DeSmogBlog

APRIL 30, 2021

oil refineries released the potent carcinogen benzene in 2020 at levels high enough to require action under federal law, the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) reported this week. These are exactly the places where people are already struggling with pre-existing health conditions that make them more vulnerable to pollutants like benzene.”.

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Energy Monitor Pollution Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 98

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Examples include energy engineers, environmental attorneys, urban planners, water resource engineers, wildlife conservationists and environmental researchers. pollution or on managing regulations and compliance. Energy Manager. Energy managers focus on the operations and functions that require power.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 148

Renewable Energy World

MARCH 9, 2021

Since rooftop solar became possible, electric utilities have struggled to incorporate it into their outdated business model. In recent years, this lag in utility recognition has become increasingly problematic, risking the health, environmental, and financial impacts of over-investment in large fossil fuel power plants.

Solar Energy Monitor 73

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 73

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Trade body Energy UK becomes latest influential group to endorse plans to shrink electricity bills by reducing the costs paid to legacy low carbon electricity generators. The voluntary CfD scheme would apply to generators that secured contracts under the Renewables Obligation scheme, which closed to new applicants in 2017.

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 73

Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Latest report from the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee warns the UK's current strategy to combat air pollution needs to be beefed up. levels in line with World Health Organisation guidelines, before establishing long-term targets for other key pollutants, including NO2 and ammonia.

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Pollution Government Health Home Energy Monitoring 46

Front And Centered

MAY 17, 2019

It allowed the state to “remedy discrimination against, or under-representations of, disadvantaged groups as documented in a valid disparity study or proven court of law.” This affects not only issues like education, but the states policies and resource allocations related to issues like climate, energy and the environment.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 71

Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For a 2050 net-zero future, we’ll need an electricity grid large enough that its untangled cables would be long enough to stretch all the way to the sun.    Last week, we got in tune with power markets to set the stage for a reliable, resilient, and decarbonized grid.   The grid follows a four-step value chain.

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Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 69

Grist

JUNE 15, 2021

According to Molly Melius, program manager at Stanford University’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program, seawalls can reduce beach width, decrease sand replenishment of beaches, and also accelerate erosion at the ends of seawalls. That portion could increase to one-third by 2100 if current rates continue.

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Sea level rise Energy Monitor Carbon-negative Home Energy Monitoring 145

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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Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 72

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Though it is hard to link the exact source of the particulate matter and NOx emissions - cars and other industries also pollute - it is a fact that outdoor air pollution is a major cause of death and disease globally. But the pollution caused by burning marine fuels are directly linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths each year.

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Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 78

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2024

The incident offers a rare window into some of the inner workings of private oil companies while also revealing how taxpayers can wind up paying enormous subsidies to carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) operations that generate far more climate-altering pollution than they prevent. So far, that’s not what’s happening.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Now, a new peer-reviewed study , published in the journal PLOS ONE , highlights how one particular form of fossil fuel extraction has pummeled the Appalachian region’s rivers and streams, including the Elk River – waters that the diamond darter and dozens of other endangered species call home. Mountaintop removal is a form of strip mining.

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Energy Monitor Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 88

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

If you take Shell’s word for it, the oil giant’s growing petrochemical operations are indicative of its “commitment” to a cleaner energy future. Today, a peculiar sign still greets those who enter the town: residential homes are pictured next to an oil tank, surrounded by refinery towers, all basking together underneath the sun and blue sky.

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Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels 91

Elemental Excelerator

DECEMBER 11, 2024

These new investments demonstrate the power of philanthropy to enable projects in rural towns, Tribal lands, urban areas, and wild ecosystems and unlock significant private investment. This approach to maritime efficiency prevents pollution from accumulating in ports, safeguarding the health of neighboring communities. and globally.

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Front And Centered

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Justice is the foundation for a transition where we literally (for real) stop the sources of pollution driving the climate crisis that are deeply rooted in all aspects of the economy. “In general, making climate action profitable is still being prioritized over pollution reduction and equity.” Of the $626.5

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 52

Grist

DECEMBER 16, 2019

By the second day, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the county’s Air Pollution Control District had issued an air-quality warning, and local libraries and nonprofits urged residents to protect themselves from the harmful smoke and ash, offering free N95 respirator masks. According to Emily Williams, a Ph.D.

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Soil Health Pollution Climate change 98

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 25, 2021

The powerful climate pollutant methane is leaking out of dozens of oil and gas wells, pipelines, and storage tanks in Romania, adding to a growing body of evidence that methane leaks are widespread and pervasive in Europe. Many of the sites he visited were located near homes and communities. Credit: Clean Air Task Force.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

To identify the powerful actors most actively lobbying against these key EU regulations and policies, DeSmog analysed corporate reports, lobbying records, official position papers, responses to public EU consultations, media events, and meetings held with various EU bodies over the past two years. Meet the Industry Trade Groups.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Home Energy Monitoring 97

Grist

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

They soon discovered that static electricity had caused entrapped methane from the flatulence and manure of 90 dairy cows to explode. The United States government has done little to curb this potent pollution, which makes up 36 percent of the country’s methane emissions. Headline writers had a field day. million dairy cows.

