Defend Our Future

AUGUST 14, 2023

Catching up with the Community Organizing Fellows While Defend Our Future’s campus ambassadors are enjoying a well-deserved summer break, our community organizing fellows have been hard at work with our partners to engage community members to build a future free from fossil fuels.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 28, 2023

Decreased Renewables Cost: Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) to project sponsors is expected to decrease by 40-60%, which will likely result in cost reductions for commercial electricity users. Notes: PTC stands for Production Tax Credit. ITC stands for investment tax credit. Sources: Deloitte Analysis, H.R.5376

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. However, like Ahoskie, Joyner’s community wasn’t quick to organize against the plant. . “I

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

Now more than ever consumers are using their purchasing power to push companies to be more sustainable. Energy Usage and Electricity. Plumbing and Water Usage. While it is energy intensive to make, it is far less energy intensive to recycle. Energy Efficiency and Electricity.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

Now more than ever consumers are using their purchasing power to push companies to be more sustainable. Energy Usage and Electricity. Plumbing and Water Usage. While it is energy intensive to make, it is far less energy intensive to recycle. Energy Efficiency and Electricity.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2022

That’s the message delivered on Tuesday by public health experts from the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, a high-profile panel of scientific experts. There’s not a whole lot being done about it,” said Rachael Kupka, executive director of the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution and one of the report’s coauthors.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

There’s a lot of beautiful things that happen out of [Richmond]," says Khamphanthong, a community organizer with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network whose family emigrated from Laos in the 1980s. And they have suffered collateral damage from the harmful pollutants produced by using fossil fuels. As the U.S. As the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 30, 2021

The report , which draws from government data, raises concerns about the potential health effects on those living near the refineries and the federal enforcement that the high levels of this cancer-causing air pollutant should trigger. More than a dozen U.S. Canary in a Coal Mine”.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Rapier: What are countries doing to encourage LPG, and how is LPG usage growing? So, for instance, you can have government programs where you will have LPG for power generation or LPG for industrial consumption, and that allows a large infrastructure to be built. How does your organization facilitate LPG adoption?

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Grist

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Most of the air we breathe comes from algae and other aquatic organisms that have been photosynthesizing sunlight into oxygen for a billion years. Blue-green algae contain a powerful class of toxins called cyanotoxins. These poisonous organisms have been cropping up a lot lately. But not all algae are life-giving.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

A study conducted by the University of Kentucky found that the dominant contributor to the carbon footprint and variable costs of field-grown trees is equipment use, or, more specifically, the combustion of fossil fuels which occurs at harvest time. Improve Cultivation Techniques to be Organic . Compost Where You Can.

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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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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

But in the intervening decades, the region’s rivers were dammed or channeled and the fossil fuel era dawned across Appalachia. It used to be that, if you were lucky and eagle-eyed, you might encounter a diamond darter in many places along the Ohio River Valley, not just this tiny stretch of the Elk River. Mountaintop Mining.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 23, 2022

Now more than ever consumers are using their purchasing power to push companies to be more sustainable. The current standard for machinery and equipment is gas powered, which releases carbon into the atmosphere when in use. Switch to battery powered machines. Customers Are Demanding Sustainability.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

To identify the powerful actors most actively lobbying against these key EU regulations and policies, DeSmog analysed corporate reports, lobbying records, official position papers, responses to public EU consultations, media events, and meetings held with various EU bodies over the past two years. Europe’s Green Deal.

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Greentown Labs

AUGUST 20, 2021

You’ll also learn about key technology areas that are driving momentum to equitably tackle the climate crisis, and explore the plentiful opportunities for everyone to be a part of the energy transition that’s already unfolding. Northeast Clean Energy Council President Peter Rothstein. Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

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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. It’s an apt welcome to a place where the realities of everyday life seem to be in stark contrast to the green illusion marketed by the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

James’ march was set to take place, Lavigne learned that the town required her organization to post a $10,000 bond to obtain a permit for the march, money the group didn’t have access to on short notice. Every stage of natural gas production and distribution releases methane pollution, a powerful greenhouse gas.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2024

As blackouts become more common due to the severity of climate change, sources of continuous battery backup power can be one less headache—and a life-saving advantage—to fire departments and emergency services already faced with rising costs and operational challenges, explains Lance Honea of Swell Energy. are volunteers.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In many ways, EtO is a poster child for the ways that industry and regulators have, for decades , failed to effectively protect people from chemical safety hazards and health threats like cancer. Muller ranks in the top 25 schools where students’ long-term health is most at risk from toxic air pollution in the U.S.,

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 11, 2023

The SEJ is a 1,500-strong membership organization dedicated to “more and better coverage of environment-related issues.” The WSPA’s description of its dinner says that “nothing is off the table” — adding that “we want to hear from you and answer any questions you may have about the oil and gas industry’s role in the energy transition.”

