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

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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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Hydrogen Hype Bubbles Over At German Gas Lobby Conference

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This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe BERLIN, Germany — Germany’s push to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 could, by some projections , soon turn the vast network of natural gas pipelines powering the country’s homes and industry into one of Europe’s biggest stranded assets.

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

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A DeSmog analysis of Dye’s claim, public financial reporting, and internal company data found that the utility could have been overestimating its gas costs by up to $4.3 million from 2002-2004. Paper mills are energy-intensive operations, using large quantities of natural gas to dry paper.