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Methane Energy Monitor Ocean acidification Home Energy Monitoring 73

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Examples include energy engineers, environmental attorneys, urban planners, water resource engineers, wildlife conservationists and environmental researchers. pollution or on managing regulations and compliance. Energy Manager. Energy managers focus on the operations and functions that require power.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Grist

MAY 11, 2022

In the rolling hills around San Diego and its suburbs, the rumble of bulldozers and the whine of power saws fill the air as a slew of new homes and apartments rise up. The city now requires an array of water-saving technology in new homes, such as low-flow toilets and showerheads. Photography by Ted Wood, courtesy of E360.

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Home Energy Monitoring Recycling Recycling Business Energy Monitoring 86

Defend Our Future

AUGUST 14, 2023

Earlier this year Defend Our Future’s Community Organizing Fellowship launched, adding capacity for on-the-ground partners to amplify local investments in renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure and environmental protection. Let’s take a look at what they’ve been up to!

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Defend Our Future

JULY 11, 2023

Earlier this year Defend Our Future’s Community Organizing Fellowship launched, adding capacity for on-the-ground partners to amplify local investments in renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure and environmental protection. Let’s take a look at what they’ve been up to!

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Organic 52

Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

For a 2050 net-zero future, we’ll need an electricity grid large enough that its untangled cables would be long enough to stretch all the way to the sun. As electricity demand rises to meet population growth and the electrification transition, so does the need to expand and strengthen the grid.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 52

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Cap-and-Trade programs, Electric Vehicles (EV) incentives, and the United States backing out of the Paris Climate Agreement were hot topics at WCS’s recent California Climate Policy panel discussion, hosted at Sandbox Suites in San Francisco. Electric Vehicles. Photo by Marcela Cabrera Luna. is no longer much part of the discussion.”.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Those markets can be either regulated (reflecting laws requiring companies to secure credits in proportion to their emissions) or voluntary (where buyers choose to acquire credits generated by carbon-reducing activities). COP is the decision-making body responsible for monitoring and reviewing implementation of the UNFCCC. Mitigation.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Climate change 41

Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

It is a far from unsurprising message from Skidmore, who having signed the 2050 target into law, has long been a staunch advocate for an ambitious net zero agenda. Net zero policy and delivery clarity - A recurring theme in the Review is the call for Ministers to provide greater transparency around how the net zero transition is proceeding.

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 47

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 8, 2019

The California Supreme Court held that the EIR did not adequately discuss potential health consequences that could be caused by a significant increase in pollutants resulting from the development project. Construction would occur in five phases over 10 years.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 8, 2019

The California Supreme Court held that the EIR did not adequately discuss potential health consequences that could be caused by a significant increase in pollutants resulting from the development project. Construction would occur in five phases over 10 years.

Health 40

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

When Laura Briggs and her husband finally found their dream home in West Texas, they knew they’d be sharing space with the oil industry. But by using a provision in state law that allows operators to apply for multiple extensions to plugging inactive wells, he claimed he was able to offload the problem wells and stay in the oil business.

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Methane Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 93

Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

From a resource depletion perspective, orbital space can be thought of as an environment that is getting polluted by debris creation events. Source: European Space Agency The problem with this pollution is that not all debris is trackable. Lab-simulated hypervelocity impact.

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Waste Waste Pollution Law 40

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

When Laura Briggs and her husband finally found their dream home in West Texas, they knew they’d be sharing space with the oil industry. But by using a provision in state law that allows operators to apply for multiple extensions to plugging inactive wells, he claimed he was able to offload the problem wells and stay in the oil business.

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Methane Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 77

Charged

AUGUST 2, 2023

The electric road ahead for heavy trucks is not exactly clear, and there are several roadblocks, some obvious and some far less so. Fleets don’t want to go electric at scale until they’ve done years-long pilots, but the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation will artificially constrict that timeframe. Soon they won’t have a choice.

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

.” Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. The overall “cap” lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do. As the U.S.

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Pollution Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Policy 28

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. As the Northeast Organizer for Clean Water for North Carolina , she’d met with residents of a small, majority Black town called Ahoskie, 40 miles from her home.

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Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 36

Grist

JULY 21, 2022

From large pieces, such as bottles, cups, and even a Smurf action figure, to tiny microplastics — fragments, films, fibers, or foams less than 5 mm long — plastic is one of the most common pollutants this group will find, mirroring what cleanup crews regularly see across the country. Dan DeLong / InvestigateWest.

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Plastics Pollution Microplastics Organic 109

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

As of April 2018, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region, which encompasses the Basin, was home to approximately 34,000 warehouses with 1.17 For example, the majority of natural gas-powered trucks operating in California today are running on renewable natural gas that can have a negative carbon intensity.

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Logistics Building Energy Monitoring Ozone Business Energy Monitoring 52