Elemental Excelerator

MAY 20, 2020

As we kicked off our very first virtual incarnation of Interactive, we asked our friends around the world — over 350 people tuning in from 10 different time zones — to give us a peek at their at-home setups. “Hawaii is home to over 1 million people that import 90% of our food from 3000 miles away. ” Rob said.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

I covered developments related to the rapidly expanding petrochemical and LNG export industries, like new facilities that came online this year and rely on fracking new wells to supply the growing demand for natural gas, which is mostly methane. Credit: Julie Dermansky. For instance, Air Products claims that its proposed $4.5

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? The $500 billion city — complete with flying taxis and robotic domestic help — is being built from scratch and will be home to a million people. And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? This summer, a large U.S.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Since the IRA passed, 265 clean energy and manufacturing projects worth $100B+ have been announced. 🔋 Renewables + storage turned out to be price competitive against fossil fuels after Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Electricity analysis included intermittency costs for the first time. Disaster seemed to be everywhere.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 25, 2022

Greenhouse Gases and their Carbon Dioxide Equivalents. It’s important that businesses understand which gases matter and how to measure these gases using the common approach of carbon dioxide equivalents. The three major greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O). Methane (CH4).

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

California's new decarbonisation plan, Austria's windfall tax, and global methane reduction efforts. The agency said the strategy represened an unprecedented effort to drastically slash pollution and accelerate the transition to clean energy. "No California Air Resources Board publishes sweeping net zero strategy.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2023

I am here to sound the alarm alongside my German colleagues: This is destruction masked as economic development, and we will do everything we can to protect our homes and to stop it,” said Anne Rolfes, director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade , a New Orleans nonprofit working with communities affected by the fossil fuel industry.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

UN backs green hydrogen as it publishes seven principles designed to guide policymakers and business leaders approach to scaling the low carbon fuel. energy sector pathway". Fossil-based hydrogen must turn to credible, independent lifecycle emissions monitoring and regulation to meet a "high burden of proof" for inclusion in 1.5C

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2022

Unveiling its new name this morning, the group said it was set to play a growing role in the UK's energy transition, through licensing and permitting carbon storage projects, monitoring the industry's emissions, testing the climate compatibility of new developments, and stewarding domestic production.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Yet, rather than meet the demands of environmentalism, many corporations chose to hide dirty operations under a green sheen. To address this, a TerraChoice report titled The Sins of Greenwashing: Home and Family Edition identified seven sins of corporate greenwash. Energy Star. USDA Organic. Green Business Bureau. Green Seal.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Choosing Sustainable Energy Another actionable step towards a greener future involves considering how the energy you use is produced. You can explore providers that use renewable sources, such as wind or solar power, on the Choose Energy platform. Green Commuting Transportation is a major contributor to carbon emissions.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Yet, rather than meet the demands of environmentalism, many corporations chose to hide dirty operations under a green sheen. To address this, a TerraChoice report titled The Sins of Greenwashing: Home and Family Edition identified seven sins of corporate greenwash. Energy Star. USDA Organic. Green Business Bureau. Green Seal.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

First, on October 19, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade called out the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee (FERC) for granting Venture Global’s request to construct its Plaquemines LNG gas export terminal on a 24/7 construction schedule. He and other participants on the call are urging the Biden administration to deny permits for the $13.5

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2022

China tops EV market league table, as global demand continues to surge. A new league table has highlighted how the global electric vehicle market is continuing to rapidly expand, with China seeing sales of zero emission models top three million units last year. New Zealand farmers set out carbon pricing proposals.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

And it sees countries back a "phase down" of unabated coal power, after a dramatic 11th hour intervention from India on the conference floor saw the initial "phase out" phrasing weakened. Polluters have been put on notice. temperature target stands tall.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Biomethane from sewage, renewable power, peatland restoration, and tree planting feature heavily in Water UK's sweeping new decarbonisation roadmap. The new plan envisages the development of up to 3GW of new onsite solar and wind generation capacity in order to meet around 80 per cent of the industry's power demand.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 29, 2022

Properly plugging and abandoning oil and gas wells is vital to protect the environment and stop methane leaks – but for decades, oil operators have often slipped away without paying to clean up, leaving millions of deteriorating abandoned wells across the U.S. and regulators in different drilling regions face different issues.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 20, 2022

Proposed by New Fortress Energy (NFE), the planned facility will be a floating offshore export terminal that would treat, liquefy, and store methane gas before loading it onto ships headed abroad. If realized, the terminal could export up to the equivalent of 145 billion cubic feet of the fossil fuel per year.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

While climate impacts intensify along the Gulf Coast, the Louisiana, Texas, and federal governments are poised to permit a growing number of proposed hydrogen manufacturing facilities equipped with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals. Credit: Julie Dermansky. In 2023, U.S.

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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.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

The carbon footprint of a business is the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released by an organization. More and more businesses are disclosing their carbon footprint due to increased stakeholder pressure and as a response to climate change. . 18 ways business leaders can lower their carbon footprint .

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

The carbon footprint of a business is the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released by an organization. More and more businesses are disclosing their carbon footprint due to increased stakeholder pressure and as a response to climate change. . 18 ways business leaders can lower their carbon footprint .

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

When Laura Briggs and her husband finally found their dream home in West Texas, they knew they’d be sharing space with the oil industry. In October, she invited a university researcher onto the property and discovered that several wells were leaking methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

When Laura Briggs and her husband finally found their dream home in West Texas, they knew they’d be sharing space with the oil industry. In October, she invited a university researcher onto the property and discovered that several wells were leaking methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Food is basically a combination of energy, water and nutrients. Some plants and micro-organisms can make food ‘out of thin air’ by simply rearranging carbon, water and oxygen molecules using energy from the Sun. Lab-grown meat dramatically cuts back on carbon emissions , methane emissions, water consumption and land use.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 14, 2022

or SABIC, a chemical manufacturing giant tied to one of the world’s richest royal families, and Exxon Mobil, America’s biggest energy company. As climate concerns lead to a slow but steady decline in the demand for oil, the companies’ collaboration represents a shift by the fossil fuel industry.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Fossil fuel energy avoidance : Incineration with energy recovery. For each material type, we’ve indicated how much waste ended up in a landfill, was recycled, composted, or combusted for energy (measured by weight generated in 1,000 U.S. Combustion with energy generated. Waste contamination : Controlled storage.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized. VERGE 20 will be attended by more than 15,000 leaders, it will feature 300+ speakers.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 5, 2024

Less than six months later, Virginia Natural Gas boasted that it was supplying “NextGen Gas,” or gas “produced with lower greenhouse gas emissions,” to satisfy up to half of the energy demands of its 300,000 customers. One major certifier claims that the practice reduces methane emissions by more than 50 percent.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 1, 2021

In June, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) narrowly approved the construction of a new 42” diameter gas pipeline that will connect shale wells in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Ohio to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the Gulf Coast, carrying over a billion cubic feet of fracked gas to be transported overseas every day.

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Elemental Excelerator

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

They’re looking around corners to build a better way forward for our energy, water, mobility, and food systems. As this cohort came into focus, a few trends emerged: Unlike the energy sector, which is increasingly distributed, water infrastructure remains highly centralized. As water crises increase both in the U.S.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Energy under the hood. From DAC to eSAFs some climate technologies can’t help but consume a lot of energy, making sharp price falls hard to see.  It’s a toss up from our oracles if the carbon market will fall, but all agree that losing the lower quality offsets can only be good for its health.

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