Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. Two examples of this are carbon capture , trapping CO2 before it is emitted and storing it elsewhere, and carbon credits/cap and trade programs , permits that allow a company to emit a certain amount of GHGs.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In this Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis, we explore scenarios of carbon reduction investment performance based on the revenue allocation described in Initiative 1631. The measure is intended, but not required, to reduce carbon emissions in 2035 to 25% below 1990 levels, consistent with the state’s legislated target.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

It’s vodka, made without any potatoes or grains, and the key ingredients are hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide. Last year, global carbon emissions hit an all-time high of 40.9 billion metric tons), largely a result of burning oil, coal, and natural gas. But all that carbon doesn’t have to wind up in the atmosphere.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

For instance, the company’s just-published “ Energy Transition Progress report ” references chemicals right alongside “low carbon energy” and “renewable natural gas” as examples of the company’s stated commitment to lowering emissions. Credit: Beyond Plastics One such community is Convent, a majority Black town in St.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Within the Green Deal, the EU’s “Farm to Fork” strategy includes a 50 percent reduction in pesticide use and a 20 percent reduction in fertilizer use, and a 25 percent increase in organic farming. CropLife has echoed COPA-COGECA’s arguments against pesticides reduction plans and the intensification of organic agriculture across Europe.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass liquid natural gas (LNG) export terminal is in the longest ever commissioning period for a plant of its kind. Still, the facility has sold more than 200 LNG cargoes , capitalizing on record-high prices in 2022 as European countries scrambled to replace Russian gas during the Russia-Ukraine War.

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Green Market Oracle

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

There have been at least three times that we have seen reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in recent years. The virus has caused a 17 percent reduction in atmospheric carbon during parts of this year and may decrease CO2 emissions by 4.2-7.5 Negative values can be seen in 1982, 1992 and 1996. There was a 2.6

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Green Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

Green Technology’s Leadership Awards aim to recognize and honor individuals, organizations, and institutions that have made significant contributions to advancing sustainability efforts and reducing carbon footprints in various sectors. The award was accepted by Joel Griffith, DGS and the O Street team.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 5, 2020

And they consume fossil fuels such as natural gas or propane to power furnaces, boilers, and water heaters. That persistent reliance on fossil fuels makes buildings one of the largest sources of planet-warming pollution. Gas-powered water heaters can be replaced with heat pump water heaters. Heat pumps are the big one.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 17, 2024

By embedding this technology into various facets of air transportation, the industry takes a significant leap towards carbon neutrality, aligning with global sustainability objectives. The organization is developing rigorous testing protocols to ensure that these powertrains not only meet but exceed current safety regulations.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Multi-year initiative seeks carbon-to-value startups and welcomes first Carbontech Leadership Council members. The C2V Initiative is a unique, multi-year program driving the creation of a thriving innovation ecosystem for the commercialization of carbontech—technologies that capture and convert carbon dioxide (CO?) New York City, N.Y.,

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A recent Wall Street Journal investigation found that, while the market for carbon offsets is forecast to see rapid growth and reach over $1 billion this year, the “offsets” themselves can vary widely in their quality and effectiveness at actually reducing pollution. It’s a pollute now, pay later strategy, the report’s authors say.

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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.”. “We wouldn’t be able to give them enough volume off of Platinum only,” he said.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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. It hails the MBSD project as a key element of its $50 billion master plan to do just that.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 4, 2022

Travis Dardar, an indigenous fisherman in Cameron, Louisiana, has a front-row view of the expansion of the liquified natural gas (LNG) industry’s export capacity on the Gulf Coast — and it isn’t pretty. “It If approved, the permit would allow a massive natural gas liquefaction and export facility to emit 3.5

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 31, 2021

Refinery flares can add to air pollution in the wake of natural disasters. This process adds to air pollution because it leads to flaring off excess toxic gases , together with natural gas and oxygen, to keep the chemicals from building up to dangerous pressures.”. Credit: Julie Dermansky. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Economics are a primary concern in a well-designed strategy to reduce carbon. The potential ways to reduce carbon emissions vary dramatically on an economic basis. The amount of carbon abatement that a given method can accomplish also has limits in scale. Some items are shown as negative cost.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 17, 2021

energy , including 12 percent of its natural gas, 24 percent of its oil and 43 percent of its coal. Geological Survey report , making public lands a net emitter of greenhouse gas and the subject of priority review by the Interior’s new leadership. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) Public land-based solutions.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Although there is unlimited supply of the fossil fuels, we should go for the use of renewable energy as it is not only safe for the environment, eco-friendly but also less prone to pollutants if any. using this wind energy there is no pollution and less space occupancy and less cost effective.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

An organization run by former Obama-era Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, with the backing of the AFL-CIO, a federation of 56 labor unions, has created a policy “blueprint” to build a nationwide pipeline network capable of carrying a gigaton of captured carbon dioxide (CO2).

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 28, 2024

Community organizations, environmental groups, and transit advocates are demanding the city of Ottawa ban fossil fuel advertising from public spaces. As Long as the World Needs Oil & Gas, Shouldn’t it be Canadian?” Our partners at CAPE also sent a letter to the mayor signed by 23 health organizations. Ottawa, and CAPE.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Today K-Solv is legally allowed to release almost 20 times more volatile organic compounds — a class of chemicals that includes benzene — into the air each year than it did back then. Public Health Watch also analyzed more recent TCEQ pollution data and found that Channelview’s benzene problem has only worsened over the years.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 17, 2021

energy , including 12 percent of its natural gas, 24 percent of its oil and 43 percent of its coal. Geological Survey report , making public lands a net emitter of greenhouse gas and the subject of priority review by the Interior’s new leadership. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.)

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Still others are driving sustainability at nonprofit organizations and consultancies. Growing up outside of Boston, Zack Angelini spent summers swimming, but one polluted river was off limits. "I Environmental Protection Agency and Natural Resources Defense Council. Myisha Majumder. Stacia Betley, 29.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

It will specifically explore systemic solutions to the climate crisis focusing on clean energy, electrified, transportation, the circular economy, carbon removal and sustainable food systems. Momentum is building as businesses and governments transform their organizations to be more efficient and resilient. 400+ sessions.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 1, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering proposals aimed at reducing climate-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing coal and gas-fueled power plants. This not-so-fast rhetoric is nothing new. National policy must avoid imprudent attempts to make ‘great leaps forward,’” declared Philip Sporn in 1967.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Still others are driving sustainability at nonprofit organizations and consultancies. Zack Angelini, 29 Senior Environmental Stewardship Manager, Timberland; Malden, Massachusetts LinkedIn Growing up outside of Boston, Zack Angelini spent summers swimming, but one polluted river was off limits.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

But at a time when the climate emergency is worsening and the Democrats’ climate agenda is sputtering, DeFazio’s anointed successor for his relatively safe Democratic seat is a candidate who has a long record of supporting Jordan Cove, the now-defunct liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project that southern Oregonians battled for more than 15 years.

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