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The most polluting LNG project in the US is being built in Louisiana
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supersquirrel sopuli.xyz supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
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An even larger source is on the way. A sprawling LNG facility under construction near Lake Charles, about 40 miles east of the Sabine Pass terminal, is projected to produce substantially more emissions — eclipsing every LNG export terminal built in the United States so far and exceeding the dozens of LNG projects proposed for the next decade, according to a Verite News analysis of state and federal records.

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The terminal, called Louisiana LNG, is owned by Woodside Energy, Australia’s biggest oil and gas producer. Construction costs for the terminal are expected to reach nearly $18 billion, which would place the project among the largest foreign investments in Louisiana’s history, according to the state’s Republican governor, Jeff Landry. At the project’s groundbreaking ceremony in September, Landry called the occasion “a great day for Louisiana and an unbelievable day for America.”

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Despite assurances that natural gas would bring environmental benefits, many experts who study greenhouse gas emissions say the LNG boom will likely worsen global warming. In 2023, 170 scientists signed a letter urging President Joe Biden to halt the expansion of LNG terminals, warning that the growing use of liquefied natural gas will “put us on a continued path toward escalating climate chaos.”

LNG is at least 33 percent worse for the climate than coal when energy use from processing and shipping is taken into account, according to a Cornell University study.

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joeljoelle piefed.world etherphon@piefed.world
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supersquirrel Moderator supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
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Think Death Cult but the Death Cult is obsessed with everything always being a zero-sum game.

I don't know if people from other countries really grasp how deep into collapse red states in the US are. Almost every red state is completely reliant on federal government hand outs because they are all so pointlessly broken from batshit crazy and cruel ideologies.

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joeljoelle piefed.world etherphon@piefed.world
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Think Death Cult but the Death Cult is obsessed with everything always being a zero-sum game. I don't know if people from other countries really grasp how deep into collapse red states in the US are. Almost every red state is completely reliant on federal government hand outs because they are all so pointlessly broken from batshit crazy and cruel ideologies.
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supersquirrel Moderator supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
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Thank you for not going, fuck Florida.

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ChicoSuave lemmy.world ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
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They need sugar for their concrete

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SparkyBauer44 lemmy.world SparkyBauer44@lemmy.world
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They don't. I moved here 5 years ago and it's so sad. The people are welcoming and amazing, but the government pockets anything they can (I come from Chicago, it is possible to do this and still take care of your people, not that I approve.), they try to extort businesses (only state with no buccees along i10), there's rotting infrastructure everywhere, and to top it all off, we have representation the likes of Mike Johnson and John Kennedy. Can't wait to get out of here. Oh and there's no work. Laid off 6 months now.

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