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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

DeSmogBlog

A little over a decade ago, Gary Dye, then a gas measurement engineer at NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, lost faith in his employer to responsibly deal with what he believed to be systematic inaccuracies among the company’s hundreds of thousands of gas meters.

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

GreenBiz

The system works by setting a limit on the total amount of greenhouse gases released by refineries, power plants and other large emitters, and requires polluters to obtain permits to cover their share. It also dramatically has increased the volume of gas flared off as waste — another source of harmful compounds.

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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update (Part 3)

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

CI is a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e) emitted per unit of energy provided by that fuel, taking into account the GHG emissions over the lifecycle of the fuel — including production, transportation to market, and consumption. The LCFS Program sets annual CI standards that decline over time. emphasis added) [4].

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BP and Environmental Defense Fund Collaborate to Reduce Methane Emissions

CleanTX

We’ve made great progress driving down emissions across our own business, including meeting our industry-leading methane intensity target of 0.2 BP’s commitment to push the next frontier of methane technology and practice is important to prove out solutions that oil and gas companies can use to accelerate emission reductions.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.

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Radioactive Waste ‘Everywhere’ at Ohio Oilfield Facility, Says Former Worker

DeSmogBlog

Waste was splattered on the floor and walls, even around the electrical panels. On July 1, American Energy Partners, a Pennsylvania-based energy and infrastructure services company, acquired Austin Master Services. Credit: Ohio Department of Natural Resources, July 5, 2017 inspection report.

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

AGreenLiving

The system works by setting a limit on the total amount of greenhouse gases released by refineries, power plants and other large emitters, and requires polluters to obtain permits to cover their share. It also dramatically has increased the volume of gas flared off as waste — another source of harmful compounds.