GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. Natura, which issues a regular environmental profit-and-loss statement , went carbon-neutral in 2007 and became the first public B Corporation in 2014. Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO, General Motors; Detroit. LinkedIn | Company profile. million acres the 4.4

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2021

This month, EQT, the nation’s largest natural gas producer, plans to launch a pilot project that will certify it to start selling not just natural gas, but something it calls “responsibly sourced natural gas.”. stock and bond capital investment according to Morningstar, up from just 1 percent in 2014.

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Grist

MAY 26, 2021

Another problem, however, is that conventional rare earth processing produces toxic and radioactive waste, taking a severe toll on human health and the environment. Coal waste comes in a few different flavors. There’s coal ash, which is produced by coal-fired power plants. Places like Gillette, at least, are ready for that breakthrough.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 2, 2020

According to the World Health Organization, more than 200,000 deaths in Europe every year can be attributed to particulate matter alone. Nitrogen dioxide was responsible for around 78,000 deaths in Europe in 2014, according to the European Environment Agency. These emissions are a bigger problem than you might think.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, or TCEQ, has not told residents about the health risks they face. TCEQ documents obtained by Public Health Watch show that some of those early readings were double the level Texas considered safe at the time. Emerging research also connects it to diabetes and reproductive problems.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. Natura, which issues a regular environmental profit-and-loss statement , went carbon-neutral in 2007 and became the first public B Corporation in 2014. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

“Even the advocates of direct air capture technology acknowledge that they don’t anticipate that it would be at a scale to make any meaningful reduction in atmospheric CO2 levels until 2060, 2070 and beyond,” said Carroll Muffett, president of the environmental law nonprofit Center for International Environmental Law.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 15, 2023

Olson is the executive director of the nonprofit law firm Our Children’s Trust, which has spearheaded youth climate change lawsuits across the United States. The company’s clients include electric utilities, energy traders in natural gas, and two petroleum companies, according to her deposition.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 23, 2022

liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports for Europe. It was 2014 and “American gas” would save Europe from being dependent on Russian gas imports. Europe still imports more than 40 percent of its gas from Russia, and the American fossil fuel industry is still pushing the U.S. Have a tip or idea? Get in touch.

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R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 28, 2021

That’s a recipe for higher oil prices, and subsequently higher gasoline and natural gas prices. Consumers saw that, as gasoline prices rose to their highest levels since 2014. Europe’s natural gas crisis. Europe suffered from a natural gas shortage this year. President Biden executive orders.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The carbon dioxide then is compressed and transported to sites where it is either stored underground, injected into oil and gas deposits for enhanced oil recovery, or used for a limited number of other applications such as beverage carbonation. A natural gas demonstration plant in Texas tests carbon capture technology.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 30, 2021

The BLM’s mission is to manage its lands for multiple uses and “to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of public lands.” Jackson talks of preserving the national park and also the health impacts of living near oil and gas development. Historically in the northern bands, operators drilled primarily for natural gas.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Over the past year, many professional services organizations that previously had little to say publicly about their climate change strategy — from law firms to management consultants to ad agencies — found themselves under closer scrutiny not just for their own footprint but for supporting some of the biggest climate deniers around.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

To turn her love of nature from a hobby into a career, Adams joined MetLife as a sustainability intern in 2014. Health, wellness and nutrition are Camp’s key interests. . Her experience with an aboriginal tribe while studying abroad in Australia recontextualized the power and importance of the environment across cultures.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2024

Between 1998 and 2014, ExxonMobil and its foundation gave more than half a million dollars to the committee, which did not respond to a request for comment. In the storm’s aftermath, the city came out in staunch opposition to a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal off its coastline. In 2019, Ohioans weathered a $9.5

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

So, “we still have parts of HB 6 on the books that have been shown by a court of law to not only have been moved forward illegally — but that remain in place because of the party in power — which are harming human health,” Leppla said. The group has also promoted state and local legislation labeling natural gas as “ green energy.”

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Grist

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

In January 2014, power plants owned by Texas’ largest electricity producer buckled under frigid temperatures. In May 2014, the PUC sought changes that would require energy companies to identify and address all potential failure points, including any effects of “weather design limits.”. Luminant argued against the proposal.

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Business Green

AUGUST 14, 2020

The Obama administration seized on a Supreme Court ruling that greenhouse gas emissions posed a danger to human health and could be regulated under the long-standing Clean Air Act to introduce a wave of emissions standards across multiple industries. In 2014 and 2015, Anheuser-Busch converted 160 diesel-fueled trucks in Houston and St.

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