The Supreme Court has agreed to consider reviving a critical approval for a railroad project that would carry crude oil and boost fossil fuel production in rural eastern Utah.
Yeah, they’re trying to extract a bunch of tar, which requires enormous energy inputs to turn into a useful fuel, and which is tough to transport by pipeline.
It really feels like SCOTUS noticed that environmentally-conscious people are advocating for expansion of rail, and will now rule in favour of this project just to spite them.
Let’s see…
😭 what the heck
Yeah, they’re trying to extract a bunch of tar, which requires enormous energy inputs to turn into a useful fuel, and which is tough to transport by pipeline.
It really feels like SCOTUS noticed that environmentally-conscious people are advocating for expansion of rail, and will now rule in favour of this project just to spite them.
They’re all about immanentizing the eschaton.
The bait was real. I knew there was a catch, i just knew it. But I let my guard down anyway.