DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 26, 2022

consulting and PR firm, with a long history of waging influence campaigns for fossil fuel corporations, is under scrutiny by a congressional committee as part of a broader investigation into the decades-long efforts by the oil industry and its allies to block action on the climate crisis. A powerful Washington, D.C.,

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

It’s an apt welcome to a place where the realities of everyday life seem to be in stark contrast to the green illusion marketed by the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries. James Parish, a region that has become a build-out hub for the petrochemical and fossil fuel industry. Town sign for Norco, Louisiana.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

But in the intervening decades, the region’s rivers were dammed or channeled and the fossil fuel era dawned across Appalachia. Among the other rare and threatened wild creatures living in the coal mining-impacted streams are a dozen different kinds of fish, 39 mollusks, and a wide array of crustaceans and snails, the study reports.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

The renewables industry has today hit back at accusations from Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss that field-based solar arrays are "one of the most depressing sights", warning that her comments risk undermining investment in technologies that can drive down bills and enhance the UK's energy security.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2022

For context, 100GW is more than the UK's entire current electricity capacity, which stands at around 75GW from both clean and fossil fuel sources. The firm was also part of the four-strong consortium behind the 630MW London Array offshore wind farm, which was the world's largest when it was completed in 2013.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2023

From smart sockets to solar fabric, these businesses and innovations could be great additions to your sustainability toolkit Between 2010 to 2022, "the number of emerging technology companies tackling the climate crisis has increased 4x", to nearly 45,000. They represent a wide array of actions and are presented in no particular order.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

For instance, a global survey of 279 companies conducted in 2010 found that those with the greatest proportion of women on their executive committees earned a return on equity 47% higher than those with no female executive members. This McKinsey report details a solid case for change. Business GHG emissions are closely linked to energy use.

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