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Climate-Science Deniers, Right-Wing Think Tanks, and Fossil Fuel Shills Are Plotting Against the Clean Energy Transition

DeSmogBlog

In 2021, a viral post blaming Texas’s deadly winter blackout on iced-over wind turbines used an image from Sweden—and originated from a prominent oil and gas consultant, as USA Today reported. Certain names also pop up over and over—many of them tied to a 2012 anti-wind confab in Washington, DC. One of those names is John Droz.

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House Committee Poised for Potential Subpoena of PR Firm for Climate Disinformation

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But it has been instrumental in an array of oil industry campaigns meant to sow doubt about climate change , attack climate scientists, and play up the benefits of fossil fuels. . A powerful Washington, D.C., FTI Consulting , a billion-dollar firm that has a global presence, is not a household name.

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Feds Move Forward with New Mexico Drilling Plan Despite Community Outcry

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Bureau of Land Management has wrangled through an update to oil and gas permitting procedures for the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico. Whichever update the BLM and BIA choose will have to take account of an array of competing goals. Historically in the northern bands, operators drilled primarily for natural gas.

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How to build a green hydrogen refinery for the maritime industry in Rotterdam

Mr. Sustainability

Shell - Gas to liquids (GTL) | Shell Natural Gas. This is the practice where natural gas is separated into hydrogen and CO2. As the technology is almost a century-old, there are many oil and gas majors who have great experience with it. Shell’s contract with Qatar provides them with the input gas for free.

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How to build a green hydrogen refinery for the maritime industry in Rotterdam

Mr. Sustainability

This is the practice where natural gas is separated into hydrogen and CO2, where the hydrogen is used for the petrochemical industry and CO2 is simply released into the atmosphere. As it is almost a century-old technology, there are many oil and gas majors who have great experience with it. The reason? No surprise there.