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Massive oil refiners are turning into biofuel plants in the west | Carbon & Sustainability | JWN Energy

The latest sign of a worldwide energy transition: Massive oil refineries across the western U.S. are being converted into biofuel plants.

Phillips 66 on Wednesday became the latest in a string of U.S. refiners to say it’s converting an oil refinery in California into a biofuel plant as gasoline loses its lustre to fuels derived from agricultural and waste products. The company said its 120,000 barrel-a-day Rodeo refinery near San Francisco will become the world’s biggest plant that makes so-called renewable diesel, as well as gasoline and jet fuel, out of used cooking oil, fats, greases and soybean oils.

August 13, 2020

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Police violence is a public health crisis, so why aren’t there health-based solutions?

Cities across Canada are facing calls and protests to cut police budgets and to reinvest that money into community and social programs. So far, Edmonton, Alberta, has passed a motion to cut the police budget by $11 million over the next two years. Meanwhile, Toronto has dismissed motions to reduce the police budget, and has instead invested more money into reform strategies such as body cameras.

August 13, 2020

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I Hate That, Despite the Lofty Promises, Canada Remains a Climate Pariah

Liberal or Conservative, it doesn’t make a whit of difference which party governs. Canada remains in the grip of petro-pimps and, yes, that includes the current Liberal government.

The National Observer has an analysis piece showing that Canada, in the midst of the pandemic, is supporting fossil fuels at 10 times the G20 average.

There are rumours that the Trudeau government is on the verge of going all progressive on our arse. Yeah, right. This would be the same, progressively-inclined regime that’s pushing through the massive, overpriced, no longer needed Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion even as foreign investors and energy companies are abandoning the Athabasca Tar Pits, openly declaring bitumen a “stranded asset.” What’s that line about, when you’re trying to get out of a hole, you must first stop digging?

August 13, 2020

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Planting trees is no substitute for reducing fossil fuels – Environmental Defence

In the last election the federal Liberals promised to plant two billion trees, a pledge that upon re-election has become a government commitment. While it’s true that nature should be part of the climate change solution, some caution is needed. It could be the next version of greenwashing, or even climate denial.

The research is clear that protecting and enhancing ecosystems can play an important role in climate action, but also that these activities couldn’t possibly make up for the very high carbon emissions coming from the burning of fossil fuels. Some oil and gas companies may be pointing to forests, wetlands, and other ecosystems as a replacement for the crucial goal of phasing out of fossil fuels. But avoiding climate catastrophe can’t be done on the back of nature alone.

August 13, 2020

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Mauritius is reeling from a spreading oil spill – and people are angry with how the government has handled it

On the evening of Saturday July 25, the MV (Merchant Vessel) Wakashio
grounded on coral reefs in the south-east of the Indian Ocean tropical
island of Mauritius. The ship, a Japanese-owned but Panama-registered
bulk carrier designed to transport unpackaged goods such as coal or
grain, was empty of cargo but had an estimated 200 tons of diesel and
3,800 tons of heavy fuel oil onboard. The ship sat for over a week
before cracks emerged in its hull.

Fuel oil began to leak into the expansive turquoise blue lagoon outside the coastal village of Mahébourg. Striking satellite images
show the resulting oil spill weaving a black slick between the mainland
at Pointe D’Esny and the flat round island of Ile-aux-Aigrettes. The
impacts seen closer up are gruesome. On August 7, nearly two weeks after the shipwreck, the government declared the incident a national emergency.

August 13, 2020

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