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. The documents, however, suggest otherwise.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 11, 2022
Without stringent health and safety protocols, however, the processes that extend your tank’s working life could pose significant danger to the specialists undertaking the clean. Shared across the entire project team, the permit is a comprehensive planning document that defines the steps required to achieve safe entry conditions.
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GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2020
The mere existence of these documents, and the campaigns behind some of them, represent another broadening of the conversation, a clarion call for nontraditional business players to lead, or at least not hinder, efforts to address the climate crisis. Exhibit A: law firms. But, hopefully, lead. Suffice to say, the jury is out.
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 23, 2023
The impacts would be similar to the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, and the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown in Japan, “in terms of level of releases and resulting damages to the environment, health, and safety,” the Multnomah County report concluded. Portland finally had leverage over the oil-by-rail operations.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 17, 2022
While subject to consultation, the revised targets are to be incorporated into the Environment Act , which became law on 10 November last year. These targets need to be laid as draft Statutory Instruments by 31 October 2022, says the consultation document , and will come into force once approved by Parliament. Woodland cover.
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 29, 2021
For years, academics, journalists, and activists have been unearthing documents proving that the fossil fuel industry knew about the dangers of climate change since the late 1950s. Franta and I recently discussed these key documents, what they say, how they were found, and what this means for the fossil fuel industry. Document 1: 1959.
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The circumstances surrounding his termination are documented among thousands of pages of public records and internal company documents that provide a penetrating look into the multi-billion dollar stakes of negotiations between governments and state-sanctioned monopolies that are shaping the future of energy systems in Oregon and beyond.
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