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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

Hydrogen derived from methane — usually from natural gas, but also coal and biomass — was pioneered in World War II by Germany, which has no petroleum deposits. But CO2 is emitted in manufacturing hydrogen from methane and so it’s not climate friendly; hydrogen manufactured this way is known as gray hydrogen.

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If you build it…

Envirotec Magazine

Most organic household waste ends up in landfills where it generates methane. Between 2009 and 2015, 24 local government councils in New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, adopted curbside services to collect food and garden waste for recycling into compost. We also found no effects on the total amount of waste.”

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Nitrous oxide levels are on the rise

Envirotec Magazine

Widely known as “laughing gas”, used for its anesthetic effects, nitrous oxide (N2O) is also regarded as the third most important long-lived greenhouse gas, after carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane.

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Over 450 Climate Scientists Say Advertising Industry Must End ‘Complicity’ in Climate Crisis

DeSmogBlog

Paid for by the American Petroleum Institute (API) — the nation’s largest oil and gas lobby group — Edelman helped organize 20 rallies in 2009 supposedly led by Energy Citizens to pressure Congress to oppose landmark cap-and-trade legislation that was under consideration. August 18, 2009. Credit: Energy Citizens. (CC CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

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Living Closer to Oil and Gas Drilling Linked to Higher Risk of Pregnancy Complications, New Study Finds

DeSmogBlog

The study , published in International Journal of Epidemiology in December 2021, looked at nearly 3 million births in the state of Texas over the course of 13 years between 1996 and 2009. million mother-infant pairs living in Texas between 1996 and 2009. That study looked at the same sample of people — roughly 2.8

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Why States Need to Ban New Gas Hookups in Buildings (in 5 Charts)

GreenTechMedia

New spending on gas infrastructure tripled from 2009 to 2017, rising to $14.9 While oil is still used for heat in many Northeastern states, and propane is used in rural areas around the country, gas produces the majority of direct building emissions in the U.S. Gas Infrastructure Spending Is Rising Rapidly.

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How cleaning up shipping cut pollution — and warmed the planet

Grist

On March 4, 2009, the skies over the northeast Pacific Ocean were streaked with clouds that form around the particles in ship exhaust. Luckily, when combined, the greenhouse gases methane and ground-level ozone warm the planet as much as aerosols cool it. The results were stark and startling.

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