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New York's utility regulator on Thursday granted a unit of Norwegian energy firm Equinor (EQNR.OL), permission to build and operate transmission facilities for the company's Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm under construction off the state coast.

The transmission line for the project runs about 17.5 miles (28.2 kilometers) from the boundary of New York State waters to a point of interconnection in Brooklyn, the New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) said in a release #renewables #renewableenergy #wind #environment #climate #ClimateChange reuters.com/business/energy/ne

Plastic is everywhere. No matter how hard we try, it's virtually impossible to get away from it.

And why? Because the increasing use of plastic is almost single-handedly saving the fossil fuel industry from extinction.

Big Oil and their financiers and the politicians they own are desperate to do anything to keep the oil and the money flowing – even if it leads to *our* extinction.
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The oil and gas industry’s scenario for growth is making more plastics and more chemicals. Petrochemicals are expected to account for more than a third of the growth in global oil demand, according to the International Energy Agency, driven largely by the demand for plastics.

Plastic production has increased “almost exponentially” and is projected to triple by 2060, according to a 2023 report.

Petrochemical manufacturing is already the world’s largest industrial energy consumer and the third-largest source of carbon dioxide emissions.
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FULL ARTICLE -- insideclimatenews.org/news/120

How bad is it? No one really knows. And no one in power cares.
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Our brains are full of plastic.

Scientists still don’t know what this plastic is doing to us. And because research takes time, while scientists try to answer the question we just keep inhaling, eating, and drinking tiny pieces of plastic.

Why? Regulatory action has never really stopped the U.S. plastics industry from cranking out more plastic, even as clean air and water advocates try to fight the industry’s pollution problems. And now back in office is a President beholden to fossil fuel interests, a leader who uses his new powers to demand the use of plastic straws and an administration that is hell-bent on crippling EPA’s mission to keep us safe rather than empowering it.

Meanwhile, we do not know what all this plastic is doing to us. And no one currently in charge seems to care.
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FULL STORY -- scientificamerican.com/article

“They need to stop talking about distant polar bears and start connecting the issue to real, tangible concerns — like energy affordability, local conservation and disaster resilience.”

Added Franz: “Until that shift happens, climate will continue to be a secondary issue at the ballot box, not because voters don’t care, but because they aren’t being given a compelling reason to prioritize it.”

lailluminator.com/2025/02/19/g

'We saved Notre-Dame, why not the Camargue?': The French coastline fighting the rising tide.

An area of coastline in the Camargue is suffering the effects of the worst erosion and submersion on the Mediterranean. But in this land of pink flamingos and white horses, 25% of which lies below sea level, the debate over how best to respond to the threat is becoming heated.

mediafaro.org/article/20250219

Le Monde · 'We saved Notre-Dame, why not the Camargue?': The French coastline fighting the rising tideBy Audrey Garric

Key climate and energy tasks for Germany's next government

Germany's next government will have to tackle many climate and energy challenges - some of them it will inherit from the outgoing government, while others become more urgent as the country's 2030 targets come into sight. This factsheet outlines tasks with an urgent need for action

cleanenergywire.org/factsheets

Clean Energy Wire · Key climate and energy tasks for Germany's next government

Study: US banks could lose billions due to climate risk from meat and dairy farms
Moriah Costa
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US banks could face trillions of dollars in losses from climate risk at the top meat, dairy and animal feed producers, a study by Netherlands-based research group Profundo has found

greencentralbanking.com/2025/0

Green Central Banking · Study: US banks could lose billions due to climate risk from meat and dairy farmsThe top three US banks could face losses of up to US$9.3bn due to climate risk from investing in the meat and dairy industry, a study found.
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