DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

The assertions also lack detail, face technical problems, ignore leaking methane emissions, and depend on government subsidies for funding. To complicate matters further, new research suggests that fugitive methane emissions from fracking operations are far higher than official data indicates. ’s LNG export terminals. .

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Progress did seem to be forthcoming on cutting methane emissions, with more than 100 countries (although not China) – committing to a 30% reduction by 2030 compared to the 2030 baseline. One of the most significant sign-ups, Poland, later confirmed it intended to carry on burning coal for at least another 25 years. Carbon capture.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The initiative, also known as the “Protect Washington Act”, imposes a steadily increasing carbon pollution fee on most fossil fuel uses and directs revenue toward projects to reduce carbon emissions, as well as investments in forests, water, community preparedness, and support to displaced workers and people with lower incomes.

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Unsustainable

AUGUST 20, 2019

In an undated article by the Department of Health (New York State), it was stated that “Methane and Carbon Dioxide make up 90 to 98% of landfill gas. by paper on the rocks (undated) v Paper comes from Trees… by TheWorldCounts, 13 May 2014 vi Why Recycled Paper? And how can we rebalance our friendship with trees?)

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

He said that it was important for the government to have “interlocking policies” on “the quality of our rivers”, “marine protected areas”, “air pollution”, and “nature restoration”. Subscribe to our newsletter Stay up to date with DeSmog news and alerts Email Address What content do you want to subscribe to?

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2022

Flaring — or the burning of stranded natural gas directly at an oil well — is one of the drilling industry’s most notorious problems, often condemned as a pointlessly polluting waste of billions of dollars and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas. Successful miners are rewarded for their efforts with newly generated coins.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 16, 2024

“If not properly plugged and abandoned, these wells and facilities can contaminate waterways and soil, serve as a source of climate and air pollutants, and can present physical hazards to people and wildlife,” CalGEM concluded in a 2023 legislative report.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

Sewell, a 48-year-old businessman based in Midland, Texas, founded 7S Oil and Gas LLC in 2014. In October, she invited a university researcher onto the property and discovered that several wells were leaking methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide. Then William “Gilligan” Sewell came along.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

Sewell, a 48-year-old businessman based in Midland, Texas, founded 7S Oil and Gas LLC in 2014. In October, she invited a university researcher onto the property and discovered that several wells were leaking methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide. Then William “Gilligan” Sewell came along.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The first lawsuit focuses on changes related to the LCFSs avoided methane crediting system. CARB accounts for avoided methane emissions when calculating the CI of renewable natural gas (RNG), which is considered a replacement for petroleum-based diesel due to RNGs predominant use in mid- and heavy-duty engines.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

For instance, four waves of surveys, from 2014 to 2019 by Glocalities , compiled the answers from 189,996 respondents. In 2014, 71% of respondents were worried about the damage humans had caused to our planet. McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives.

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Defend Our Future

MARCH 17, 2023

A s partners in C limate A ction C ampaign ’s Solutions for Pollution campaign , Defend worked to generate public comment s for the EPA’s methane and soot rules. He also helped bring Defend Our Future to Central College back in 2014! Defend has generated over 1,90 0 comments – and counting! from our network!

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 26, 2024

Unless properly decommissioned, unplugged oil and gas wells can continue to leak cancer-causing chemicals and the powerful climate pollutant methane. A fracking drill rig in Weld County, Colorado, in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in 2014. Credit: Julie Dermansky The one bright spot?

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

That pollution finds its way to people who live nearby. In addition, vast quantities of carbon and methane pollution are released into the atmosphere. But in late 2014, New York announced that it was permanently banning fracking, with state officials citing “significant public health risks.” “It

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2021

Both EQT and Chesapeake will seek certification from outside providers, including a business called Project Canary, which touts its ability to collect data on methane emissions and pollutants from oil and gas wells and offers a certification it calls TrustWell.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

McKibben described the expansion of the LNG export industry on the Gulf Coast as an “enormous carbon and methane bomb.” The wind will lift the flaming ashes 40 feet in the air, and flaming ash can hit spots on the site where methane could be leaking, which could lead to an issue at the site,” he said. He pointed out that the U.S.’s

