County activists remain hopeful after SPOT permit approval
The final permit approval for the Sea Port Oil Terminal project doesn't mean it's a done deal, area activists say.
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The final permit approval for the Sea Port Oil Terminal project doesn't mean it's a done deal, area activists say.
The administration has put the brakes on any new permits, with a pause of approving new exports.
The official announcement came January 9th that in early February—a dozen years after a quite similar protest helped nationalize the Keystone pipeline fight—protesters will gather for (very civil) civil disobedience outside the Department of Energy, hoping to persuade Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and her crew that the time has come to pause the permitting of new LNG export terminals.
Last June, danger shook the island of Quintana when an explosion erupted at Freeport LNG in Brazoria County.
Over 300 organizations released a letter calling on President Biden to abandon his support for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at COP28 in Dubai.