DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

But it was canceled without explanation by conference organizers several weeks before it was due to begin. The event aims to bring together policymakers and liquified natural gas (LNG), natural gas, and hydrogen players to explore new avenues for fossil fuel expansion. But there’s nothing natural about it,” she said. “It’s

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A rendering of MethaneSat | Image courtesy of Google Google announced a partnership with the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today to map methane pollution and oil and gas infrastructure from space. Landfills and livestock are also big sources of methane pollution. The timing really matters.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2021

Not to mention petroleum-based plastics are only draining our finite supply of fossil fuels. However, such plastics will never fully return to their “natural” organic state, thus they remain a source of pollution, leaking chemicals and micro fragments into the environment. Bio-derived Polyethylene.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

Hazer Group produces fuel-cell grade hydrogen from methane, with high-quality graphite as a by-product rather than CO2. Green hydrogen – and how the water sector can engage with this ‘green, clean fuel source’ – was the focus of a recent webinar hosted by water technology firm Isle on 20 May.

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Grist

JANUARY 28, 2025

And what’s turning the tap more open, making the warming pick up speed, is an increase in greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane which are both still rising, largely from the fossil fuel industry, he said. There are other factors turning up the heat. The El Nio pattern that began in 2023 added around 0.1

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

2 This led to investment in new biomethane production infrastructure, which the world critically needs to cut methane emissions from organic wastes and generate green gas, biofertilisers and bioCO2, but this will no longer be possible under the proposed new guidance. using fossil fuels); scope 2 are from the purchase of energy (e.g.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 20, 2024

A lot of the methane simply dissolved in the surrounding water of the southern Baltic Sea following the September 2022 explosion, according to measurements taken by the University of Gothenburg, and reported in Nature Scientific Reports. But much of the methane never reached the surface and dissolved in the water instead.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

The world’s kilns, reactors, chillers and furnaces are powered mostly by fossil fuels. . High-temperature industrial heat, over 932 degrees F, poses a particular challenge because that’s the point at which fuels beyond electricity become the mainstay. Making natural gas renewable . The first step?

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

While the focus is usually on fossil fuel emissions as the main climate change culprit, a new analysis by the nonprofit Energy Vision concludes that reducing emissions from organic waste would more steeply reduce methane. announced their commitment to cutting methane emissions by 30% by 2030, as compared with 2020 levels.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Clean hydrogen could cut greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel by up to 34 percent, reported Bloomberg New Energy Finance. . Still, the process of making hydrogen fuel from any source has a way to go before it has firm footing, even in a state committed to decarbonization. .

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

They found that they were able to convert more than 85% of the organic material to biogas, which can be used to produce electricity or upgraded to renewable natural gas (RNG) for the natural gas grid or for local use. The approach was detailed in the journal Waste Management. “It

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 31, 2024

The microbes could be used to help create biogas and provide power and reduce reliance on fossil fuels When it comes to human waste, most of us can’t flush it away fast enough, but according to many researchers, it can be used to produce biogas, which can in turn be used as a source of clean energy to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 26, 2021

Inadequate bonding requirements means there is a serious gap in available funding to properly clean up after the fossil fuel industry. On top of the financial risks from abandoned wells, the fossil fuel industry brings numerous environmental and public health hazards as well. Well pad near Roswell, NM. Credit: BLM. (CC

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Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

According to a new study published in Environmental Science Technology, hundreds of active hydropower plants are making a worse impact on the climate than fossil fuels. Scientists have known for a while now that hydropower facilities release greenhouse gases — mostly methane, but also CO2 and nitrous oxide.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 12, 2024

A list of the 12 banks financing the proposed Stade LNG Terminal in Germany was created by Reclaim Finance, a Paris-based research organization focused on decarbonizing financial flow, and shared exclusively with DeSmog. exporters will report their methane emissions so that importers can make informed decisions about their LNG.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JULY 13, 2024

In a recent open letter, 120 scientists and academics have called on the organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics to reconsider the use of Toyota’s Mirai hydrogen-powered vehicles as the official fleet. In many regions, the electricity grid is still heavily reliant on fossil fuels.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 25, 2022

The primary cause of greenhouse gas emissions is the burning of fossil fuels, which is occurring at a current rate at which the environment’s natural reuptake and stabilization cannot keep up. The three major greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O). Methane (CH4).

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 31, 2024

The complaint was made against advertisements paid for by Canada Action , a federally-registered non-profit organization that promotes resource development in Canada, particularly the fossil fuel sector. Ad Standards is a national not-for-profit advertising self-regulatory organization in Canada.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JUNE 11, 2024

AD’s sound environmental case Treating organics through AD avoids the fugitive emissions that would otherwise arise the decomposition: an AD plant effectively captures the methane and ammonia emissions that would otherwise arise before they can escape to the atmosphere. A new color of hydrogen?

