Charged

JUNE 28, 2022

As regular Charged readers know, California, which suffers from some of the worst air pollution in the US, has an alphabet soup of incentive and grant programs intended to promote adoption of zero-emission or low-emission commercial vehicles. More than 90% of that has been spent on newer diesel engines or natural gas trucks.

Natural gas 118

Natural gas Fossil fuels Pollution Organic 118

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

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.

Hydrogen 95

Hydrogen Natural gas Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels 95

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

That pollution finds its way to people who live nearby. In addition, vast quantities of carbon and methane pollution are released into the atmosphere. Between 2002 and 2008 both populations exhibited similar hospitalization trends. It’s much harder politically to ask the whole oil and gas industry to go away.”

Methane 102

Methane Health Carbon-negative Pollution 102