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#Zeebrugge, Belgium has become #Putin’s main #EU gateway
It handled a quarter of all #Russian #LNG imports in 2025.
#Gas unloaded there flows straight into #Europe’s #energy system. #StopFossilGas
#RussianImperialism #RussiaIsATerroristState #RussiaInvasion #invasions #RussianAggression #BoycottRussia
#Zeebrugge, Belgium has become #Putin’s main #EU gateway
It handled a quarter of all #Russian #LNG imports in 2025.
#Gas unloaded there flows straight into #Europe’s #energy system. #StopFossilGas
#RussianImperialism #RussiaIsATerroristState #RussiaInvasion #invasions #RussianAggression #BoycottRussia
The #US had long hesitated or had trouble deporting immigrants to certain countries like #Iran because of a lack of regularized diplomatic relations & an inability to get travel documents in a timely manner. That had forced US ofcls to either hold immigrants in detention for long periods or release them into the US. The US deported just >2 dozen Iranians back to the country in 2024, the highest total for years…. #Trump is deporting ~100.
In addition to inflicting political #oppression, #Iran is in the throes of an #economic & #energy #crisis with plunging currency, sky-high #inflation, #unemployment, & #water & #power cuts. The economic situation is bound to get even worse with the return of #UN Security Council #sanctions that went into effect on Saturday.
The announcements came days after #Trump told the #UNGA that the #US would “stand ready to provide any country with abundant, affordable energy supplies if you need them,” referring to liquefied #NaturalGas, #oil & #coal. Trump has promoted the coal industry ever since campaigning frequently with coal miners 2016.
The #EPA said it would repeal dozens of #regulations set by the #Biden admin to curb #CarbonDoxide, #mercury & other pollutants from #coal plants. The agency would also revise a regulation limiting #wastewater #pollution from #PowerPlants that the industry considers costly.
#Coal use has been declining sharply in the #US since 2005, displaced in many cases by #cheaper & cleaner #NaturalGas, #wind & #solar power.
But in a series of steps aimed at improving the economics of coal, the #Interior Dept said it would open 13.1M acres of #federal #land for coal #mining & reduce royalty rates companies need to pay to extract coal. The #Energy Dept said it would offer $625M to upgrade existing coal plants, which have been closing at a fast clip, to extend their life spans.
‘Mine, Baby, Mine’: #Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue #Coal
The Trump admin on Monday outlined a coordinated plan to revive the mining & burning of coal, the largest contributor to #ClimateChange worldwide.
The new effort, which includes opening 13.1 million acres of #federal #land for #mining & eliminating #pollution limits, aims to save an industry that has been declining for decades.
#ClimateCrisis #PublicHealth #energy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/climate/trump-coal-revival.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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