DeSmogBlog

MARCH 18, 2021

Tags: FracTracker Alliance pennsylvania falcon pipeline Shell Pipeline Co. That's according to public records obtained by the nonprofit FracTracker Alliance and which reveal that state regulators complained last year that federal authorities had failed to adequately investigate the reports of defects.

Plastics 101

Plastics Fossil fuels Construction 101

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

“It is not lost on us that Allegheny Health Network is building a cancer institute directly above the cracker plant at the Beaver County Mall,” Matt Mehalik, executive director of the advocacy group Breathe Project, said at a November 6 public meeting about the Shell plastics plant, also known as an “ethane cracker.”

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Pollution Plastics Natural gas Health 140

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 19, 2020

Read time: 8 mins Two years after internal documents surfaced showing that Royal Dutch Shell, like ExxonMobil, knew about climate dangers decades ago, the oil giant released its latest annual report outlining its business strategy and approach to addressing climate change.

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Climate change Health Energy Energy 75

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2020

Tags: shell Providence rhode island Conservation Law Foundation climate litigation ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Massachusetts

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Law 93

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 25, 2020

is suing the four largest investor-owned oil and gas companies — BP , Chevron, ExxonMobil , and Shell — for allegedly misleading consumers about climate change, including historically undermining climate science and even now using deceptive advertising about the companies’ role in leading solutions to the climate crisis.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Pollution 105

DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

Oil and gas supermajors including Shell and BP are using UK influencers to push false solutions to the climate crisis and manufacture a more family friendly image, DeSmog can reveal. Our analysis uncovered promotional material from two PR firms representing Shell, boasting of the success of their online advertising.

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Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Pollution Carbon-negative 93

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Tags: Hoboken new jersey climate accountability climate lawsuits fossil fuel industry American Petroleum Institute ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Chevron (NYSE: CVX) shell

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Sea level rise Fossil fuels Policy 122

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Tags: Human Rights Carbon Majors Project ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Chevron (NYSE: CVX) Royal Dutch Shell bp The world’s biggest polluters could be held legally liable for their contributions to climate change, a major national inquiry into the links between climate and human rights has concluded.

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Carbon Climate change Pollution 82

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Read time: 8 mins Dark Waters , the new film starring Mark Ruffalo as attorney Rob Bilott, is set in the Ohio River Valley city of Parkersburg, West Virginia — a place about 150 miles downstream from where Shell is currently building a sprawling plastics manufacturing plant, known as an “ethane cracker,” in Beaver, Pennsylvania.

Pollution 101

Pollution Fossil fuels Plastics 101

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

A growing chorus agrees the expansion of the natural gas industry, which feeds plastics and petrochemical plants like Shell’s, is moving the U.S. Tags: Royal Dutch Shell Plc ethane Beaver County Pennsylvania petrochemical development Fracking Plastics america coal pennsylvania

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Natural gas Plastics Fossil fuels Climate change 106

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2020

Shell recently announced plans to “stop adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by 2050,” a move hailed by some as a major step towards addressing climate change. Tags: carbon capture natural gas carbon tax biofuels ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Imperial Oil Covering Climate Now billion gas project in Australia.

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Earth Day Natural gas Climate change Carbon 116

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 30, 2019

But with the arrival of Shell and its $6 billion plastics manufacturing plant, currently under construction in Beaver County, the conservation district assumed more serious responsibilities than throwing a maple syrup festival — including permitting the fossil fuel pipelines feeding the massive plastics complex.

