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Pieces of debris are seen in a National Wildlife Refuge after uncrewed SpaceX Starship prototype rocket SN11 failed to land safely, in Boca Chica, Texas, U.S. March 31,2021. REUTERS/Gene Blevins
Local activists in the Rio Grande Valley are frustrated with Elon Musk’s SpaceX operation in Boca Chica, just east of Brownsville.
Their concerns range from blocked public access to parks and beaches to long-term ecological damage to region-wide gentrification.
Local leaders, including Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez, regularly post on social media to announce meetings and tours with SpaceX officials while providing updates to local media about the developing relationship between the company and the region.
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Alexandro Gonzalez-Hernandez paints a mural depicting Elon Musk in downtown Brownsville. The Mural will be part of a SPaceX themed Pop-Up gallery exhibit.Jessica Phelps, Staff photographer / San Antonio Express-News
When he’s in town, Elon Musk surely can’t miss neighbor Rosemarie Workman’s frayed “Come and Take It” flag whipping in the coastal breeze.
Workers tinker in the side yard of the SpaceX founder’s temporary home on Weems Street. Across the street, Workman stands on her porch, her gaze gliding past them and the Teslas parked on the street to focus on the South Bay and the bright afternoon sky.
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Plan to import gas through Cork harbour abandoned as port company severs ties with US firm
Environment Minister Eamon Ryan said he had been told a 2017 agreement to import liquified natural gas through Cork harbour had expired and would not be renewed
The site in the lower Cork harbour where the liquified natural gas terminal was to be located. File picture.
Thu, 14 Jan, 2021 - 13:05
Eoin English
The Port of Cork has cut ties with a US firm which could have led to fracked gas being imported through, and stored in, Cork Harbour.
Environment Minister Eamon Ryan said he had been informed that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in 2017 between the Port of Cork company and a liquefied natural gas (LNG) development company in the US expired on December 31, 2020.