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2023

But the groups have unearthed a 1970 report by Eni’s Isvet research centre that warned of the “catastrophic” risk the build-up of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by burning fossil fuels could pose to the climate. Methane is the clean energy of the future,” ran a 1986 promotion in Eni’s company magazine Ecos.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

A study conducted by the University of Kentucky found that the dominant contributor to the carbon footprint and variable costs of field-grown trees is equipment use, or, more specifically, the combustion of fossil fuels which occurs at harvest time. Improve Cultivation Techniques to be Organic .

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

as a global climate solution, with some industry boosters even going so far as to call Canada’s supply of the fossil fuel the “cleanest in the world.” She is deputy executive director at the Tokyo-based environmental organization Friends of the Earth Japan. “I C is to stop building new fossil fuel projects. “I

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 30, 2020

BS EN 12619:2013 specifies the flame ionisation detector (FID) method, and is intended for use as a SRM for the measurement of the mass concentration of gaseous and vaporous organic substances in stationary source emissions up to 1,000 mg/m³. Why monitor the emissions of organic compounds?

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) punched a hole in the fossil fuel industry’s hydrogen hype bubble when they denied a Title V Air Permit to NRG Energy’s Astoria Gas Turbine Power Plant last Wednesday. This methane does not diffuse out of the metal and cracks the steel.

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Charged

JUNE 28, 2022

However, many may be surprised to learn that a substantial amount of this grant money has been used to subsidize fossil fuel-burning vehicles, in preference to EVs, and to promote the consumption of natural gas. The program paid out $210 million over the past four years to help organizations to upgrade their diesel trucks.

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Grist

APRIL 5, 2021

Amy Townsend-Small has been chasing methane her entire professional life. When fracking took off around 2010, Townsend-Small shifted her focus to a new and growing problem: methane leaks from oil and gas activity. Natural gas, which is primarily composed of methane, was pitched as a fuel that could transition the U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The promise of a hydrogen economy to replace fossil fuels is commonly centered on the potential for ‘green hydrogen,’ generated via electrolysis of water with carbon-free electricity. To be clear, “we never claim we’re going to be cheaper than steam methane reforming,” he said.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

When thinking about carbon offsets, organizations must choose certified and vetted options, as certification bodies enforce the rules of carbon offsetting, to maximize the effectiveness of offset schemes. Native Energy offers a wide range of projects for organizations wanting to reduce their carbon footprint.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 23, 2024

Avery — a physicist and atmospheric scientist — had spoken during her extensive career of the need to “ get off fossil fuels as much as possible.” The company’s 2023 Global Outlook predicts an increase in methane gas use of more than 20% by midcentury. Exxon is expanding its investments in fossil fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 21, 2022

On Wednesday, a group of more than 450 scientists called on advertising agencies to cut off their fossil fuel clients and to end their ties with an ongoing misinformation campaign that has time and again killed progress on addressing the climate crisis. And as this letter makes clear, they have had enough. ” Arena said.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 30, 2024

It’s our responsibility, as individuals and organizations, to harness our own energy and map an actionable path forward, with an awareness that pointing fingers is an inexcusable form of inaction, and that net zero is a promise we must keep for the well-being of the planet’s citizens, communities, businesses, and economies,” the paper concludes.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Multnomah, Oregon, has added NW Natural — Oregon’s oldest and largest supplier of “natural” gas, also known as fossil or methane gas — to the list of defendants in a lawsuit that seeks to make fossil fuel companies pay $52 billion for their role in the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Melissa Lem was shocked when she saw an advertisement from a major Canadian fossil fuel lobby group showing young parents and their two children happily cooking a meal over a brand new gas stove. The companies changed an online version of the ad to read “the least polluting fossil fuel.”. And all fossil fuels are bad.”.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Meat emits around a third of global emissions of methane, and action to cut this greenhouse gas has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to slowing global heating. Farming also relies on synthetic fertilisers that are both fossil-fuel-based and emit greenhouse gases, and drives deforestation.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Through the lens of environmental stewardship and innovation, this journey will dissect the layers of organic materials that form the backbone of biomass energy, venturing beyond the surface to examine the environmental, economic, and social narratives that intertwine with the fabric of this energy form.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2022

Overall, deaths from these so-called “modern” forms of pollution — pollution that’s associated with industrialization, the use of fossil fuels, and chemical exposure — have increased by more than 66 percent over the past two decades. Notably, both methane and many major forms of PM 2.5 named for their diameter of just 2.5

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JULY 18, 2024

A group of engineers, scientists, and academics recently wrote an open letter calling for the organizers of the Paris Olympics to choose a different official vehicle than the Toyota Mirai hydrogen car.   As a result, the direct operation of the vehicles is carbon-free but fueling them is not.

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