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. RECYCLED STEEL. BIO-BASED AND RECYCLED INSULATION.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

A study conducted by the University of Kentucky found that the dominant contributor to the carbon footprint and variable costs of field-grown trees is equipment use, or, more specifically, the combustion of fossil fuels which occurs at harvest time. Improve Cultivation Techniques to be Organic . Compost Where You Can.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The groups said the summit disregarded “the urgent need to address the gross power imbalances that corporations hold over food systems.”. JBS , the world’s second-largest food company, also shared its plan to support regenerative agriculture practices, which are said to improve soil health and biodiversity. Corporate Capture.

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Grist

MAY 25, 2021

The last trial will measure the carbon removal potential of energy crops such as willow and miscanthus grass for the first time at commercial scale. These crops would be burned for energy, with the CO2 emissions trapped and stored underground. The charcoal-like material is produced from wood or organic waste.

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Front And Centered

MAY 17, 2019

Like in the HEAL Act, a task force will be formed to further explore creating a state office dedicated to equity, and the decision-making body includes the people most impacted in all areas of government, such as environment, health care, employment and education. .

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 5, 2020

So, why is it that “building electrification” is now among the energy industry’s most popular buzzwords? Most buildings run on multiple fuels. They use electricity to power lights, refrigerators and electronic devices. Gas-powered water heaters can be replaced with heat pump water heaters.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 20, 2021

From water usage to pollution , growing cannabis may have a larger footprint than you’d think. Energy consumption How does energy use factor into growing cannabis? Growing cannabis indoors requires a significant amount of energy. ” This means that every pound of marijuana produced creates about 1.95

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2021

EQT’s move comes on the heels of a similar announcement from Chesapeake Energy, one of the pioneers of fracking which recently emerged from bankruptcy. Industry advisors are increasingly offering up new ideas about how oil and gas companies can use the language of ESG to market their fossil fuel as different from the competition’s.

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Low Impact

OCTOBER 13, 2021

NbS are not a substitute for the rapid phase-out of fossil fuels and must not delay urgent action to decarbonize our economies. However, we are passionate about orchards representing a powerful way that people can get involved at a community level. Let’s looks at why community orchards fit the bill.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. The process helps organizations highlight and target high GHG emitting operations with emission reduction strategies.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Photos I shot last year in South Louisiana illustrate the Gulf Coast’s rapidly expanding fossil fuel industry, and the groundswell of frontline community members, environmental advocates, and activists fighting to stop it. While “green” hydrogen fuel can be produced with renewable energy, that process is cost prohibitive for now.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This story is part of a collaboration between DeSmog and Public Health Watch. I arrived in Portland that night after driving from south Louisiana, documenting some of the fossil fuel industry’s expansion in the Gulf Coast region along the way. Most in Taft associate industry only with jobs, not health problems.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

By Logan Atkinson Burke, Alliance for Affordable Energy, and Marriele Mango, Clean Energy Group. Like Hurricane Katrina and numerous storms before it, Hurricane Ida demolished Louisiana’s outdated, fossil-fuel-dependent energy system. Three weeks later, 38,000 remained without power. Fossil-Fuel Failures.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 5, 2021

5 opportunities of a circular economy David McGinty Fri, 03/05/2021 – 00:12 More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. percent gets recycled and used again. Take the textiles industry.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

On Wednesday, the World Health Organization, or WHO, published an update to its air quality guidelines — the international rubric that sets non-binding standards for safe levels of air pollution for the world’s countries. It sets higher standards for almost every pollutant the organization monitors.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Charles and David notoriously poured fortunes into funding organizations and projects designed to prevent fossil fuel regulation, often by obscuring the role that fossil fuels play in causing climate change. The reality is they haven’t earned it yet.”. John Beard, Jr. ” The ‘Other’ Koch Brother.

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