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Plastics Fossil fuels Construction Organic 82

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Tags: COP25 climate talks UN climate talks shell greenwashing Corporate Influence Sponsors of the talks, known as COP25 , include the electrical utilities company Iberdrola, which produced 24.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, and Endesa, which through its operations produced 61.9

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Pollution Carbon Electricity 65

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 10, 2020

Tags: Chevron (NYSE: CVX) Black Lives Matter civil rights National Urban League big tobacco American Petroleum Institute Royal Dutch Shell Plc bp america (nyse: BP) environmental racism Chevron Oil Richmond Refinery Explosion

Fossil fuels 113

Fossil fuels Africa Energy Energy 113

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 16, 2019

BNP Paribas Asset Management calculates that oil majors like Exxon, BP and Shell will have to produce petrol from oil at $10 a barrel (the current price is $58) to compete with electricity on price, while for diesel, it says, oil can cost no more than $19 a barrel. Tags: electric vehicles BNP Paribas renewables investment cars

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Electric vehicle Electricity Investment Energy 63

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Shell is a household name in the U.S. Maarten Wetselaar, director of Shell’s integrated gas and new energies division told Greentech Media the company would “ absolutely ” look to establish a utility business in deregulated states. (It It already runs a Shell-branded supplier in the U.K.). In the U.K.

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North America Retail Europe Construction 130

DeSmogBlog

MAY 13, 2020

Tags: exxon shell ShareAction Follow This as you sow bp

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Climate change Fossil fuels 68

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 5, 2019

” Vineyard Wind, which competed against rival development groups backed by Ørsted and Shell in the solicitation, will now have the opportunity to negotiate a final contract with Connecticut’s two electric utilities. The project is due for completion in 2025. Big win for Bridgeport.

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North America Wind power Electricity Investment 130

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The content appears to be official promotional material endorsed by the COP28 hosts, featuring the hashtags #climatechangeambassador, #COP28, #COP28UAE and tagged the official UAE COP28 Instagram account @cocp28uaeofficial. The posts shared the same hashtags and tagged the same official COP28 Instagram account.

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Fossil fuels COP Fashion Recycling 117

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

It’s a great advertising tag line, but there are no free rides; someone always pays somewhere. Energy providers such as Shell want to be around for a long time, so they are diversifying into a number of possible energy streams. That has to come from somewhere on a reliable and consistent basis or you do not get fed. Free delivery."

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Transportation Electric vehicle North America Packaging 295

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The case charges BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, ConocoPhillips, and the American Petroleum Institute with conspiring together and through front groups to run “tobacco-industry-style campaigns to deceive and mislead the public about the damaging nature of their fossil fuel products.”

Fossil fuels 109

Fossil fuels Climate change Law Policy 109

Econaur

AUGUST 30, 2021

This week we present the Flashback story of Dholavira, the archaeological site of a Harappan-era city, whi ch received the UNESCO world heritage site tag on Tuesday. It was also a hub of manufacturing jewellery made of shells and semi-precious stones, like agate and used to export timber. Dholavira site.

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Sustainability Asia Climate change 52

GreenTech Gazette

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Several camper shells. Its cost started at $33,000 and we expect a price tag like this only. A table that folds off the front fascia. 6 feet table that folds down from each side of the bed. Fold-down workable plus cargo storage. Exterior power plugs. Built-in steps to access the roof racks. Vehicle payload capacity 1800 lbs.

Electricity 52

Electricity Technology Electric vehicle 52

Christopher Kemper

MARCH 22, 2020

Nut shell: Decentralized energy (solar and storage) for residential consumers is largely uncorrelated to the residential solar power and energy storage. For more on Palmetto.com please visit our website and tag us at #Palmetto.com for more updates. Have a look here?—? link] Thanks Ryan?—?Appreciate Appreciate the onsite.

Solar Power 52

Solar Power Policy Electricity Transportation 52

Christopher Kemper

MARCH 22, 2020

Nut shell: Decentralized energy (solar and storage) for residential consumers is largely uncorrelated to the residential solar power and energy storage. For more on Palmetto.com please visit our website and tag us at #Palmetto.com for more updates. Have a look here?—? link] Thanks Ryan?—?Appreciate Appreciate the onsite.

