The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 30, 2024

A coalition of oil and car manufacturing interests provided $13,814 (about $158,000 in today’s money) in December 1954 to fund Keeling’s earliest work in measuring CO2 levels across the western US, the documents reveal. Continue reading.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Explanation for this 50-year delay can be found in the hundreds of pages of documents referenced in a new report by the Climate Investigations Center (CIC), covered by NPR. This shaped federal regulation of both indoor and outdoor air pollution. The documents, however, suggest otherwise.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 26, 2023

At a hearing in December, a legal representative for the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) is expected to argue against the publication of documents that contain details about the risk of pollution as a result of decommissioning the Brent oilfield, which was operated by Shell for more than 40 years.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

During 2019, the UK Government set out its plans for reducing the levels of specific air pollutants, in a document called the Clean Air Strategy. For the efficient abatement of VOCs, ammonia or sulfur-containing pollutants, speak to the air filtration experts, CPL Activated Carbons.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2020

On 14 October, the European Commission adopted its new EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability , described as as a first step towards a “zero-pollution ambition for a toxic free environment” in the context of the EU Green Deal.

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The Guardian: Energy

JUNE 28, 2024

Last year, the fossil fuel firm Perenco faced controversy after an oil spill from its Poole Harbour operations polluted the Dorset site, which is internationally recognised for its ecological importance.

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Grist

AUGUST 11, 2020

It’s no secret that living near a highway, a power plant, or some other source of air pollution can slowly kill you. But surprisingly, much less is known about how the same pollutants affect the critters fluttering around us, breathing the very same air. The findings do not bode well for India’s economy and food security.

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

"The communities that are disproportionately affected by pollution from heavy industry, it is pretty well documented that communities of color and low-income communities tend to suffer the most," Bodnar said. That is an urgent call for us to accelerate the transition out of the assets that are generating the most pollution." .

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Charged

MARCH 30, 2023

Now a team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have begun to document the actual respiratory impact of EV adoption in a study that uses real-world data to link electric cars, air pollution and health. EVs are also expected to deliver benefits in terms of human health, but this has not been extensively studied.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2022

Ofwat’s PR24 performance commitment document PR24 and beyond, published in November 2021, recognises that an outcomes-based approach to PR24 will include pollution incidents and environmental performance. One way in which we are doing this is through BurstDetect, a cloud-based early-warning system that detects rising main sewer bursts.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The strategy calls for enhanced status for chalk streams to drive investment to prevent pollution and over-abstraction, as well as restoring habitat to boost biodiversity. Over-abstraction, pollution, and loss of habitat are serious concerns for environmental groups and other stakeholders. Targets for reducing pollution.

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Grist

APRIL 24, 2024

The more plastic a company makes, the more pollution it creates. That finding “shook me up a lot, I was really distraught,” said Win Cowger, a researcher at the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research and the study’s lead author. More than 1 in 10 of the pieces came from Coca-Cola, the top polluter by a significant margin.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2020

Air pollution is not a new problem in the UK – the London smog of 1952 killed 12,000 people. Since then, the effects of climate change, major industry and lifestyle changes have altered the air that we breathe, for example, coal-burning has dramatically declined, while increased road transport has led to new air pollutants.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

Dozens of studies document the racial disparity in environmental impacts, and I've linked to a number of those below. times more hazardous pollution than white people — regardless of income. Breathe 56 percent more pollution than they create. Are disproportionately exposed to toxic air pollution from the fossil fuel industry.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

For years, academics, journalists, and activists have been unearthing documents proving that the fossil fuel industry knew about the dangers of climate change since the late 1950s. Franta and I recently discussed these key documents, what they say, how they were found, and what this means for the fossil fuel industry. Document 1: 1959.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

The group’s intervention comes as new data shows that, although Nitrogen Dioxide concentrations decreased marginally between 2021 and 2022, air pollution remains at illegal and unsafe levels in areas across the country. Post-pandemic progress on air pollution reduction nationally is now plateauing.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2025

If only the governing United Conservative Party applied those laudable principles to oil sands companies that repeatedly flout legal requirements not to pollute waterways, air and land. million based on the scale of the pollution. This is simply unacceptable. Instead they gave Imperial a 95 percent discount. None, Timoney told APTN.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

In 2010, the European Respiratory Society appealed to physicians to “recognise that air pollution is the largest environmental challenge for European citizens, one that currently limits the fundamental right of all individuals to breathe clean air. The effect of poor air quality on the health and wellbeing of people is well documented.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

WPP, the world’s largest advertising group, led the list with 79 contracts with major polluters such as Saudi Aramco , Shell , Exxon , TotalEnergies , and BP. Edelman , the world’s largest privately-owned public relations firm, has 11 contracts with major polluters, according to the report. Washington, D.C.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

