swaths of western Alaska as a protected area, limiting its use for oil and gas exploration. U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement, "I am proud to announce that my administration is working to protect more than 5.3 million acres in the Western Arctic," adding that his administration "continues to take ambitious action to address the severity of the climate crisis, protect America's lands and waters, and fulfill our responsibility to the next generation of Americans. The area to be restricted is within the US National Petroleum Reserve, and the new process would allow future leases to be restricted in an area covering millions of acres. The U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees federal lands in the United States, said the area is home to important biodiversity and a source of livelihood for local people. Read more
The United States...to limit oil exploitation, designates large parts of Alaska as a protected area
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The Energy News Digest is online with 25 stories today: https://lnkd.in/gkaUcGFc British Cat’s 54.59-Decibel Purr Breaks World Record https://lnkd.in/dV7REqCq HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES 19th Round of Negotiations to Modernize the Columbia River Treaty Regime (U.S. Department of State) https://lnkd.in/dTYw4bQc Pacific Gas & Electric’s Plan to Bury Power Lines & Prevent Wildfires Faces Opposition Because of High Rates (Associated Press) https://lnkd.in/dndunQ5Z Electrical Grids Aren’t Keeping Up with the Green Energy Push. That Could Risk Climate Goals (Associated Press) https://lnkd.in/da2j-9Pe 9th Circuit Sides with BPA over Conservation Groups on Fish Spat (RTO Insider) https://lnkd.in/d76bfF5M Kurt Miller Named as NWPPA’s Incoming Executive Director (Northwest Public Power Association) https://lnkd.in/ds5a5pJf #MorePowerfulTogether #CommunityPowered #PowerOn #publicpower #NWPPA
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This is what passes as #climate leadership under Justin Trudeau's liberal government here in #Canada. And the conservative government is a thousand times worse. And no other party has a chance of forming a government. So does that mean that we have to vote for a government that has absolutely no plan to protect Canadians from the climate impacts that are coming? https://lnkd.in/gSUbwTgi
Suncor plans to pump 1 billion barrels of oil from a wetland — but vows to protect the other half with a wall | CBC News
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The U.S. and Canada have reached a historic milestone in the years-long effort to modernize the Columbia River Treaty. The two countries have adopted an agreement in principle outlining a framework for managing our shared resource, the Columbia River, in a way that will deliver tremendous value on both sides of the border. For BPA and our customers, the agreement in principle achieves our core objectives, including ensuring a reliable and economical power supply; and securing a more equitable distribution of power benefits. Specifically, the agreement captures a sizeable reduction in the Canadian Entitlement, which is energy and capacity that BPA delivers to Canada as their half-share of the downstream power benefits from Canadian dams and reservoirs. Reducing the entitlement will retain over a billion dollars of value in the Northwest over the 20-year term of the agreement and help support increasing power demand in our region. Another trade-off that was negotiated was a change to the transmission rights used to deliver the Canadian Entitlement. Those transmission rights have historically been held and paid for by BPA and will be re-assigned to an entity designated by Canada, providing them more marketing and resource acquisition flexibility while alleviating BPA of the transmission cost. We also agreed to pursue potential expansion of BPA’s transmission system to increase renewable energy transfers between the U.S. and Canada, as envisioned by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Also noteworthy is the agreement’s sound framework for the continuation of BPA’s environmental stewardship responsibilities. While there is still work to do before the modernized Treaty can be fully implemented, I want to express my gratitude for the cross-agency team at BPA that persisted through lengthy negotiations and kept BPA’s objectives at the forefront of the State Department’s process. The creative solutions they put forward helped the two nations come together on this mutually beneficial agreement. https://lnkd.in/gFsErhX3
Statement from President Joe Biden on Reaching an Agreement in Principle on Modernization of the Columbia River Treaty Regime | The White House
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The combination of climate change and infrastructure deterioration is most likely not part of any realistic, existing calculation for hazard mitigation planning. Yet here we are.
Damage found inside Glen Canyon Dam increases water risks on the Colorado River
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During World War II, the US military constructed the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage facility near Pearl Harbor to securely store vast amounts of fuel. This facility, which grew to hold up to 250 million gallons of fuel in 20 caverns, faced environmental challenges in recent years, including fuel spills that threatened O'ahu's groundwater. In 2022, the decision was made to shut it down by 2027, but the tanks would remain for potential future use. A suggestion surfaced recently to repurpose these caverns for pumped hydro storage of electricity and I was asked to think about it a bit. Full article here: https://lnkd.in/grHkscKJ While the idea is intriguing, there are challenges to consider, such as the facility's low head height, the use of seawater versus freshwater, and the residual fossil fuel contaminants. Although the potential storage capacity of nearly 140 MWh next to Honolulu with reuse of existing infrastructure is notable, the feasibility and environmental implications need thorough examination. Repurposing fossil fuel infrastructures is a growing trend, but it's essential to weigh the pros and cons before diving into such projects. Often they are just long-term remediation sites in the making. #reuse #pollution #fossilfuels #military #business #climateaction #hawaii
Could Hawaii Repurpose Pearl Harbor's Fuel Storage For Pumped Hydro? - CleanTechnica
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“The new oil and gas field licences forecast to be awarded across the world this year are on track to generate the highest level of emissions since those issued in 2018, as heatwaves, wildfires, drought and floods cause death and destruction globally, according to analysis of industry data by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).” Where all my boiling frogs at?✋🏼🐸
Wealthy countries lead in new oil and gas expansion, threatening 12bn tonnes of emissions
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