Climate Justice Forum: Texas Methane Releases, Northwest Military & Coal Trains, Pipeline Rehearing Denial & Rupture Charges, Contested Climate Rules, & Climate Deception Lawsuit 12-27-23


The Wednesday, December 27, 2023, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activists collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features a documentary describing oil and gas facility methane releases, ineffective state regulation, and environmental watchdog opposition in the Texas Permian Basin, the largest greenhouse gas generator on Earth.  We also share news, music, and reflections on regional military and double-long coal trains, denial of rehearing petitions objecting to federal approval of Northwest gas pipeline expansion, a request for White House council intervention in this decision, possible charges against a Washington landowner involved in a gas line rupture, an Oregon appeals court ruling invalidating state climate change regulations, a Washington tribes case against six oil companies for their climate deception, and the first full moon of the new solar year.  Broadcast for eleven years on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow, every Wednesday between 1:30 and 3 pm Pacific time, on-air at 90.3 FM and online, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots, frontline resistance to fossil fuels projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to generous, anonymous listeners who adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ.

Ian McConnell – Climate Change Christmas (The Visualizer), December 3, 2021 Ian McConnell

May the new solar year that starts this Thursday, December 21…, December 21, 2023 Wild Idaho Rising Tide

Cold Moon: Full Moon in December 2023, December 26, 2023 Old Farmer’s Almanac

Three Double-Long Coal Trains in One Week!, December 21, 2023 Wild Idaho Rising Tide

Port of Tacoma Military Vehicles to Israel?, December 21, 2023 Wild Idaho Rising Tide

FERC Ignored (Deemed Denied) Three GTN Xpress Rehearing Petitions, December 26, 2023 Wild Idaho Rising Tide

Letter Urges EPA to Refer Northwest Pipeline Approval to White House Council, December 8, 2023 Revolving Door Project (WIRT facebook post forthcoming)

Landowner Involved in Gas Line Rupture Could Face Civil Fine, Misdemeanor Charge, Says Official, December 22, 2023 Lewiston Tribune

Court Rules Oregon’s Landmark Climate Change Regulations Invalid in Case Brought by Gas Utilities, December 20, 2023 Oregon Capital Chronicle

Tribes Sue Six Oil Giants for Climate Deception, December 20, 2023 Common Dreams

Methane in Texas: Hidden Danger, December 22, 2023 Brett Shipp Media

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