Friday, November 09, 2018

A new environmental study is not necessary.

October 8, 2018
By Katherine J. Wu

...Among them (click here) would be a 40 to 50 percent reduction in emissions by 2030—a mere 12 years from now—and a completely carbon-neutral world by 2050. Usage of coal as an electricity source would also have to take a significant plunge to make room for renewable energy, such as wind and solar, Davenport reports....

Shut down the oil sands in Canada and Venezuela and put people to work in restoration of the natural environment of trees, clean rivers and wildlife. Then invite tourists.

November 9, 2018
By Alex Guillen

A federal judge (click here) ordered both the Trump administration and TransCanada to stop any work on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline on Thursday, saying President Donald Trump’s approval of the project last year violated several key environmental and administrative laws by ignoring facts about climate change.

Judge Brian Morris of the U.S. District Court for Montana ruled that the Trump administration almost completely ignored climate change in its analysis supporting the pipeline’s construction, a shift that unlawfully reversed the Obama administration’s 2015 decision rejecting the pipeline’s cross-border permit....