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  • Greens sue Biden over Willow oil project approval

    Greens sue Biden over Willow oil project approval

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    BLM failed to follow requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act to consider alternatives that would lessen the project’s impact on the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska, or NPR-A, or to take a required “hard look” at the project’s cumulative impacts, including on climate change, the suit alleges.

    The groups also charge BLM with failing to consider the project’s impacts on lands used for subsistence by Alaska Natives. And the suit argues the Fish and Wildlife Service failed to properly consider Willow’s potential impacts on endangered species such as polar bears.

    “Interior attempted to put a shiny gloss over a structurally unsound decision that will, without question, result in a massive fossil fuel project that will reduce access to food and cultural practices for local communities,” Bridget Psarianos, lead attorney for Trustees for Alaska, which represents the environmental groups, said in a statement. “This new decision allows ConocoPhillips to pump out massive amounts of greenhouse gases that drive continued climate devastation in the Arctic and world. The laws broken on the way to these permits demonstrate the government’s disregard for those who would be most directly harmed by industrial pollution and ignores Alaska’s and the world’s climate reality.”

    Willow is estimated to produce about 600 million barrels of oil, with production projected to be over 180,000 barrels of oil per day at its peak.

    The project is also expected to generate around 280 million tons a year of greenhouse gases over its expected 30-year lifetime — the equivalent of two coal-burning power plants every year, according to government estimates.

    The Alaskan court in 2021 overturned a Trump-era approval of the project after determining its underlying environmental analysis was flawed.

    The suit was brought in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska by the Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic, Alaska Wilderness League, Environment America, Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Sierra Club and the Wilderness Society.

    The groups said a second suit spearheaded by Earthjustice, which had previously said it was reviewing the administration’s analysis of the project’s environmental impact as a basis for a possible lawsuit, will be filed soon as well.

    The Interior Department declined to comment. The White House could not be immediately reached for comment.

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    ( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

  • Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for miso butter greens pasta | The new vegan

    Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for miso butter greens pasta | The new vegan

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    One of the mightiest recipes to come out of the US in recent years is Joshua McFadden’s kale sauce pasta, in which 450g cavolo nero is transformed into a deeply delicious, jade-coloured pasta sauce. It’s impressive on many levels: the sheer volume of green, for a start, the simplicity of it and the excellent flavour (which is in part, I think, due to the parmesan). I have made it multiple times, but without the parmesan, adding some fennel, chilli and miso. Like all the best recipes, it has taken on new life in my kitchen and, with thanks to Joshua, I’d like to share my adaptation with you.

    Miso butter greens pasta

    You’ll need a blender and a very large pot with a lid to make this dish. If you buy ready-sliced cavolo nero or kale, the stems will most likely be tender; if buying them whole, however, or if the stems are thicker than 1cm, you’ll need to strip off the leaves (do this simply by holding on tight and running your hand up the stem) and slice them by hand. Either compost the stems or freeze them to add to veg stock or soups.

    Prep 10 min
    Cook 45 min
    Serves 4

    60g unsalted vegan butter – I like Flora
    5 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
    ½ tsp fennel seeds
    ½ tsp chilli flakes
    100g broccoli    , chopped
    400g cavolo nero, or kale, leaves stripped off and sliced
    ¾ tsp salt
    2½ tbsp white miso
    40ml olive oil
    500g orecchiette
    Chilli oil    , or extra-virgin olive oil, to finish – I like Lee Kum Kee’s, which is widely available in supermarkets

    Melt the butter in a saucepan on a medium heat. When it’s bubbling, add the garlic, fennel seeds and chilli flakes, and fry, stirring, for two to three minutes, until the garlic smell changes from raw to cooked and a bit like garlic bread.

    Add the broccoli, cavolo nero, 250ml water and salt, stir (this will be challenging, but persevere), cover, turn down the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring every few minutes, for about eight to 10 minutes, until the greens have wilted and gone tender.

    Scrape all the contents of the cavolo nero pan into a blender/food processor, add the miso and olive oil, and blend to a smooth sauce, scraping down the sides as necessary; add a little water, if necessary, to create a silky-smooth sauce (I added about four tablespoons).

    Rinse out the greens pot, fill with water (do not salt it; miso is already quite salty, and you can always adjust the seasoning later) and bring to a boil. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions and, when it’s got a minute to go, gently lower a mug into the water and scoop out a good amount of the starchy cooking water. Drain the pasta, return to the pot and add the sauce and toss with five or six tablespoons of the cooking water to get it to a consistency you like. Taste and add salt, if need be.

    Serve in shallow bowls topped with a good drizzle of chilli oil.

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    ( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )