Thread by @samkarlin

Shell is shuttering a Louisiana refinery that employs hundreds because it wants to "invest in a core set of uniquely integrated manufacturing sites that are also strategically positioned for the transition to a low-carbon future." #lalege #lagov theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

Here's the long decline in Louisiana's mining and logging (oil and gas production included) and manufacturing (petroleum refining included) sectors #lalege #lagov

Interesting timing here: @LouisianaGov announces CF Industries, which makes nitrogen fertilizer, plans to spend money at its Donaldsonville site to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manufacture "carbon-free and low-carbon ammonia." #lalege #lagov

Shell's transition away from oil and toward renewables is pretty well-documented, as is the same strategy among other European energy giants. U.S. firms like Chevron and Exxon are doubling down on oil/gas. nytimes.com/2020/09/21/bus… #lalege #lagov