Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Widely known as “laughing gas”, used for its anesthetic effects, nitrous oxide (N2O) is also regarded as the third most important long-lived greenhouse gas, after carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The initiative, also known as the “Protect Washington Act”, imposes a steadily increasing carbon pollution fee on most fossil fuel uses and directs revenue toward projects to reduce carbon emissions, as well as investments in forests, water, community preparedness, and support to displaced workers and people with lower incomes.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Taylor, a retired general contractor, was driven to form the community group in 2016 after learning that the U.S. John the Baptist Parish have a lifetime risk of cancer from air pollution that is 800 times higher than the national average. Lydia Gerard, one of the founding members of the Concerned Citizens of St.

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Unsustainable

AUGUST 20, 2019

In an undated article by the Department of Health (New York State), it was stated that “Methane and Carbon Dioxide make up 90 to 98% of landfill gas. vi I think this reason alone is enough to warrant the use of recycled paper more extensively. vi I think this reason alone is enough to warrant the use of recycled paper more extensively.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Greenpeace Italy and Re:Common have alleged in their climate lawsuit — Italy’s first — that despite knowing at least as early as 1970 that burning fossil fuels posed a serious climate risk, Eni went on to promote “natural” –- or methane – gas as a safe energy source for decades. the spokesperson stated.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

During this era, humans began releasing concentrated amounts of carbon and other emissions, causing extreme air pollution and marking the start of the constant rise of atmospheric CO2, leading us to where we are today. . The Anthropocene.

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Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 4, 2021

The only way to slow down a warming planet is to stop adding pollution to the atmosphere. Many companies pledge to reduce carbon emissions while actively lobbying governments against regulating pollution like improving car emissions standards or reducing methane leaks.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 30, 2019

By the 1960s, the first occurrence of plastic pollution in the oceans was recorded. Oil drilling, also known as fracking, wastes water, releases methane into the atmosphere, produces oil spills and generally wreaks havoc on the environment. So how can you make sure you’re not contributing to plastic or aluminum pollution?

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

Campaigns run by the AAA and Danish Crown are just two examples of the way in which the meat industry is increasingly turning to a playbook long used by other polluting sectors such as Big Oil and pesticide manufacturers , with the campaigns ultimately causing “confusion and delay,” NYU’s Jacquet argues. Meat Industry Playbook.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The average American spends $2,392 per year on food while the average Kenyan spends $543 per year on food (World Economic Forum, 2016). One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5 Au contraire, it is the reverse. My biggest concern is running out of time.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Today, most of it is made using fossil fuels, primarily through a reaction between steam and methane. Methane leaks are another problem since methane — also called natural gas — is an even more potent greenhouse gas than CO2. Instead of using methane, it uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 30, 2021

In France, TotalEnergies has invested $8 billion in renewables since 2016, including $2.5 A less direct way to reduce GHG is by cleaning up methane leaks from wells, pipelines, and processing facilities. However, methane emissions are only 10% of all GHG emissions in the US, and less than half are due to methane leaks.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

The assertions also lack detail, face technical problems, ignore leaking methane emissions, and depend on government subsidies for funding. To complicate matters further, new research suggests that fugitive methane emissions from fracking operations are far higher than official data indicates. November 2016. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Ultra processed foods like snacks, drinks and ready meals, along with chemical fertilisers made from natural gas, are singled out as major sources of pollution. Fossil Fuel Lock-in The meat and dairy industry’s high methane emissions are increasingly well known.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

In October, she invited a university researcher onto the property and discovered that several wells were leaking methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide. This increases the risk of methane seeping into the air and oil migrating into the surrounding groundwater. Ten wells were just holes in the ground.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

In October, she invited a university researcher onto the property and discovered that several wells were leaking methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide. This increases the risk of methane seeping into the air and oil migrating into the surrounding groundwater. Ten wells were just holes in the ground.

