DeSmogBlog

MARCH 29, 2024

While two dozen carbon capture projects are proposed in Louisiana, figuring out exactly where companies plan to inject carbon dioxide underground for storage is a bit of a mystery. He suspected that Exxon asked the state to clean up the well site in preparation for a carbon capture project in the parish.

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Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

No one foresaw that this very bounty — soil rich with organic material — would, over time, become a curse of sorts. River and marsh bottoms typically have low oxygen levels, which slows the decomposition of organic material that collects there. That organic material contains copious amounts of carbon.

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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

MAY 18, 2021

The company would take those almond shells and other types of biomass, convert them into a carbon-rich oil, and inject the oil deep underground. Strange as it may sound, demand for this service — a form of what’s called “ carbon removal ” — was just beginning to grow. That’s where carbon removal comes in.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2021

Both EQT and Chesapeake will seek certification from outside providers, including a business called Project Canary, which touts its ability to collect data on methane emissions and pollutants from oil and gas wells and offers a certification it calls TrustWell. We need to address the brand problem.”.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2020

This blog is the first in a series on common understandings and approach to waste mitigation, resource optimization and organization adaptive modernization. Terms such as climate change, climate crisis, carbon neutral, negative emissions, etc. Carbon Neutral vs. Zero Carbon – 1.5

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Tyson told the Progressive Grocer it is “trying to be upbeat and different”, with something that speaks definitively to younger Millennial and Gen Z consumers. percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. The company is frank about the product’s marketing strategy.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

We believe this category is an excellent fit for the venture model and absolutely essential to building our new carbon economy. Business models also vary in this category from carbon offset marketplaces to underwriting platforms for insurance. While these distinctions are helpful, they’re definitely not exhaustive or absolute.

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Elemental Excelerator

JUNE 28, 2021

Nearly a quarter of that is beef, with environmental impacts ranging from methane emissions (aka cow burps) to land-use changes to water stresses. In addition to demonstrating how the Vence platform can facilitate carbon sequestration, the project will help establish mechanisms for carbon markets and monetization for ranchers.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

My hope is that they can help farmers diversify their production systems and sequester carbon," says Eric Smith, investment officer for the trust. "In In Mexico, Ronnie Cummins, co-founder and international director of the Organic Consumers Association, is courting investors for funds to support a new agave agroforestry project.

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Charged

MAY 8, 2023

When we had that peak last year, we brought down the load to 52 gigawatts, but everything was turned on—methane gas generators, gasoline generators, everything. But buses, school buses, all those things will definitely be a part of it. Those districts are tax-exempt organizations, therefore they have access to attractive loans.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

These documents, along with other findings, also demonstrate how multiple industries have employed this strategy to deny the health and environmental hazards of asbestos , lead , plastics , toxic chemicals , CFCs , and carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels. Definitely. This study ( Samet et al.,

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Google prides itself on having been carbon-neutral since 2007, with data centers that use 50% less energy than is typical. She told a compelling story of succeeding in an industry where she was definitely a token woman. Denver told the story of how her organization is making solar and EVs contagious.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2023

Instead, they are required to contract with “ industry-governed organizations ” — private trade associations — to promote products. Since 1990, methane emissions from agriculture have increased nearly 17 percent , largely because of the way manure is managed on large farms. Although they are run by the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Planet-warming gases are emitted across the supply chain, from the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by clearing forests for pastures and feed crops, and burning petrol and diesel to transport animals and meat, to the methane emitted from animals and their manure. . Second, it would only reduce methane emissions from the cattle.

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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. There’s no question that climate change is here — and accelerating.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Join me on this quest in which we start by looking into how the Arctic is doing, before making an overview of predictions on ‘when everything is gone’ by various renowned organizations. Lot’s of Methane. Some of you might already be aware of the ticking time bomb called methane. How is the Arctic doing? But what year is it?!

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

These technologies include the use of insects, ‘fake meat’ made from plants, lab-grown meat, vertical farming, genetic modification (GMO), micro-organisms (such as algae) and 3D printing of food in general. Lab-grown meat dramatically cuts back on carbon emissions , methane emissions, water consumption and land use. Absolutely.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 17, 2023

Biobased definition. Bio-based materials are intentionally made from living organisms. They are carbon-based, found within nature, and derived from renewable sources. Organic definition. Organic means to come from living plants and animals. Organic means to come from living plants and animals.

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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. Who Writes the Bills That Become Law?

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 10, 2020

Media Source Courtesy of Media Authorship Propagate Ventures Close Authorship “My hope is that they can help farmers diversify their production systems and sequester carbon,” says Eric Smith, investment officer for the trust. tons of carbon per hectare per year) is because of what they replace. billion acres to 1.9

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A small metal platform at the top, 48 metres above the floor of a peatland rainforest reserve, provides a unique, 360-degree vantage point to witness one of the most biodiverse, carbon-rich habitats left on Earth. In fact, peatland contains up to 50 per cent carbon content, compared to the two per cent typically found in mineral soil.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 28, 2021

Video conferencing and web collaboration software is changing how companies operate their business while lowering their carbon footprint. million tons less of carbon dioxide than it did before COVID-19. Any reduction in business costs will benefit organizations under a financially squeezed economy.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

Harmful Wastes” Shell’s knowledge of the risks posed by the build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) from burning fossil fuels can be traced to at least the early 1960s. In 1962, Shell’s chief geologist, Houston-based Marion King Hubbert, produced a book-length report on energy for the U.S. Shell had other plans.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

We can see the degression in this definition – Earth’s resources are cast off quicker than our planet can regenerate them. This lighter-weight steel reduces the carbon footprint and water consumption of material manufacturing processes, while also reducing the amount of waste material generated. These cans are a mere 0.13

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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

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Fracking’s fiercest front man, McClendon spent his career championing methane molecules (the primary component of natural gas), as he ran Chesapeake Energy through wild booms and at least one staggering bust. Shale gas could change all that, McClendon argued, by making methane supplies abundant. For decades, the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 5, 2024

Utilities in at least nine states have begun purchasing so-called “certified” or “responsible” gas, which the firms certifying it say delivers fewer methane emissions and other environmental impacts compared to the typical natural gas flowing into a furnace or stove. A methane flare at an oil and gas site in the Permian Basin of West Texas.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

SDG17 also calls for the long standing development Holy Grail of "a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization", which allows exports from developing countries to increase. Walney offshore wind farm | Credit: Ørsted.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability 79

GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

The "moonshot" potential related to hydrogen, carbon capture solutions, energy storage and addressing industrial emissions have the administration’s particular attention. "We Environmental justice concerns were centered intentionally during the proceedings, with organizations including Grid Alternatives and Navajo Power in the spotlight.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 31, 2023

The background: Rivian signed onto the UN’s 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact in March, becoming the first automaker to set a goal of meeting every kilowatt-hour of electricity consumption with carbon-free energy sources, every hour of every day, everywhere—after calling out the industry for not doing enough to reduce GHG emissions.

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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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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

It is the very definition of a whole-of-government problem, which means every single federal agency should apply its existing powers creatively and aggressively toward the problem,” Revolving Door Project Research Director Max Moran said in a statement. Climate change threatens the basic foundations of society.

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