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Destroying Louisiana’s wetlands can release massive carbon

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The Trump administration is fast-tracking energy projects, such as the Blue Marlin Offshore Port crude oil pipeline near Lake Charles that could destroy about 234 acres of wetlands, according to the Environmental Integrity Project. New research finds the stakes for Louisiana’s coast are even higher than previously thought. On a sunny afternoon in early February, rainbows of microorganisms swirled in the muck of the Wax Lake delta, covering the m…

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Destroying Louisiana’s wetlands can release massive carbon

The Trump administration is fast-tracking energy projects, such as the Blue Marlin Offshore Port crude oil pipeline near Lake Charles that could destroy about 234 acres of wetlands, according to the Environmental Integrity Project. New research finds the stakes for Louisiana’s coast are even higher than previously thought. On a sunny afternoon in early February, rainbows of microorganisms swirled in the muck of the Wax Lake delta, covering the m…

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Capturing carbon dioxide, sold as climate solution, rebranded as oil industry boost

The company Climeworks uses large fans to capture carbon dioxide at its Mammoth facility in Iceland. The fans draw air through filters that capture carbon dioxide using an absorbing material. This same process will be used at a federally supported facility being developed in Calcasieu Parish. (Climeworks)Billions of taxpayer dollars once intended to help fight climate change by subsidizing capture and storage of carbon dioxide may instead go to …

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Capturing CO2, sold as climate solution, rebranded as oil industry boost

Billions of taxpayer dollars once intended to help fight climate change by subsidizing  capture and storage of carbon dioxide may instead go to fossil fuel companies to help boost production of oil — one of the main drivers of climate change.In a Feb. 19 call with investors, Vicki Hollub, chief executive officer of Occidental Petroleum, said she’s had several conversations with President Donald Trump, arguing the “business case” for federal supp…

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Floodlight broke the news in on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
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