DeSmogBlog

MARCH 2, 2023

It has been building for several years alongside revelations that AGA has used paid influencer campaigns to defend gas stoves and waged state-by-state, city-by-city lobbying offensives against initiatives to replace gas furnaces, water heaters, and stoves with electric-powered devices aimed at reducing pollution linked to climate change.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

rejoined the Paris climate agreement, new federal oil and gas leases were paused, fossil fuel subsidies were to be eliminated, a new governmental working group devoted to advancing projects that reduce emissions and greenhouse gases was formed, and pledges to achieve a “carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035” and put the U.S.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Today, most of it is made using fossil fuels, primarily through a reaction between steam and methane. Methane leaks are another problem since methane — also called natural gas — is an even more potent greenhouse gas than CO2. The process releases planet-heating carbon dioxide.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 25, 2024

Expansion would also come at a cost to the province’s electricity system. If all six LNG facilities were to be built, they would require around 43 TWh of electricity per year —equivalent to the electricity from more than eight Site C dams. What’s more, importing just one Site C’s worth of electricity would cost B.C.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Power plants are the second-largest source of greenhouse gases in the United States, and the pollution standards, which are open for public comment until August 8, will mark a new milestone in climate action. This not-so-fast rhetoric is nothing new. See the entire statement in Document Cloud.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 25, 2024

It’s a bet on a particularly draining use of our electricity system over other priorities in need of power. s LNG industry is the question of where the electricity will come from to power new projects. In the past, the province would look to its neighbours to import power, but they are also experiencing electricity shortfalls.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

Methane emissions reduction could significantly reduce rates of global warming at a relatively low cost, major research warns. As such, the report emphasises that methane mitigation is "one of the best ways of limiting warming in this and subsequent decades".

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 5, 2021

As the United States moves toward decarbonization, cities and states must use all means available to reduce climate pollution, and natural gas utilities should be at the forefront of this rapid energy transition. This first-of-its-kind tool has the power to transform natural gas utility investment decisions.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Lem is now one of the applicants in a recent false advertising complaint against the Canadian Gas Association, which has been running ads in the Globe & Mail and on Facebook describing natural gas as “clean-burning” and a “smart choice” for people’s homes. Read more about the campaign in this DeSmog story ). Source: CAPE.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

California, Oregon, and Washington have all passed laws and enacted policies that require utilities to dramatically cut carbon pollution over the next decade. Gas Growth Forecast ‘Not a Reflection of Reality’ TC Energy is relying on agreements with two Pacific Northwest utilities to demonstrate the need for GTN Xpress.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 12, 2022

liquefied natural gas is “seeking to greenwash” its operations in order to portray gas exports as a climate solution and clear the way for further expansion, according to a new report. Global demand for gas has soared in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine, sparking a scramble by U.S. A major exporter of U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 11, 2022

A speedy transition to electric heat pumps in homes and businesses in Oregon could translate into lower utility bills and faster reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report. Switching to all-electric appliances by 2025 would result in $1.7 billion in system-wide savings by 2050, compared to $1.1

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 12, 2023

Source: CHFCA The comic doesn’t mention that the majority of hydrogen produced in North America comes from natural gas , which is not only non-renewable, but creates more emissions than simply burning fossil fuels directly. Greenwashing efforts deliberately aimed at children is nothing new for the fossil fuel sector.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2021

As global efforts to ramp up the hydrogen industry gain support with big government subsidies, new research casts increasing doubt on the climate credentials of the main recipient of that support, so-called “blue” hydrogen, which is extracted from natural gas and paired with carbon capture technology. What’s the pollution?’”

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Dear Colleagues, The EDF team recently returned from COP28 , which brought important progress including a pledge by 50 oil and gas companies to cut methane emissions up to 80-90% (see EDF’s statement ) and the launch of the Dairy Methane Action Alliance. Methane rules are here! Methane rules are here!

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2023

billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in her Pennsylvania hometown, she will be facing off against some of the most powerful fossil fuel interests in the United States. LNG boom threatens to release vast amounts of methane, a powerful climate pollutant that is the main component of natural gas.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 18, 2022

The bill provides direct consumer incentives to buy energy efficient and electric appliances, clean vehicles, rooftop-solar systems, and invests in home energy efficiency. 10 years of consumer tax credits to make homes energy efficient and run on clean energy, incentivizing heat pumps, rooftop solar, and electric HVAC and water heaters.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

The incentives will help offset the costs of installation and maintenance of such systems, which, in turn, will reduce electricity and heating bills – a significant business expense, especially today. Fossil fuel operations generate over one-third of all methane emissions from human activity.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Oil and gas companies have for years marketed fracked gas from B.C. But an impending flood of liquefied natural gas exports from western Canada to Asia could make it harder for countries there to achieve their national climate targets and contribute to tens of thousands of additional deaths due to air pollution.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

