DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2022

The “responsibly-produced” oil that will be pumped through Trans Mountain could release 15 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year. It’s a ridiculously ineffective program,” Drew Yewchuk, a lawyer with the University of Calgary’s Public Interest Law Clinic, told DeSmog.

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R-Squared Energy

APRIL 10, 2021

In 2007 those mandates were expanded. A hydrogen economy failed to materialize at that time, but hydrogen is currently experiencing a renaissance as an attractive low-carbon transportation fuel. The Bush Administration passed a number of laws aimed at accelerating the development of fracking. ” Treating an Addiction. .”

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Google prides itself on having been carbon-neutral since 2007, with data centers that use 50% less energy than is typical. Cynthia Christensen of Namasté Solar might agree, though she got into solar almost by accident — after a bet she made as a pre-law student with a boyfriend that they couldn’t handle each other’s classes.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

Under growing pressure to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, developers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are turning to questionable claims about “carbon neutrality,” “net-zero,” or “green LNG,” in order to pass muster with governments, investors, and society, who are becoming increasingly anxious about the climate crisis.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 29, 2022

Properly plugging and abandoning oil and gas wells is vital to protect the environment and stop methane leaks – but for decades, oil operators have often slipped away without paying to clean up, leaving millions of deteriorating abandoned wells across the U.S. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed this past November set aside $4.7

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In 2007, Lily Ledbetter sued her employer, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, for years-long gender-based pay discrimination. The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 was the first piece of legislation signed into law by President Obama. If you fight well, a big loss can eventually turn into an even bigger win. Massachusetts v.

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R-Squared Energy

MAY 5, 2024

The Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings Rule, mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, mandates a phased reduction in fossil fuel usage in these buildings. This provision had been pending due to regulatory delays until now.

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