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A Window into Louisiana’s Continued Embrace of the Fossil Fuel Industry

DeSmogBlog

Gaslighting the public about this project has been persistent since it was first announced,” she explained, pointing out that the company and the governor hail the project as a clean energy blue hydrogen facility when it is an ammonia production facility — a fertilizer plant. The parade’s theme for 2022 was “honoring first responders.”

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A contamination conundrum

Envirotec Magazine

The plant announced in December it had constructed 1.37m3 of tank storage capacity, but available storage is expected to run out by Summer 2022, and the imminence of this deadline has added urgency to the situation. On 13 April, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi confirmed the plan’s technical feasibility.

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The Carbon Capture Sector’s Community-Involvement Rhetoric Doesn’t Match Reality

DeSmogBlog

It aims to host a variety of carbon capture operations, such as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), direct air capture (DAC), a steel micro mill equipped with carbon capture, and “blue” hydrogen production. In Iowa, the company initially filed its permit application with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) in early 2022.

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? CTVC’s guide to NYCW #163

Climate Tech VC

⚡ Advanced Ionics , a Milwaukee, WI-based green hydrogen electrolyzer developer, raised $13M in Series A funding from bp Ventures, Clean Energy Ventures, GVP Capital, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. ⚡ Rega Energy , a Lisbon, Portugal-based biomethane and green hydrogen developer, raised $66M from Swen Capital Partners.

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The Battle to Stop Air Products’ Carbon Capture Project at Lake Maurepas Grows

DeSmogBlog

Air Products, a global hydrogen manufacturing company, is proposing to build a $4.5 billion “Clean Energy Complex” to manufacture blue hydrogen and an accompanying carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project, that would be operational by 2026. Lake Maurepas at sunrise.

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A Push to Expedite Permits Fueled by Disaster Capitalism Threatens to Fastrack the Climate Crisis

DeSmogBlog

Despite the region’s shrinking wetlands, the government continues to permit new LNG export facilities on the Gulf Coast , and is encouraging hydrogen and carbon capture sequestration developments , though they too will lead to further land loss. Trandahl’s salary and compensation in 2022 exceeded $1.5

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? Credibility for carbon credit claims #157

Climate Tech VC

With a 40% decrease in climate tech venture investments compared to the first six months of 2022—and growth-stage activity experiencing the greatest decline, even as early-stage deals increased —the data could indicate a reshuffling of the ecosystem. Happy Monday! ICYMI, our H1 2023 funding report dropped at the end of June.

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