DeSmogBlog

MAY 6, 2024

The project aimed to capture and sequester up to 3 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions from the Genesee Power Plant, located southwest of Edmonton, Alberta, a plant that’s in the process of being converted from coal to natural gas. Rather, natural gas is a destructive fossil fuel. Research from Robert W.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Officials from one corporation, Venture Global, repeatedly told government regulators that CCS was incompatible with the company’s plans to build three massive new liquified natural gas export terminals in south Louisiana. exporters of liquified natural gas. The company is poised to be one of the largest U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2023

Further research by DeSmog has shown that Eni’s company magazine Ecos made repeated references to climate change during the late 1980s and 1990s — while running advertising campaigns promoting natural gas, which is mostly comprised of planet-warming methane, as a “clean” fuel. ‘Friend Methane! ‘Friend Methane!

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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. For instance, Air Products claims that its proposed $4.5 Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 12, 2023

In an effort to gain federal approval for a natural gas storage project in south Louisiana, Sempra LNG lobbyists crafted letters for Louisiana elected officials to send to federal regulators in support of the project. billion cubic feet of natural gas. billion cubic feet of natural gas.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 28, 2022

Eight years after allowing a shale gas company to drill beneath Deer Lakes County Park for methane gas, the Pennsylvania county home to Pittsburgh has banned all industrial activity in the area’s eight other parks — despite a veto from the county executive. Taken March 2021. Taken March 2021. Credit: Tim Resciniti.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

Leaks from generation and distribution facilities have provided one of the embarrassing backstories to the story of natural gas, something that – it has become clear – is far more widespread than was always claimed. In the UK, the blending of hydrogen into the gas grid is starting to appear on the horizon. Generating a stir.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 2, 2023

It’s less widely known that the gas industry has long sponsored its own research into the problem of indoor air pollution from gas stoves. Gas stoves emit an array of air pollutants , including nitrogen oxides (nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide), carbon monoxide, and particulate matter when in use.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 25, 2023

The preliminary route shown follows an existing natural gas pipeline owned by the Navajo Nation, running from near Shiprock, New Mexico, to a spot north of Flagstaff, Arizona. The federal government will fund up to 10 such projects , at least one of which will make hydrogen from fossil fuels, like natural gas.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 9, 2020

On the other side are businesses with natural gas assets, including Eni, Equinor and ExxonMobil, that have called for a technology-neutral strategy, leaving the door open to support for blue hydrogen. Europe's gas sector strikes upbeat tone.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Meat and dairy firms in particular are coming under increasing scrutiny due to pollution from livestock, which emits around a third of the global output of methane, a short-lived greenhouse gas identified as the quickest route to slowing global heating. It also contributes roughly two percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

If we truly want to reach a net zero decarbonised future, we need to replace methane with green alternatives like hydrogen," said Antony Green, project director for Hydrogen at National Grid.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 24, 2021

Leaking methane from oil and gas infrastructure is widespread across the European continent, reveals an investigation of more than 150 sites in seven countries. This is the first large investigation of methane leakage from oil and gas sites in Europe. CATF is based in Boston but recently launched a European office.

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

The court documents allege that the company's claims in its 2020 annual report that natural gas is a "clean fuel" is misleading, given natural gas involves the release of "significant quantities of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere".

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Canadian pipeline company TC Energy is aiming to expand the volume of methane gas that it ships through a long distance pipeline in the Pacific Northwest, potentially locking in higher gas use despite laws in western states that chart a path away from fossil fuels in the years ahead. million tons of CO2 equivalent per year.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2023

Rolfes was speaking during a visit last month to the German port of Wilhelmshaven, site of a new terminal to unload liquefied natural gas (LNG) — natural gas supercooled for shipping on specialized tankers. German banks like Deutsche Bank are funding this export of gas from the United States,” Rolfes told DeSmog.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Under this concept, the EU by 2030 would have in place 40 gigawatts of domestic renewable hydrogen electrolyzer capacity and import a further 40 GW from electrolyzers in neighboring areas, among them the deserts of North Africa, via revamped versions of the natural-gas pipelines that already connect to Europe.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The current push to expand the petrochemical industry and increase LNG exports would lock in an increased demand for natural gas at a time of worsening climate change. Every stage of natural gas production and distribution releases methane pollution, a powerful greenhouse gas.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 26, 2022

