Houston liquefied natural gas company Annova LNG plans to get all of the electricity for its proposed export terminal at the Port of Brownsville from renewable sources such as wind and solar.
Activists are concerned that a proposed buyout of the company that owns Green Mountain Power and Vermont Gas would allow the mega Canadian power company to have too much influence in Vermont.
As Sun Peaks ski resort found, warming temperatures required a rethink of the activities offered. All businesses need to strategize for this risk factor, experts say.
The plan would also protect 19 rivers. It has been exhaustively vetted on the Peninsula, with support ranging from Indian tribes to small and large businesses, as well as the mayors of timber communities.
With a surprising procedural victory in a Texas court recently, Exxon is attempting to gain greater latitude in what it and other oil companies can say - or not say - about climate change and the impact on their businesses.
Environmental groups are urging the Liberal government to strengthen its proposed changes to the process of assessing resource projects, arguing the current plan will allow economic development to trump environmental protection.