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Methane Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 80

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The use of these chemicals also damages the environment in other ways; much of the fertilizer used in the world today is the product of methane gas, a fossil fuel, while the wide-scale use of pesticides has been linked to the damage of ecosystems and vital populations of pollinators.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The average American spends $2,392 per year on food while the average Kenyan spends $543 per year on food (World Economic Forum, 2016). One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5 Au contraire, it is the reverse. My biggest concern is running out of time.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Climate strategies that create a broad demand for hydrogen fuel instead of transitioning to renewables and electrification largely serves the fossil fuel industry because, at the moment, it will increase the demand for methane, the primary component of natural gas, while promising to capture emissions for so-called “blue” hydrogen.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

billion package to cap orphaned oil and gas wells as a move to tackle “super-polluting methane emissions,” saying it will combat the climate crisis and create jobs. So Biven is determined to make sure her “Methane Memo,” which lays out a plan to safeguard the funds, makes its way to him. Methane Without Measure.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

A growing group of environmentalists, politicians, communities, and even the industry’s own workers have become increasingly critical of the fossil fuel industry, and see room for action under the Biden administration, though most attention has been placed on hot-button topics like climate change and methane emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 14, 2022

In January 2016, Mohammed bin Salman, then the deputy crown prince, announced that Aramco would be open for the first time in history to an initial public offering, or IPO; 5% of its shares would be made available on international financial markets. Altogether, between 2016 and 2020 the company’s facilities in the U.S.

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Plastics Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 96

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Polluting packaging agents build up to foul habitats and ecological systems, creating unstable environments which threaten human well-being and security. Pollution : Uncontrolled disposal. In oxygen-poor environments, the material will break down into the potent greenhouse gas, methane. Waste contamination : Controlled storage.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

“If not properly plugged and abandoned, these wells and facilities can contaminate waterways and soil, serve as a source of climate and air pollutants, and can present physical hazards to people and wildlife,” CalGEM writes in a 2023 legislative report. In 2016, California Assemblyman Das Williams helped introduce a bill to manage idle wells.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 9, 2024

Since 2016, when the first American LNG cargo was exported, the U.S. That premise has begun to fall apart as research on methane has piled up in recent years, examinations that consistently point to an industry-wide problem that is much worse and much more widespread than previously thought. Stricter Climate Scrutiny The U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It simultaneously acted as a potential solution to the worsening greenhouse gas crisis, while still remaining the biggest source of that pollution. What actually happened: Failed to meet capture targets; barely reduced overall carbon pollution. and eventually other nations. Gorgon Project Operator: Chevron (47.3

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

By Joshua Bledsoe , Kevin Homrighausen , and John Detrich On December 2, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final report that substantially increases estimates of the social cost of greenhouse gases (GHG), including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide (collectively, SC-GHG). 2016) (IWG 2016 Report), [link].

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Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

The year 2016 ranks as the warmest on record. While CO 2 may be the greatest contributor to climate change, other gases such as methane and nitrous oxide are also responsible for creating the greenhouse effect, therefore, solutions must also focus on the reduction of these gases. Which countries and sectors are the largest polluters?

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Climate change Fossil fuels Global warming Pollution 40

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

She has also spoken favourably about electric vehicles and said in May that recent months had “highlighted the need to accelerate our journey as a global community away from hydrocarbons” and “decisively turn our backs on the era of dependence on polluting fuels”. Penny Mordaunt – Leader of the Commons.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The fossil fuel industry and conservative activists set up various lobby groups to prevent the passing of government regulation to curb climate pollution, such as the Global Climate Coalition or the Information Council for the Environment to name a couple. A Threat to Hamburgers. There was no mention of banning burgers.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

After deforestation rates in Indonesia soared to record levels in 2016, they have since fallen significantly. It is against this backdrop, APRIL has also been trying to turn around its reputation for environmental destruction, pollution, and land disputes. The result?

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

CCS and the related carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), are a set of technologies designed to trap some of the carbon pollution produced from industrial facilities. Some studies indicate the technology does little to reduce emissions, and may even increase carbon and other air pollution. Credit: NET Power , CC BY-SA 4.0

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Carbon Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 98

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The oil industry has launched an all-out pressure campaign to kill an attempt by Congressional Democrats to tax methane – an extremely powerful greenhouse gas – for the first time. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, which is considering the methane fee as part of the $3.5 Congress Eyes Methane Fee.

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Charged

MAY 18, 2021

Since President Nixon signed the Clean Air Act in 1963, federal regulations aimed at reducing air pollution have gradually grown stronger. Oge led the team that authored the 2010-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, and described the process in her 2016 book, Driving the Future.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2020

In 2010 Harris became the first Black woman to be elected as California attorney general, before her election to the Senate in 2016 where she carved out a reputation as an influential member of the Judiciary Committee, probing the many scandals to engulf the Trump administration.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2021

The North Sea oil and gas industry became a net drain on taxpayer funds in 2016, with one report estimating that the UK government – and ultimately, taxpayers – has lost more £250 billion in 13 years by giving tax breaks to the industry. Labour Violations, Pollution, and Alleged Abuses.

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