House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, sent letters to five PR firms — Story Partners, DDC Advocacy, Blue Advertising, Singer Associates, and FTI Consulting — requesting all documents related to their work running influence or marketing campaigns for oil, gas, and coal companies and their trade groups.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The document, unveiled by UN high-level champions for climate action Nigel Topping and Gonzalo Muñoz this morning, notes that hydrogen has the potential to play a "pivotal role in supporting deep decarbonisation goals". energy sector pathway". climate scenarios, it stresses.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 25, 2023

including municipalities, states, and one fishermen’s trade association are currently suing major fossil fuel producers seeking to recover climate-related costs and hold the companies liable for their documented misrepresentations around climate change. Joseph Davis, via DVIDSHUB , CC BY 2.0 More than two dozen communities across the U.S.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

” Europe, which has an economy saddled with high energy prices and is heavily dependent on Russian natural gas, is embracing green hydrogen by providing funding for construction of electrolysis plants and other hydrogen infrastructure. hydrogen is a lot more expensive than other fuels such as natural gas.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Released today, the new report studied 13 flagship large-scale CCS and CCUS projects from around the world in the natural gas, industrial, and power sectors to assess their history, economics, and performance to date. This is mostly due to the country's unique regulatory environment for oil and gas companies," Robertson explained.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 9, 2022

Oregon’s new Climate Protection Program (CPP) mandates an emissions cap for covered natural gas and transportation fuels rather than specific policy actions. 3] “Oregon Greenhouse Gas Sector-Based Inventory Data,” Oregon DEQ, n.d., The resulting emissions reductions and avoided health impacts are also estimated to avoid $1.5

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 19, 2023

Danielle Smith often provided contradictory messaging or phrases, such as “sustainable export of fossil fuel resources,” “clean natural gas,” and expressed her belief that Alberta could increase fossil fuel production while simultaneously cutting emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Ultimately, he filed 21 internal ethical misconduct complaints against colleagues and top executives, including current NW Natural CEO David Anderson, later elevating his concerns to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC), the body that regulates NW Natural.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The analysis shows that the production, transport, and storage of food are driving greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of the EU and Russia combined. Ultra processed foods like snacks, drinks and ready meals, along with chemical fertilisers made from natural gas, are singled out as major sources of pollution.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The use of these chemicals also damages the environment in other ways; much of the fertilizer used in the world today is the product of methane gas, a fossil fuel, while the wide-scale use of pesticides has been linked to the damage of ecosystems and vital populations of pollinators.

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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. While natural gas burns cleaner than coal, the advantage of using it can be negated by the methane emitted in its production and transport.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

I felt I should have been, since I signed up to get media advisories from the CPRA about it, but choose not to let that stop me from at least trying to document the historic event. Both are reliant on a steady stream of cheap natural gas. Fittingly, Landrieu is also playing a role in rehabilitating natural gas’s image.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

The impact of poor air quality The release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is well known to contribute to climate change, with carbon dioxide and methane being the subject of many global and national mitigation strategies that aim to break the vicious cycle of global warming. The future we want – outcome document. World Bank.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

In Texas, property rights are split into two categories: the land on the surface and everything underground, including oil and natural gas. 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 29, 2021

Now, Levy is focusing his flights on surveying orphaned well sites to document the severity of the situation. The number of orphaned wells in oil and gas producing states nationwide continues to increase, as does the amount of planet warming methane emissions leaking from them. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

In Texas, property rights are split into two categories: the land on the surface and everything underground, including oil and natural gas. 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

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. Methane Without Measure.

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EDF + Business

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Backlash continues to grow against the Trump administration’s efforts to deregulate methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. The coalition opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s rollbacks now includes major oil and gas companies ¹, a midstream gas transmission operator , investors representing over $5.5

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

But according to correspondence with federal and state regulators, documents obtained via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, and interviews with an industry whistleblower, DeSmog has found that the Lotus disposal site has at times struggled to safely manage the radioactive waste it receives from across the United States.

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