DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 22, 2024

In recent months, the BBC has created content for a number of oil and gas companies, including the French fossil fuel company Engie, which owns a number of coal-fired power plants and relies heavily on gas for its energy production. Last year was the warmest year since global records began in 1850.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 25, 2024

Can you briefly introduce to us the services that fluxtec is offering the geothermal industry? fluxtec is a professional service provider of gas analyses ( e.g. for carbon dioxide, methane or radon), relevant for a wide range of applications in exploration and monitoring. Real-time data can be received on site.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

The nursery and greenhouse industry is by no means a main contributor to environmental issues but it is beneficial for all businesses to adopt environmentally sound practices. Other important environmental issues facing this industry are water use and water pollution. A soil additive called Hydretain can also be used.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Waste and waste by-products can easily make their way into the air, soil, and water sources. This section also includes industry-specific waste items such as medical waste , agricultural waste , and oil and gas production waste. Yet the most common waste types here are industrial non-hazardous waste and fossil fuel combustion waste.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2021

Hotels require a vast amount of energy and resources in order to run, and with this comes an equally vast amount of waste generated. Food waste is a global issue, releasing toxic ammonia-filled leachate and planet-warming methane into the environment. Monitor and Evaluate Waste Management Programs Regularly. Minimize Food Waste.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. The report focuses on bisphenol A (BPA), which is an industrial chemical found in baby bottles and polycarbonate plastics. The problem with this fraudulent certification is well-known in the maritime industry. Energy Star.

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Elemental Excelerator

DECEMBER 11, 2024

manufacturing Building a resilient supply chain Strengthening rural and Tribal access Scaling a regenerative food system These entrepreneurs join our portfolio of more than 160 companies that have collectively created over 10,000 jobs and are delivering real benefits in local communities. The Big Picture: Even a thin.5mm

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Green Market Oracle

APRIL 20, 2020

In May 2019, the US Coast Guard installed a containment system and in September 2018 a NOAA research vessel was spotted at a Taylor Energy production site in the Gulf of Mexico. Taylor Energy liquidated its oil and gas assets and ceased production and drilling in 2008.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Industry Voice: From UNFCCC to NDCs and IPCC to 1.5°C, This is the global temperature rise above pre-industrial levels targeted by the 2015 Paris Agreement. The curbing of emissions to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in the environment. Energy transition. Energy transition.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Larry Fink’s 2020 Letter to CEOs , where he explicitly named climate risk as a “defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects,” was followed by an avalanche of climate commitments across industries throughout the year (see Microsoft , Shell , Unilever , and on ). What is ‘Climate Intelligence’? Silviaterra ).

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. The report focuses on bisphenol A (BPA), which is an industrial chemical found in baby bottles and polycarbonate plastics. The problem with this fraudulent certification is well-known in the maritime industry. Energy Star.

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Grist

JULY 23, 2024

The Department of Energy recently awarded $50,000 for two companies, including Zeng’s Carbon Lockdown Project, to construct a wood vault in Montana — one of many carbon dioxide removal, or CDR, pilot projects to receive funding. Digging vaults in clay or silty soil, away from groundwater, is thought to be best practice.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Soil degradation. Food is basically a combination of energy, water and nutrients. Some plants and micro-organisms can make food ‘out of thin air’ by simply rearranging carbon, water and oxygen molecules using energy from the Sun. Carbs are our fuel, protein and fat are the building blocks of our cells. Deforestation.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Meta-Headlines of 2023 As our beloved industry matures, our hope for when climate tech grows up is for it to “become boring.” Since the IRA passed, 265 clean energy and manufacturing projects worth $100B+ have been announced. Proterra, the dominant electric bus maker, was just one high profile example.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 5, 2020

“We’re looking forward to partnering deeply with Cohort 9 companies and their community partners to help improve existing water, food, circular economy, energy and mobility systems.” ” And finally, the twin threats of a pandemic and economic calamity made this a year unlike any other in memory. Why do we love them?

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The latest report from the Energy Transitions Commission has set out a roadmap for how the world can move on to a 1.5C Or, to take the question the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) has sought to answer: what precise actions does the world need to take to limit global warming to 1.5C threshold set out in the Paris Agreement.

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

The Series C round was co-led by return backers Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the fund most visibly associated with billionaire Bill Gates, and Singapore-based investment firm Temasek; it brings the company's total backing to $186m. Ambition, innovation and passion. What drives climate tech entrepreneurs?

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

BASF’s wine tasting is just one example of many such pandemic-style lobbying efforts by the European agriculture industry since the EU has attempted to pass sweeping new policies to combat climate change through measures included in its “Green Deal,” first presented in December 2019. Meet the Industry Trade Groups.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

The oil and gas industry produces an extraordinary amount of waste. The company has relied heavily on a decades-old industry exemption passed in 1980 — known as the Bentsen and Bevill Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act — that classifies oil and gas waste as non-hazardous, thereby affording it little regulatory scrutiny.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized. Climate change is the most significant global threat we face today.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Today, however, these are tightly-controlled tracts of land where the company harvests fast-growing, non-native tree varieties such as eucalyptus and acacia at an industrial scale to feed its huge pulp and paper factory. But such rapid industrial and economic growth has come at a price.

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Elemental Excelerator

JANUARY 28, 2020

Our portfolio companies are working on everything from expanding access to solar power in frontline communities and slashing methane emissions by feeding cows seaweed to deploying portable water quality sensors and mapping equity into street infrastructure. What will that 100th company be? What do we look for in a startup?

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