A fossil fuel plant is leaving Louisiana families with 'barely enough water for your toothbrush'

[NickB79]

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/12/louisiana-water-crisis-fossil-fuel-plant-venture-global-lng

The sudden loss of water disrupted personal lives and businesses in Plaquemines parish, a coastal community at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Local leaders told residents to use less water whenever possible.

But all the while, an oil and gas company next door continued drawing millions of gallons of water from the municipal water supply, to construct one of the country’s largest fossil fuel projects ever built.

Public records obtained by the Guardian reveal that in some months between May and October of 2023, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer Venture Global used up to a quarter of all water in Mazarac’s beleaguered district.

“We’re being told to conserve water,” resident Jordan Biggs said in September, “but Venture Global is getting to use all the water from our pumping stations to build cement for their big plant. And it’s just really disheartening.”

Building a massive fossil fuels export terminal, while the planet blows past 1.5C on its way to 3-4C in my daughter's lifetime.

[Autumn]

1. Mr. Biggs, you get what you vote for. Quit brushing your teeth

[Faux pas]

2. Kickin' with Disgust

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Nah, it's Biden's fault.