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Woodside dramatically expands oil and gas exploration spend despite net zero pledge

The Guardian: Energy

Woodside’s spending on looking for new oil and gas reserves was $160m in 2019 and dipped to $96m in 2021 – a year affected by the Covid-19 pandemic – before rising to $418m in 2022, according to a report by the Australian Conservation Foundation.

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Information about the Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Settlement

The Environmental Blog

Thousands of individuals were exposed to dangerous substances from 1953 to 1987 due to the dangerously polluted water at the Military Station, Camp Lejeune. The victims of this contaminated water will be able to bring lawsuits under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA) of 2022 to recoup the required damages.

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The Business Benefits of Better Waste Management & Recycling

The Environmental Blog

In this blog post, we’ll explain why managing your company’s waste is essential, how you can do it without breaking the bank, and what benefits you can expect from doing so. By reducing how much raw material you need to produce new products and packaging materials, you can also reduce how much air pollution your business produces.

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Leading the Charge: Countries that Dominate Wind Energy Production

The Environmental Blog

Continuous growth is helping, in part, to alleviate its pollution problems, although it will need to invest more money in this type of source to be able to truly reduce them. In 2022, the country produced roughly 70 terawatt-hours of electricity from wind and had a cumulative wind power capacity of 42 gigawatts.

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Climate Sceptic Goes Unchallenged on BBC’s Today Programme

DeSmogBlog

Porter’s blog repeatedly cites the work of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), the UK’s main climate science denial group. Porter’s Energy Blogs Climate models accurately predict global temperature rises, with observed warming tracking the forecasts.

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Electric Trucks Are A Gamechanger If Strong Policy Leads The Way

Energy Innovation

Ella Kissi-Debrah was born, raised, and died a tragically early death in south London, a hot spot for motor vehicle pollution. 1] Per the coroner’s report, “Ella died of asthma contributed to by exposure to excessive air pollution.” [2] 2] Vehicle pollution contributing to an untimely death is all too common of a story.

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This NGO Won a Climate Case Against Shell. Its Next Target? Dutch Bank ING

DeSmogBlog

When Royal Dutch Shell lost a landmark climate lawsuit in The Netherlands, climate advocates said the Dutch court’s ruling put polluters and their financiers on notice. The environmental group also wants the bank to stop doing business with polluting companies that fail to demonstrate that they have credible climate plans.