GreenBiz

JULY 2, 2021

Lessons from inside the heat dome about the future of the electric grid. The impacts of climate change feel abstract until they’re not. . It’s a reminder of how our systems are limping towards climate chaos, and we — and our infrastructure — are not prepared. Heatwaves are a double whammy for the electrical grid.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric is on the verge of escaping from its 18-month bankruptcy , only to begin a years-long effort to prevent a repeat of the disasters that pushed it into insolvency in the first place. PG&E must keep up with the state’s ambitious clean energy, environmental and electrification goals.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The system works by setting a limit on the total amount of greenhouse gases released by refineries, power plants and other large emitters, and requires polluters to obtain permits to cover their share. In their eyes, it doesn’t do enough to address climate change and allows emitters to continue polluting the air in the meantime.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

There, he met with OPUC staff in person and exchanged emails with Lori Koho, then OPUC’s senior official overseeing natural gas utilities. He hoped that his list of complaints would show “how the unethical culture [at NW Natural] goes all the way to the top,” as one of his emails to Koho explains.

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Grist

JANUARY 31, 2024

.” — a passage from “ Cabbage Koora ,” by Sanjana Sekhar The spotlight Nearly 4 in 5 people support doing “whatever it takes” to mitigate climate change, according to a survey published late last year by the firm Potential Energy. “On the other hand, you know, it’s 2024 now.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Like many corporations, the global COVID-19 pandemic and lack of usual in-person events meant they had to get creative about how to shape the political debate and find new allies to support their agendas. Read more about the industry’s climate lobbying at DeSmog’s agribusiness database. Meet the Industry Trade Groups.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

s investigative journalism arm, and the British Channel 4 News this summer exposing how the oil giant and lobby groups such as the American Petroleum Institute seed doubt about climate change and undermine legislation to stop global warming. He helped develop the fusion bomb, which is immensely more powerful than even the atomic bomb.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

If you take Shell’s word for it, the oil giant’s growing petrochemical operations are indicative of its “commitment” to a cleaner energy future. Credit: Anne Rolfes In 2021, Shell launched its “Powering Progress” strategy outlining how it plans to “transform into a net-zero emissions energy business.”

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The C2V Initiative is supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ( NYSERDA ) and the Consulate General of Canada in New York. With over a decade of experience supporting cleantech startups, the Urban Future Lab scales market-ready solutions to climate challenges. New York City, N.Y., and Somerville, Mass.,

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 4, 2022

and Germany will continue to rapidly deploy renewable power and electric vehicles. Fossil fuel usage will plummet. No need for Germany to rely on Russian gas. Of course, renewables and electric vehicles will help alleviate this dependence over time. But, in the real world so can American energy. Natural Gas.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15. and globally by 2040. LinkedIn | Personal website.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We all know there are negative consequences associated with fossil fuel usage, such as the emission of carbon dioxide and various other pollutants. According to the latest BP Statistical Review — which is the “bible” of energy statistics — in 2019 fossil fuels supplied 83.3% of our energy in the U.S.;

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 20, 2019

New Frontiers in Renewable Energy and Resources will take place on November 25-26, 2019 in Rome, Italy. The theme is "Renewable Energy for a Better Future" and the it will include: Keynote talks, Plenary sessions, Discussion Panels, B2B Meetings, Poster symposia, Video Presentations, and Workshops.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

By the late 1970s, the petroleum industry had spent about two decades collecting information from their own scientists and outside experts and knew that burning fossil fuels would create catastrophic climate change. And the company was monitoring all scientific research and policy activities, through a single collection point.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The system works by setting a limit on the total amount of greenhouse gases released by refineries, power plants and other large emitters, and requires polluters to obtain permits to cover their share. In their eyes, it doesn’t do enough to address climate change and allows emitters to continue polluting the air in the meantime.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Oxbow’s founder and CEO is billionaire William “Bill” Koch, a member of the Koch family who has historically maintained a lower profile than his politically active brothers Charles and David , who passed away in 2019. spoke about Port Arthur, climate change, and Oxbow’s air pollution in front of the Biden White House in October 2021.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

While coalitions of countries dedicated to phasing out coal power have existed for several years - the Powering Past Coal Alliance was launched in 2017 - the BOGA is believed to be the first time governments have collectively come out to pledge to phase out oil and gas production. depends on new oil, gas or coal projects.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

While coalitions of countries dedicated to phasing out coal power have existed for several years - the Powering Past Coal Alliance was launched in 2017 - the BOGA is believed to be the first time governments have collectively come out to pledge to phase out oil and gas production. depends on new oil, gas or coal projects.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 25, 2020

An ice-free Arctic might be a boon for the shipping industry in the short term, but comes at potential catastrophic cost to our economy in the form of environmental disaster and political upheaval. As long as there is ice in a body of water, any surrounding heat energy is carried towards the ice to make it melt.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021 Elsa Wenzel Mon, 01/11/2021 – 02:15 The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

It has confused the public about climate science, bought the eternal gratitude of one of America’s two main political parties, and repeatedly out-maneuvered regulatory efforts. Controlling Climate Science. Big Oil also saw climate change coming. Don’t Call It Methane, It’s ‘Natural’ Gas.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 26, 2021

New research asserts most have undermined those goals by keeping coal plants running and building new natural gas plants meant to operate for decades to come. electricity sector by 2035, and the cost imperatives of U.S. utilities that still rely on coal and natural gas for most of their generation capacity.

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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. Climate change is the most significant global threat we face today.

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Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

This month, we’re talking about partnerships between automakers and electric vehicle charging companies, the recent rolling blackouts in California, and why cleantech investing today may fare better than a decade ago. Credit: GM Authority Automakers Paying for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure?—?Fool’s Well, yes and no.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

That's par for the course — an exciting advancement here, political or economic pushback there. With good reason: The climate and biodiversity crises, combined with the social and economic equity crises, are providing momentum and incentives for staying the course. Overall, it was more positives than negatives.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The dark, often viscous liquid is the single biggest contributor to the world’s energy mix, at 34 per cent of consumption, followed by coal at 27 per cent and natural gas at 24 per cent. Even as our thirst for oil seems insatiable, it is becoming politically and environmentally toxic. million b/d in 1986. 6) Oh yes.

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Mr. Sustainability

MAY 30, 2021

Two opposing views on how to tackle the energy transition - by Yvo de Rooij Summary - Humankind stands at a crossroads to shape tomorrow's world. Increasing population and affluence subsequently increases overall demand, be it in the form of food, water or energy. Freshwater The access to freshwater is crucial for human survival.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 22, 2020

The past decade has been a wild ride for America's massive electricity sector. utility can be said to be close to that vision — or not outside a few fortuitously supplied and forward-thinking outliers like Vermont’s Green Mountain Power. NextEra Energy: America's renewables behemoth. Today, no U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The human suffering and economic turmoil of the global coronavirus pandemic, and the impacts of climate change-driven heatwaves and wildfires, have given humanity little reason to celebrate the year that’s coming to a close. Natural gas and oil pipelines also saw setbacks. utilities commit to decarbonization.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 16, 2020

There is no question that gas extraction, production, and use is a significant contributor to our climate crisis, but just how bad it is depends a lot on how much the gas system leaks.

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