A group of natural gas companies and utilities in Colorado formed a front group to oppose the state’s push towards electrifying homes and businesses, spreading misinformation about the cost of electric heating while also promoting false solutions to lock in the ongoing use of natural gas. Citing the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2023

By Daniel Cohan , Rice University Gas stoves are a leading source of hazardous indoor air pollution , but they emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Serious health effects Direct impacts from gas stoves are a much more urgent concern for human health than for Earth’s climate. a member of the U.S.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 14, 2020

Hydrogen can be combusted directly, or it can be used in a fuel cell to produce electricity. Since hydrogen produces minimal pollutants when combusted, it is envisioned by many as a core component of a cleaner energy future. Over 95% of the world’s hydrogen is produced using the steam methane reforming process (SMR). CO + 3 H 2.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 2, 2024

Sustainability has become a global goal these days, with increasing awareness regarding the banes of pollution. The growth of this fuel alternative in all major consuming regions witnessed robust growth with the sharp rise in natural gas prices. Steam-methane reforming and electrolysis are the two most common methods used.

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2021

Hermes has ordered a further 70 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuelled delivery trucks from commercial vehicle manufacturer IVECO, each of which cuts emissions by 80 per cent compared to diesel-run equivalents. Delivery giant to switch more than half its core hub fleet to low emission models.

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Grist

MARCH 8, 2021

When shipping giant Maersk announced last month it would operate a “carbon-neutral” vessel by 2023, the Danish company committed to using a fuel that’s made from renewable sources, is free of soot-forming pollutants — and is currently in scarce supply. But those vessels use conventional methanol, which is made from coal or natural gas.

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Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

150 million Americans regularly breathe unhealthy, polluted air. But recently announced targets to achieve 100 percent clean power by the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and Joe Biden’s presidential campaign would eliminate all air pollution from power plants. By Sonia Aggarwal, Mike O’Boyle, and Amol Phadke.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe BERLIN, Germany — Germany’s push to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 could, by some projections , soon turn the vast network of natural gas pipelines powering the country’s homes and industry into one of Europe’s biggest stranded assets.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

A coalition of environmental and social justice organizations have filed a petition with state regulators to halt a hydrogen project by Oregon’s largest gas utility, alleging that the project poses health, safety, environmental dangers to residents already living with polluting industries. ” Industry in West Eugene.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 9, 2024

is exporting natural gas, and importing price volatility.” In 2022, American consumers spent $269 billion on natural gas supplies, up sharply from $150 billion in 2019, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). is exporting natural gas, and importing price volatility.”

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The EPS allows users to model numerous policies that affect energy use and emissions including a renewable portfolio standard, fuel economy standards for vehicles, industry methane standards, incentives for clean energy technologies like we see in the Inflation Reduction Act, and accelerated R&D advancement of various technologies.

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Energy Innovation

AUGUST 13, 2020

150 million Americans regularly breathe unhealthy, polluted air. But recently announced targets to achieve 100 percent clean power by the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and Joe Biden’s presidential campaign would eliminate all air pollution from power plants. By Sonia Aggarwal, Mike O’Boyle, and Amol Phadke.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 25, 2022

Some sections included safety information and tips on energy conservation, but many others promote natural gas, describe its benefits, or position gas as a clean alternative to dirtier fuels. NW Natural knows that teachers possess the power to enlighten students. Answer: a bus that runs on natural gas.).

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Brausch for The Verge Homeowners who want to reduce their carbon footprint by getting rid of polluting appliances have the US government’s full support. She didn’t foresee, however, the high energy bills that would result from cranking up the gas heater when her apartment would turn into an icebox in the winter. Illustration by Nico H.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2022

Flaring — or the burning of stranded natural gas directly at an oil well — is one of the drilling industry’s most notorious problems, often condemned as a pointlessly polluting waste of billions of dollars and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas. How does ExxonMobil plan to reach that goal?

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 24, 2021

As recently as 2019, the global market for liquefied natural gas (LNG) looked bright. At the same time, renewable energy is increasingly the cheapest option to generate electricity in most parts of the world, and the cost declines are expected to continue. “[E]very Credit: The White House. The availability of low-cost U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Out in Utah, a coal-fired power plant supplying electricity to Los Angeles is being outfitted with natural-gas-fired turbines that will eventually be able to run on hydrogen, created via electrolysis with wind and solar power and stored in massive underground caverns for use when that clean energy isn’t available for the grid.

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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. That trend is spreading in the Northwest.

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