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The Verge: Energy

AUGUST 20, 2024

A bet on the most abundant element in the universe in the fight against air pollution, and eventually climate change, seemed like a sure thing. Actually, it isn’t emitting any pollution at all. They were environmentally friendly, with water vapor as their only byproduct. But we’re not there yet.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5 square feet of land and the assuaging of animal species distinction, water pollution and habitat destruction. pounds of cattle feed that could have been consumed by a malnourished human, 64.5 Looking back with regret.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

Proponents of carbon capture, usage, and sequestration (CCUS) often highlight ways that it could be used for sectors like steel and cement whose carbon pollution is generally considered “hard to abate.” And while carbon might be captured with CCUS technology, there are many other pollutants released by fossil fuels.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 28, 2021

Having employees working from home will lower your real estate and operational costs, increase worker productivity, and improve employee satisfaction while reducing pollution from commuting to work. On the 11th of June 2014, London grounded to a standstill. A classic win/win, a win for your business and a win for the planet.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Hitchcock, president of the Air Pollution Foundation, made his way up the marble steps of the city’s exclusive California Club for a meeting with some of the West Coast’s most powerful businessmen. They were the Air Pollution Foundation’s largest funders, and they were not happy.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It simultaneously acted as a potential solution to the worsening greenhouse gas crisis, while still remaining the biggest source of that pollution. What actually happened: Failed to meet capture targets; barely reduced overall carbon pollution. and eventually other nations. Gorgon Project Operator: Chevron (47.3

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

These nitrates lead to ecosystem disrupting algae growth in lakes and rivers, and have contributed to 99 percent of Ireland’s ammonia air pollution. Major dairy processors in particular have been ramping up lobbying efforts around Ireland’s derogation from the EU Nitrates Directive, designed to tackle farming pollution.

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EDF + Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

A “better, faster, cheaper” methane leak detection solution used to be an elusive unicorn of the oil and gas industry. Yet, since EDF commenced its methane innovation work in 2014, there has been a mass proliferation of innovative methane detection companies, big and small. By Isabel Mogstad.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Ardern is being watched closely : Her administration has been criticized for being lenient on reducing biogenic methane from agricultural production — notably dairy cattle and sheep — which accounts for almost half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and roughly 6.6 percent of its GDP.

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Mr. Sustainability

JANUARY 25, 2021

The project would also help Exxon clean up its image as one of the foremost corporate climate polluters. After oil prices plunged below $100 per barrel in 2014, enhanced oil recovery lost its allure. Construction was set to begin over the summer. But there was more CO? coming out of LaBarge than Exxon could sell.

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Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

Between just 1987 and 2014 it was about the same mass: 743 billion tons. While CO 2 may be the greatest contributor to climate change, other gases such as methane and nitrous oxide are also responsible for creating the greenhouse effect, therefore, solutions must also focus on the reduction of these gases.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Back in 2014, Rees-Mogg said: “I would like my constituents to have cheap energy rather more than I would like them to have windmills.”. However, she has also opposed certain renewable energy projects, arguing in 2014 that a local village had had its “fair share” of solar. Jacob Rees-Mogg – Business and Energy Secretary.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

CCS and the related carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), are a set of technologies designed to trap some of the carbon pollution produced from industrial facilities. Some studies indicate the technology does little to reduce emissions, and may even increase carbon and other air pollution. Credit: SaskPower , CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

By Joshua Bledsoe , Kevin Homrighausen , and John Detrich On December 2, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final report that substantially increases estimates of the social cost of greenhouse gases (GHG), including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide (collectively, SC-GHG). 2014), [link]. [14]

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2021

The deal disappointed campaigners, with Greenpeace claiming the deal props up a “volatile and polluting sector”. Labour Violations, Pollution, and Alleged Abuses. He was also recently singled out by ProPublica as the multi-billionaire who paid the least US income tax between 2014 – 2018, paying only 0.10

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Business Green

AUGUST 14, 2020

The Trump administration stepped up its pre-election effort to roll back environmental regulations this week, confirming plans to axe methane emissions standards for the oil and gas industry and signalling further such moves are on the cards ahead of polling day in November. Greenpeace document North Sea methane leaks.

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