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Graphene-based packaging presented as first truly biodegradeable and compostable alternative to plastic

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

.” The biopolymers are combined with graphene, a variant of carbon (or allotrope , to be precise) whose modern rediscovery and isolation at the University of Manchester in 2004 led to a Nobel Prize. In addition, some bioplastics produce methane gas when they decompose, a compound with a global warming potential 25 times that of CO2.

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Revealed: How Big Dairy Is Milking Net Zero

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Cows produce methane, a greenhouse gas that absorbs more atmospheric heat than carbon and is currently responsible for 25 percent of all global warming today. Livestock methane emissions are also rising in some of these countries. Livestock methane emissions are also rising in some of these countries.

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A valve to help curb seaborne cargo VOC emissions

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2021

Several light hydrocarbons, such as methane, ethane and propane, are VOCs. Especially methane is a potent greenhouse gas, contributing to climate change. Why VOC emissions should be reduced. VOCs are a large group of organic compounds. Due to high vapor pressure, VOCs can easily evaporate.

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Four Oil and Gas Spills that are Worse than we Thought

Green Market Oracle

APRIL 20, 2020

Taylor Spill A 2019 report states that a spill that began in 2004 may rival the Deepwater Horizon. Ohio fracking well Another epic spill that has turned out to be worse than originally thought is the 2016 Porter Ranch methane leak.

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Want to prevent California’s looming flood disaster? Grow a marsh.

Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

When Jones Tract, a delta island, flooded in 2004, the damage cost $90 million to fix. DWR measures the CO2 and methane emissions from the wetlands it created on Sherman Island. Saltwater and brackish marshes don’t release nearly as much methane as freshwater wetlands, she explains. The longer-term goal is to reverse them.

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As EU Weans Itself From Russian Energy, U.S. Shale Gas Industry Pushes New LNG Export Plant in Pennsylvania

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2023

LNG boom threatens to release vast amounts of methane, a powerful climate pollutant that is the main component of natural gas. While that blast was contained, a vapor cloud explosion at an LNG terminal in Algeria in 2004 killed 27 people. Credit: Edward Donnelly Environmental groups on both sides of the Atlantic warn that the U.S.

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

million from 2002-2004. NW Natural acknowledged these “improvements in gas measurement and estimating” in its 2004 annual report. Based on gas cost data in company SEC filings from 2002-2004, if NW Natural reported 1 percent unaccounted-for gas to the OPUC during this period, it would be overestimating its gas costs by $4.3

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Meet the Labour Government’s New Climate Team

DeSmogBlog

JULY 10, 2024

Currently, the vast majority of hydrogen (96 percent) made globally is “grey” – created from methane, a highly potent planet-warming greenhouse gas, responsible for nearly a third of global heating. She was also the director of London Luton Airport (1999-2003), and a director of pro-European pressure group Britain in Europe (2002-2004).

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Where Does All The Radioactive Fracking Waste Go?

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

A growing group of environmentalists, politicians, communities, and even the industry’s own workers have become increasingly critical of the fossil fuel industry, and see room for action under the Biden administration, though most attention has been placed on hot-button topics like climate change and methane emissions.

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This ultra-strong nanomaterial could cut carbon emissions — and it’s made out of garbage

Grist

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Since graphene was discovered in 2004, demand for the material has skyrocketed thanks to its remarkable physical qualities. And that transformation may no longer be a fantasy. Researchers at Rice University have devised a technique that seems akin to modern-day alchemy for making graphene from garbage.

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Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve

Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

But in 2004, in response to the commercial destruction of these forests, the government worked with conservation groups to create a new classification known as Ecosystem Restoration Concessions (ERCs). Alongside restoration, research is also a major pillar of the RER project.

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North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy for Climate ‘Deception’

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

But in 2023, at least 45% of the electricity Duke produced was still generated by burning coal or methane gas. In 2004, electric companies faced federal litigation brought by eight U.S. Between 2005 and 2023, the company reported reducing its CO2 emissions from electricity generation by 44%.

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Decades of Lobbying Weakened Americans’ Gas Mileage and Turbocharged Pain at the Pump

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 18, 2022

From 1975 to 1987, average fuel economy rose quickly — but then it declined between 1988 and 2004, as the Energy Department reported last year. First on AFP’s list is the EPA’s regulation of methane emissions — a major contributor to climate change. Credit: Sicnag ( CC BY 2.0 ). That push worked for about the first decade.

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Feds Move Forward with New Mexico Drilling Plan Despite Community Outcry

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 30, 2021

The update was sparked by decades old changes in drilling technology already used in an area that gained notoriety for having one of the largest methane hot spots on the planet — because of leaking oil and gas wells. For much of the past 20 years, the basin has been a methane hot spot as the potent greenhouse gas leaks from wells.

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Graphene-based packaging presented as first truly biodegradeable and compostable alternative to plastic

Revealed: How Big Dairy Is Milking Net Zero

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A valve to help curb seaborne cargo VOC emissions

Four Oil and Gas Spills that are Worse than we Thought

Want to prevent California’s looming flood disaster? Grow a marsh.

As EU Weans Itself From Russian Energy, U.S. Shale Gas Industry Pushes New LNG Export Plant in Pennsylvania

Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

Meet the Labour Government’s New Climate Team

Where Does All The Radioactive Fracking Waste Go?

This ultra-strong nanomaterial could cut carbon emissions — and it’s made out of garbage

Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve

North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy for Climate ‘Deception’

Decades of Lobbying Weakened Americans’ Gas Mileage and Turbocharged Pain at the Pump

Feds Move Forward with New Mexico Drilling Plan Despite Community Outcry

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