A global team of researchers has documented the seemingly pervasive impacts of noise on marine animals and ecosystems and identified actions to return to the soundtrack of the healthy ocean. The team set out to document the impact of noise on marine animals and on marine ecosystems around the world.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

A new briefing paper from Imperial College London attempts a deep dive on the pollution produced by the particles sloughed off from vehicle tyres. Even if all our vehicles eventually become powered by electricity instead of fossil fuels, we will still have harmful pollution from vehicles because of tyre wear. “We

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

Half of the board members at the world’s six largest advertising and public relations companies have ties to polluting industries, DeSmog can reveal. DeSmog’s analysis reveals that half of these directors have connections to polluting industries. None of the directors, other holding groups, or other companies responded.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Read time: 10 mins Over the past five years, environmental advocates with the nonprofit Earthworks have made trips to 298 oil and gas wells, compressor stations, and processing plants across the Permian Basin in Texas, an oil patch which last year hit record-high methane pollution levels for the U.S.

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Canary Media

JUNE 24, 2024

A growing body of research documenting air pollution exposure from gas stoves has spurred efforts to regulate or even ban the appliances. Now consumer advocates and state lawmakers across the country are trying a new tack: forcing companies to put warning labels on gas stoves. Proposed legislation in California ,…

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

(Words by ballast water treatment firm Optimarin) The ‘polluter pays’ principle is starting to hit shipowners where it hurts – in the pocket – when it comes to ballast water pollution of our oceans. Nilsen says invasive species can have “devastating effects” on fisheries, a staple industry of his native Norway.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2023

But it also marked the moment when air pollution’s harms were finally acknowledged, and efforts began to legislate against it. What’s maybe most surprising is that we lived with air pollution for so long before finally waking up to the recognition that it was harmful, in the 1950s. Monitoring milestone.

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A formal proposal still needs to be issued, but it has already faced pushback on how much of those pollution cuts should come from risky tactics aimed at capturing rather than preventing pollution. It also carves out room for controversial technologies for capturing carbon dioxide pollution.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 17, 2024

The document repeats the party’s policy to “scrap net zero”, the UK’s legally-binding target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019 – amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations during that period.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Carbon capture and storage, and the extension of the technology, CCUS, has been touted by major polluters as a way to cut their production emissions to meet climate targets. The post Major Polluters In ‘Ludicrous’ Push For Carbon Capture at Party Conferences appeared first on DeSmog.

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The Verge: Energy

MARCH 4, 2024

Image: MethaneSAT via EDF A mission to map and track global methane pollution, a powerful greenhouse gas, is scheduled to launch today after years of collaboration between some of the biggest names in tech. The group has documented massive amounts of leaking methane already. MethaneSAT is scheduled to launch on March 4th.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

But that changed in 2021 when Zenith needed to renew a state air permit, a process that also required the company to first get the city of Portland to sign off on what’s called a “Land Use Compatibility Statement,” or LUCS, which is a document issued by the city that says the facility’s operations comply with local land use planning and regulations.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The circumstances surrounding his termination are documented among thousands of pages of public records and internal company documents that provide a penetrating look into the multi-billion dollar stakes of negotiations between governments and state-sanctioned monopolies that are shaping the future of energy systems in Oregon and beyond.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

IEMA research shows that leading businesses recognise real benefits from embedding and developing sustainability approach (see IEMA’s document “Beyond the Perfect Storm” , published 2016). These courses equip the workforce and managers with the essential knowledge needed to effectively adapt.

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GreenBiz

MAY 16, 2020

There is no need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and no point in attempting to do so," as one recent Heartland document succinctly put it. What continues to define these people as "deniers" in my book is their unshaken belief that climate change is simply no big deal and there is no reason to go out of our way to prevent more of it.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 6, 2020

The installations could be in urban neighborhoods that haven’t typically had access to economically priced clean energy resources or that historically have been disproportionately affected by pollution. Microsoft will use third-party evaluators to help quantify and document both the social and environmental outcomes. .

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

In 2010, the Central Government of China integrated the "Guideline on Strengthening Joint Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution to Improve Air Quality" into its 12th Five Year Plan. This number is calculated based on EIA documents, periodic factory monitoring and online monitoring data of a factory. Environmental capacity.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

India Gate, New Delhi: Residents of the city face pollution levels with a health impact estimated to be equivalent to smoking more than two packs of cigarettes a day (image credit: Amit kg / Shutterstock.com). Centuries on, sources of airborne pollution are only becoming more numerous and wide ranging.

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