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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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2021

In addition to biodiversity, the concentration of dissolved oxygen in aquatic ecosystems influences greenhouse gas emissions, nutrient biogeochemistry, and ultimately, human health. Absent taxonomic data, however, we can’t say that definitively, but nothing else we’re aware of can explain this pattern,” Rose said.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to a growing body of scientific research, incorporating trees into farmland benefits everything from soil health to crop production to the climate. Livestock raised in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), produce more methane than cows that graze on grass. There is no clear definition. What is agroforestry?"

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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. Methane, a greenhouse gas which is belched out in high volumes by cattle, has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to cut global heating.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Bernard Goldstein, a young professor at the New York University School of Medicine, researched the health impacts of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) produced by gas stoves. The industry used these studies to influence public opinion, undermine public health efforts, and block regulation. DEMELLE That’s incredible.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

RSG is a new term used in the natural gas industry to describe voluntary reporting initiatives, centered largely around emissions of the powerful climate pollutant methane, but which may also include other criteria such as air quality, water stewardship, land impacts, and “ community interests.” What Is RSG?

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 12, 2021

SAR data will provide a stream of continuous landscape monitoring, enabling improved agricultural insights for crop health and key harvesting events. We announced earlier this year that we have entered into a definitive merger agreement with dMY Technology Group, Inc.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 8, 2021

dedicated to improving Spain’s health system, the researchers claim. Disputed Definitions. While blue hydrogen involves carbon capture and storage technology, not all emissions are able to be captured and leaks of the powerful planet-heating gas methane are possible. This is almost 50 percent more than the €1.1

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2020

These systems are developed over generations and provide valuable input in maintaining the health of the global fragile ecosystems. The definition of zero waste varies widely, with various organizations defining zero waste differently, each with their own interpretation as to what it takes to get to “zero.”.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

“These countries are primarily those that are middle or high income where dietary intake and consumption of meat , dairy and eggs is on average well above [health] recommendations,” said Michael Clark, the study’s lead author and a researcher at the Oxford Martin school. But more Meatless Mondays are definitely in order.

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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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Grist

JANUARY 29, 2021

The Trump administration censored scientists , impeded climate research , and dismissed public health officials’ advice at the height of a global pandemic. That’s not to say experts don’t have anything definitive to say on the topic of climate change. That all may seem like overkill, but it’s been a weird few years for science.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 29, 2024

Levy says it does not make sense that the state prioritized such a costly site restoration when the well did not appear to be as much of a public health or climate threat as orphaned well sites actively leaking methane. They spent a very small amount plugging that well,” Levy said. So that was the cost.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 25, 2023

Historically, New Mexico has not been able to police its methane leaks and abandoned wells, despite recent rules mandating that this be done. Whole fields of old, low- or no-production wells are left to rust and leak oil into waterways and methane, a potent climate warming gas, into the sky.

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Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

DWR measures the CO2 and methane emissions from the wetlands it created on Sherman Island. California does have a relatively new program, called the Healthy Soils Initiative, whereby state money goes to farmers who implement practices thought to benefit soil health. The longer-term goal is to reverse them. Jonno Rattman / Bay Nature.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2022

The health and welfare of the millions of households who are worried about soaring energy bills, the UK's long term economic prospects, and the stability of the biosphere itself all depend on these climate sceptic talking points being consigned to the parallel universe in which they belong.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

Those levels are more than 400 times the protective health limits designated by the U.S. Furthermore, he added, the facility is subject to annual audits by the Railroad Commission, the Texas Department of State Health Services, clients, and other groups, and also “more frequent surprise audits.”

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 28, 2021

The pandemic has shown us how unprepared we are, exposing nature as the puppet master dictating the wellbeing of society and the health of our economy. the consumption of microplastics by marine wildlife) and indirectly (landfill sites provide ideal conditions for methane-producing bacteria). contraction in global GDP in 2020.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 25, 2020

And that is exactly where it hurts most: once there is no more multi-year ice, the Arctic is per very definition ice-free during summer and the unit is broken. Ice that survives for at least one year is called multi-year ice, sometimes perennial ice, which gives an indication of the health of the ice at the end of the melt season.

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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. They’re definitely interested in what’s being said about climate and, especially, things like carbon credits. How are they thinking about the future?

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Campaigners are also ramping up pressure for stricter regulations on fossil fuel companies — there are growing calls for “health warnings” to be placed on fossil fuel company ads in the same way that is required for tobacco companies across much of the world. This means putting their money where their mouths are.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

But none of that has stopped President Trump and some of his allies doubling down on their short-termist, science-rejecting, overtly populist tactics, presumably in the hope they can scapegoat their way out of the escalating economic, health, and social crisis. Meanwhile, a fightback is gathering momentum.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to a growing body of scientific research, incorporating trees into farmland benefits everything from soil health to crop production to the climate. Livestock raised in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), produce more methane than cows that graze on grass. “There is no clear definition.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Lab-grown meat dramatically cuts back on carbon emissions , methane emissions, water consumption and land use. Maybe however the best argument is not climate-change, animal suffering, health or low costs. I therefore definitely recommend this book if you are interested in the subject. Absolutely. This is big business.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 31, 2023

⚡ ETCH , a Chevy Chase, MD-based hydrogen from methane decomposition developer, raised $8M in Seed funding from Emerald Development Managers. Definition: when companies get quiet about their climate goals for fear of attracting greenwashing lawsuits. The US treasury gets a green flair.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The transition can be delivered in a way that delivers massive health and economic benefits for all and addresses the climate injustices that have scarred recent decades and fuelled geopolitical enmities.

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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. “Biodiversity loss can have significant direct human health impacts if ecosystem services are no longer adequate to meet social needs. . ” – Biodiversity and Health , WHO.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

And who definitely won’t? And in December, he said North Sea gas was needed to produce “blue hydrogen” – a fuel touted as low-carbon despite methane leakage from the gas extraction process and doubts about the carbon capture technology involved. He has previously held ministerial positions at the justice and health departments.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

In this session, leaders of the Circular Carbon Network (CCN), the organization that has assembled the sector’s definitive dataset, will present an overview of key trends: Who is investing, where those funds are going and which areas are poised for the biggest growth. That economy is now taking shape.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Aclima (Series B | $67M | $160M): hyperlocal air quality and greenhouse gas measurement to reduce emissions and protect public health. While these distinctions are helpful, they’re definitely not exhaustive or absolute. Insight Engines. The core value proposition for companies in this category is analytics?—?mapping million.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

Nevertheless, lawyers are building cases on the oil industry’s own documents , seeking to echo the success of a previous generation of lawsuits against tobacco companies for covering up the health risks of smoking. Wilson saw WOCOL as a definitive study that would buoy support for coal among policymakers around the world.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

LCPI evaluated the expected share of the population qualifying under I-1631’s definition of lower income and found that 40% would qualify. ” We used a range of 0% ( reduction-centric scenario) 7 The reduction-centric scenario case assumes that either all energy burden reduction occurs via projects that reduce fossil fuel consumption.

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