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Top 10 Economic Benefits of Converting to Solar Energy

Sunrun

But ground-level ozone and other pollutants from cars, power plants, industrial boilers, refineries and chemical plants can kill. In 2018, the number of solar jobs increased to over 242,000, and further growth is expected. 14 Solar Saves on Gas and Fuel 9. 14 Solar Saves on Gas and Fuel 9. The best thing?

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

As of April 2018, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region, which encompasses the Basin, was home to approximately 34,000 warehouses with 1.17 For example, the majority of natural gas-powered trucks operating in California today are running on renewable natural gas that can have a negative carbon intensity.

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

As of April 2018, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region, which encompasses the Basin, was home to approximately 34,000 warehouses with 1.17 For example, the majority of natural gas-powered trucks operating in California today are running on renewable natural gas that can have a negative carbon intensity.

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As Alarm Over Plastic Grows, Saudis Ramp Up Production in the US

DeSmogBlog

The complex contains a circuit board of pipes and steel tanks that cough out steam, flames and toxic substances as it creates the building blocks for plastic from natural gas liquids. But in 2018, in a rare rebuke to his son and now his designated heir, King Salman reversed the crown prince’s plans. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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A Texas Community Is Being Bombarded by Cancer-Causing Benzene. State Officials Have Known for Nearly Two Decades

DeSmogBlog

Hyde, who went on to serve as the TCEQ’s executive director from 2014 to 2018, now works as a lobbyist for the petrochemical industry. A process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, made extracting deeply buried deposits of oil and natural gas financially feasible.

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Where the Presidential Nominees Stand on Environmental Issues

Sustainability Consulting

In 2018, when the US Global Change Research Program released its Climate Science Special Report , Trump called the findings “extreme” and “didn’t believe that climate change would hurt the economy.” Methane is a greenhouse gas more potent than CO2, although it has a shorter lifespan in the environment.