Solar Power 52

Solar Power Policy Electricity Transportation 52

Christopher Kemper

MARCH 22, 2020

Nut shell: Decentralized energy (solar and storage) for residential consumers is largely uncorrelated to the residential solar power and energy storage. For more on Palmetto.com please visit our website and tag us at #Palmetto.com for more updates. Have a look here?—? link] Thanks Ryan?—?Appreciate Appreciate the onsite.

Solar Power 52

Solar Power Policy Electricity Transportation 52

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In an independent analysis, Global Witness concluded the Shell Quest plant emitted more carbon than it captured. billion (CAD) price tag by 2030 to fund the project. Had this been done, the capture efficiency would be significantly lower. Pathways estimates a $16.5

Carbon 112

Carbon Carbon-negative Hydrogen Natural gas 112

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

To exemplify the sin of fibbing we’ll use Shell’s Tar Sands project initiated back in 2008. To rally support for the project, Shell spun out an advertisement campaign headlined “we invest today’s profits in tomorrow’s solutions”. A hypothetical example would be saying that a diesel car causes zero carbon dioxide emissions.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 148

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 29, 2020

It is headquartered in the Netherlands, incorporated in the United Kingdom, and is an entity (thanks to the Parliamentary Pension Fund ) that every single British MP has a stake in — Royal Dutch Shell. Tags: Royal Dutch Shell Al Furat Petroleum Company (AFPC)

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

To exemplify the sin of fibbing we’ll use Shell’s Tar Sands project initiated back in 2008. To rally support for the project, Shell spun out an advertisement campaign headlined “we invest today’s profits in tomorrow’s solutions”. A hypothetical example would be saying that a diesel car causes zero carbon dioxide emissions.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 78

Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 6, 2024

State and local incentives – Several US states and a number of municipalities within them are offering drivers rebates, tax credits and other incentives for choosing low- or zero-carbon vehicles, shrinking the price tag overall. Will drivers be interested with limited refueling options? Is the hydrogen car price enough?

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Hydrogen Retail Electric vehicle Government 101

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

” It’s a great advertising tag line, but there are no free rides; someone always pays somewhere. Energy providers such as Shell want to be around for a long time, so they are diversifying into a number of possible energy streams. That has to come from somewhere on a reliable and consistent basis or you do not get fed.

Transportation 28

Transportation Electric vehicle North America Packaging 28

Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

Shell - Gas to liquids (GTL) | Shell Natural Gas. Shell has been using this process in their Pearl installation since 2012. Shell’s contract with Qatar provides them with the input gas for free. Given a lifetime of 10 years for an electrolyzer, a price tag of €632 per kW and a production of 0.5 The reason?

Hydrogen 78

Hydrogen Carbon-neutral Carbon Fossil fuels 78

Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

Shell has been using this process in their Pearl installation since 2012. Shell’s contract with Qatar provided them with the input gas for free. You read that correctly; the feedstock Shell uses to create high-grade and expensive synthetic fuels is given to them for free. The reason? Click here to go to YouTube.

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Hydrogen Carbon-neutral Carbon Fossil fuels 78

Business Green

JULY 2, 2020

Under the tie-up, announced yesterday, Shell-owned NewMotion is offering smart home EV chargers to all Alphabet customers who are either already driving an EV or looking to make the switch to a plug-in car for a reduced introductory price of £359, a discount on the normal £549 price tag.

Electric vehicle 68

Electric vehicle Fossil fuels Demand Electricity 68

The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

New York Power Authority shelled out the initial $70 million in financing for the first 30,000 heat pumps. That’s a hefty price tag for a renter if you’re comparing it to a window AC unit, and the new unit isn’t likely to be cheaper.

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Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 133

Renewable Energy World

JUNE 30, 2021

Further investigations found that Chevron, Shell, BP and other oil giants likewise knew that their products threatened to render the earth’s climate uninhabitable. Please help amplify this message by sharing it and tagging @CoveringClimate and using the hashtag #CCNow. In short, it wasn’t just that Exxon knew. They all knew.

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Fossil fuels Global warming Climate change Soil 112