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California Governor Gavin Newsom Proclaims Natural Gas To Be Zero-Carbon

Jim Conca

That’s what California Governor Gavin Newsom did with carbon emissions from natural gas by signing into law Senate Bill 423. Just declare gas zero-carbon and that’s that. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could outlaw wildfires? Or legislate against Polar Vortexes?

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US's largest public utility ignores warnings in moving forward with new natural gas plant

TechXplore

The nation's largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesn't comply with federal law.

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Revealed: Ads Urging Canadians to Oppose Climate Laws Paid for by Gas Industry

DeSmogBlog

A national industry group representing gas producers is quietly paying for digital advertisements urging Canadians to “speak up” to their elected officials against laws addressing climate change and public health, DeSmog can reveal. Natural gas is one of them. which would ban natural gas hookups in new buildings.

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Drax Cancels Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Natural Gas Power Plant

GreenTechMedia

gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. It would have been the largest gas plant in Europe and, unsurprisingly, drew the attention of environmental groups. ’s climate change laws. Watson’s Eurogas estimates a reduction in natural-gas usage of 35 percent from 2020 to 2050 across all sectors.

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California grant money going to diesel and natural gas vehicles, not EVs

Charged

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. One of the agency’s biggest grant programs spent more than 90% of funds on diesel and natural gas incentives.

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Green Hydrogen in Natural Gas Pipelines: Decarbonization Solution or Pipe Dream?

GreenTechMedia

Can carbon-free hydrogen augment, or even replace, the fossil natural gas running through pipelines to fuel furnaces, boilers, stoves and other building applications today? Natural gas utilities around the world are seeking real-world answers to these kinds of questions. ” U.S. green hydrogen pilots and proposals.

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Duke Energy Faces Challenges to Its Push for New Natural Gas Plants

GreenTechMedia

Of the six “pathways” Duke lays out for halving carbon emissions by 2030 and reaching net-zero carbon by 2050 , only one would avoid building new natural gas plants. gigawatts of new natural gas capacity. The rest propose between 6.1 gigawatts and 9.6 GW to 16.4 GW of new solar and 1 GW to 7.5