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Texas Border Town Demands Stronger Action to Tackle Cancer-Causing Chemical Pollution

DeSmogBlog

Laredoans deserve and must demand that their air is clean and free of ethylene oxide.”. A collection of over 100 organizations cited the reports’ findings in calling for a revamped approach to chemical industry regulation following the recommendations of the Louisville Charter for Safer Chemicals , released in 2004 and updated this year.

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U.S. Crude Oil Export Surged to New Record in 2023

R-Squared Energy

refiners had a significant demand for crude oil, but they had spent decades investing billions of dollars into processing heavy, sour crude oil. From 2004 through 2007, U.S. As the shale oil boom rapidly expanded U.S. oil production, domestic producers needed an outlet for the light, sweet crude oil that the boom was producing.

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China Can Help Supersize Global Hydrogen Economy, According to Shell

GreenTechMedia

China could have a crucial role to play in the development of a global hydrogen economy, with its massive demand for decarbonization technologies likely to drive large-scale deployments that will help cut costs around the world, according to oil major Shell. The country installed 130 GWs of solar PV in between 2010 and 2017.

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Fossil Fuels Still Supply 84 Percent Of World Energy

R-Squared Energy

The Review covers energy data through 2019, and provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Oil consumption also grew to a new record, again led by demand growth from China. This week BP released its Statistical Review of World Energy 2020.

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$100 Oil? Right Now OPEC Holds All The Cards

R-Squared Energy

From 2004 to 2007, OPEC only increased oil production by 1.2 Meanwhile, global oil demand increased by about 3.2 OPEC once again returned to their strategy of balancing the market with production cuts, and up until the Covid-19 pandemic crushed global oil demand, that was working to steadily boost oil prices.

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There’s nothing worse than environmentalists encouraging climate inaction

Terra Infirma

Concerned about the damage being done to its corporate reputation by the climate crisis, BP hired a public relations firm to bolster its image. This portrays the poor consumer as a hapless pawn in the climate debate, but I think the logic is fatally flawed.

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NOAA Contracts with Planet to Gain Situational Awareness of Oil Spills, Marine Debris, and Marine Life

Planet Pulse

In 2004, Hurricane Ivan caused severe damage in the Gulf of Mexico, including the collapse and sinking of an oil platform. Crude oil from this platform continued to leak for over a decade, in what would become the longest running oil spill in United States history.