DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

For years, academics, journalists, and activists have been unearthing documents proving that the fossil fuel industry knew about the dangers of climate change since the late 1950s. The fossil fuel industry was first warned about climate change back in 1959 by famed physicist Edward Teller, known as “the father of the hydrogen bomb.”

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 4, 2022

and Germany will continue to rapidly deploy renewable power and electric vehicles. Fossil fuel usage will plummet. No need for Germany to rely on Russian gas. Of course, renewables and electric vehicles will help alleviate this dependence over time. But, in the real world so can American energy. Natural Gas.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Instead, the TCEQ has allowed K-Solv, a chemical distribution company nestled in Channelview’s Jacintoport neighborhood, to expand its operations four times since the problem was discovered in 2005. Although it has been linked to leukemia since the late 1920s, it is unevenly regulated because of relentless opposition from industry groups.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

The oil and gas industry produces an extraordinary amount of waste. Despite this challenge, it is importing oil and gas waste from other countries too, and is expanding its reach internationally. Adjacent is the Prospero 2 project, whose power has been purchased by a medical services company. Credit: Justin Hamel ©2021.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Clean energy for Native American communities. Decarbonized buildings. The second is a commitment to sourcing 100 percent of the natural materials Timberland uses from regenerative agriculture, such as leather for boots. And that’s his hope for the apparel and footwear industry as a whole. The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 9, 2024

“But four hurricanes since 2005 and sea level rise — it really decimated this coastline.” Rita was really, really bad,” he said, referring to the 2005 hurricane that decimated Cameron Parish. “I The power lines had been replaced four times in the past two decades. “It Department of Energy (DOE) revises its review process.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 26, 2021

New research asserts most have undermined those goals by keeping coal plants running and building new natural gas plants meant to operate for decades to come. utilities are on track to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80 percent by 2030 compared to a 2005 baseline, the target needed to prevent global warming beyond 1.5

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Eco-Business

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The UK has put Clean Growth at the heart of its industrial strategy, and last week even the Trump Administration announced that it will join the One Trillion Trees Initiative. The country has committed to unconditionally reducing GHG emissions intensity by 36 percent from 2005 levels, and to peak its carbon emissions by 2030.

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R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Under that 2015 agreement, more than 2oo countries agreed to take steps to keep global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius from pre-industrial levels and, to less than 1.5 China has gotten a lot of positive press for its investments in wind, solar, and electric vehicles. The Kyoto Protocol went into effect in 2005.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Clean energy for Native American communities. Decarbonized buildings. The second is a commitment to sourcing 100 percent of the natural materials Timberland uses from regenerative agriculture, such as leather for boots. And that’s his hope for the apparel and footwear industry as a whole. Planet-healing fast food.

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Sustainability Consulting

MAY 5, 2021

2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial averages. Also, since the majority of methane emissions comes from oil, gas and coal power plant leaks, it is in companies’ financial interests to cut those emissions. The International Energy Agency estimates that 75% of emissions from the oil and gas sector—some 16.5%

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