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� PROPOSED TARIFFS STIR CONCERN
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to impose 25 % tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico . “ The proposed tariffs have raised questions about potential impacts on U . S . energy markets , particularly after Reuters confirmed the tariffs would apply to crude oil and petroleum products with no planned exceptions ,” reported NEFI Energy Online News ( NEON ).
Canada supplies more than 60 % of U . S . crude oil imports , averaging four million barrels per day , according to the U . S . Energy Information Administration . It is also responsible for about 25 % of U . S . refined petroleum product imports , including home heating oil , diesel fuel , gasoline , and propane utilized in the Northeast , according to NEON , the newsletter for NEFI members .
The American Petroleum Institute and American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers suggested that petroleum products be excluded from the tariff plan . “ While this situation bears watching , it ’ s important to remember that there are many steps between a proposed policy and its implementation ,” NEFI President and CEO Jim Collura said in the newsletter . NEFI will monitor the issue and advocate for policies that ensure that its fuel marketer members “ continue to have access to stable and affordable fuel supplies ,” Collura said .
� MAINE FILES ‘ CLIMATE DECEPTION ’ LAWSUIT AGAINST FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES
Maine ’ s Attorney general filed suit in state court against Exxon , Shell , Chevron , BP , Sunoco , and the American Petroleum Institute , accusing them of deceiving Mainers for decades about the role of their fossil fuel products in causing climate change .
More than 20 states , tribes , cities , and counties have filed climate deception lawsuits , including New Jersey , California , Connecticut , Delaware , Massachusetts , Minnesota , New Jersey , Rhode Island , Vermont , and the District of Columbia ,
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Maine Attorney General Aaron M . Frey said in a Nov . 26 statement announcing the lawsuit by Maine . The state seeks to hold the defendants accountable for failing to warn Mainers , and for concealing their knowledge about the consequences of increasing use of fossil fuels on Maine ’ s people , economy , and environment .
“ This conduct has resulted in enormous financial burdens , public health impacts , property damage and other harms across Maine as a result of extreme weather , sealevel rise , and warmer temperatures ,” the statement reads . “ The complaint alleges that the defendants knew about the potentially catastrophic consequences an increasing use of fossil fuels would cause as early as the 1960s , and the industry ’ s internal analysis proved remarkably accurate ,” the statement notes . “ But rather than warn the public of these consequences , the defendants protected their own assets from climate change impacts and deployed strategic public relations campaigns designed to discredit the scientific consensus on climate change , create doubt in the minds of the public about the climate change impacts of burning fossil fuels , and delay the energy economy ’ s transition to a lower-carbon future , all while maximizing their own profits .”
The state ’ s complaint details past ,
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current , and future injuries caused by defendants ’ conduct and alleges seven violations of Maine law against the defendants , including failure to warn , negligence , nuisance ( public , private and statutory ), trespass , and violations under the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act . It also alleges that the American Petroleum Institute “ aided and abetted ” the fossil fuel companies ’ deceptive conduct .
“ For decades , big oil companies have made record profits , taking billions out of the pockets of Maine people while deliberately deceiving them about the harmful impacts of fossil fuels – impacts that Maine people see and feel every day ,” said Governor Janet Mills . “ Last winter ’ s devastating storms are just further proof that climate change is harming our lives , our health , and our economy – and it is time for the fossil fuel industry to be held responsible . Attorney General Frey has always stood up for what is best for Maine people , and I applaud him for doing so yet again by filing this important lawsuit on
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