Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Beyond its applications, it has substantial potential to support energy security, public health, and the environment.    That said, the production of green H2 using electrolyzers does require rare metals such as platinum and iridium that come with a high price tag. 

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Unfortunately, they are outnumbered by people who have often cast doubt on mainstream climate, environmental, and health sciences. Tags: climate science denial patrick michaels Heartland Institute Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) National Association of Scholars The Independent Institute

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

Once released back into the wild, we tag all our seals so we can keep track of their integration back into the sea, it’s fascinating to see how far they travel.” Despite her poor health, Lady became stronger and stronger thanks to the aid of the Animal Care Team, eventually being released in June 2019.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Tags: American Institute for Economic Research oregon petition COVID-19 COVID Denial This think tank, funded in part through a corporate investment firm with holdings in major oil and petrochemical companies, operates a network for the international business community that partners with other institutions backed by Koch and fossil fuel cash.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Jacobson questions the climate and health benefits of carbon capture technology against simply switching to renewable energy sources like wind and solar. Tags: carbon capture ccs clean coal renewable energy Mark Jacobson Read time: 7 mins New research from Stanford University professor Mark Z.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 6, 2020

Tags: COVID-19 New Mexico Permian Basin fracking industry fracking health impacts coronavirus They have wondered what effect the industrial pollution might have on them and their son and daughter — even more so now with the COVID -19 pandemic — but with no money to pick up and relocate, they have remained in their home. .

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

For ICE vehicles, the odometer reading is a major factor, but for EVs, the health of the battery may be more important, as the battery is the most expensive part of the vehicle, and it naturally degrades over time. What determines the value of a used car? However, there’s little in the way of data on battery aging to guide buyers and sellers.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 18, 2020

The EPA adviser’s critical remarks appear consistent with his track record of disregarding robust science on air pollution and health risks in his consulting work for industry clients such as tobacco and fossil fuel interests. Tags: air pollution COVID-19 Dr. Tony Cox American Petroleum Institute Scott Pruitt Andrew Wheeler U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Weymouth's compressor station, once open, would keep gas pumping through a regional pipeline system, but even before this gas leak, its road to get there has been bumpy, with outcries over its air pollution permit and health concerns from the surrounding community.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 19, 2019

Read time: 15 mins In July 2015 workers at the Garden Creek I Gas Processing Plant, in Watford City, North Dakota, noticed a leak in a pipeline and reported a spill to the North Dakota Department of Health that remains officially listed as 10 gallons, the size of two bottled water delivery jugs.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 20, 2020

Over 25 percent of the families here live in poverty , and many lack access to basic services like water, sewer and primary health care. Tags: environmental racism flaring Eagle Ford Shale public health -Mexico border is known for its persistent poverty. The Eagle Ford is widely considered the most profitable U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

What he found, two days later, would eventually confirm his fears and frustrations surrounding an environmental and public health risk haunting the City of Angels. Tags: Los Angeles orphan wells Hydrogen sulfide air pollution DOGGR california Aliso Canyon

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

“It is not lost on us that Allegheny Health Network is building a cancer institute directly above the cracker plant at the Beaver County Mall,” Matt Mehalik, executive director of the advocacy group Breathe Project, said at a November 6 public meeting about the Shell plastics plant, also known as an “ethane cracker.”

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

with some calling the situation a “complete sell-off” that could jeopardize the health of the community and environment. Tags: Weymouth compressor station Enbridge Atlantic Bridge PHMSA conflict of interest FRRACS

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

The data, which raise health concerns about the communities adjoining these refineries, were released in a February 6 report by the Environmental Integrity Project, a nonprofit group of former EPA enforcement attorneys, public interest lawyers, and community organizers.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 19, 2020

Despite clear warnings from scientists , global health experts and even central banks of impending climate-driven crises, Shell’s report largely sends a message that everything is fine and the company’s “business strategy is sound.”. Tags: shell Shell Knew energy transition Paris Agreement climate change climate litigation

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Read time: 9 mins Mounting concerns over pollution, public health, and the expansion of the petrochemical industry came to a head when two activists were detained in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on October 30, the last day of a two-week protest against environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley. .

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Both the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) jointly warn that because of these serious healthcare and medical costs, climate change is essentially a public health crisis. But with the NRDC-UCSF findings, links can now be established correlating health data with climate change.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The impacts from the BP oil spill are still taking a toll on the environment, and a number of people exposed to the oil and the dispersant used to break up the oil continue to fight the company for compensation due to their health claims. Tags: BP oil disaster Isle de Jean Charles Louisiana cancer alley

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

Leading companies, including tech firms Microsoft and Akamai, are expanding their focus into new realms — ones that explore the intersection of sustainability and human health, or that allow employees to take action to reduce their own impact at home and in the communities where they live.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 26, 2019

Tags: kochvsclean David Koch Kochland Charles Koch Jane Mayer Christopher Leonard Kochtopus

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Envirotec spoke to Rainer Kiirsk, who helped develop the AirSniffler , a seemingly ground-breaking product for its power consumption and sub- 70 price tag, as well as the usefulness of the software that runs alongside it. Ozone and NOx seem to present the greatest danger to human health, suggests Kiirsk.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 24, 2020

We use some thought exercises as a way to break up the gloom, and do a mental health check-in with each other. If you have any other show topic ideas, tag The Energy Gang and The Interchange on Twitter. In this episode, we take listener questions about how to use the current crisis as an opportunity.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

ClientEarth has also launched a petition calling for a ban on all fossil fuel advertising unless it comes with a tobacco-style health warning. Tags: bp Client Earth

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 7, 2019

The Koch Network Database will chronicle the historical and present deeds and quotes associated with the people and organizations that have helped to advance the Kochs' free market approach to environmental regulations, and the subsequent consequences of such approaches for climate change, public health, and democracy.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 2, 2019

He implored councilmembers to consider freshly unveiled public health and economic concerns before they reaffirmed a permit allowing yet another petrochemical plant in a southern Louisiana community fed up with its already rapid industrialization. Tags: cancer alley Louisiana Pastor Harry Joseph St. James Parish Council on July 24.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

These practices not only cater to Earth’s well-being but also cater to our health and finances. From recycling to upgrading to energy-efficient appliances, we can do plenty of things to contribute to our planet’s health. Consider the moving process, too.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 22, 2020

It developed the sustainability-minded audience by capturing a list of terms that someone interested in sustainability may use in their Twitter bio, or by tagging accounts that a climate activist may follow. To reach these rankings, Zoomph’s platform started with about 342 million anonymized profiles.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has broachedumpteen pervasive challenges on multiple fronts- health, environment and economy. Although the economy is restoring to an extent but an exponential escalation in the biomedical waste generation has posed severe persisting health hazards and environmental threats. Smart Waste Management: PWC& AWCS.

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Front And Centered

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

But we know that in our communities, health and well-being varies significantly according to who you are and where you live. Our communities in these areas are bearing an unfair share of the health impact. And nearly every legislative district has neighborhoods highly impacted by environmental health hazards. .

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

financial system and to its ability to sustain the American economy,” it stated, adding: Climate change is already impacting or is anticipated to impact nearly every facet of the economy, including infrastructure, agriculture, residential and commercial property, as well as human health and labor productivity. Sub-systemic shocks.

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Better Ventures

APRIL 13, 2021

How technology will enable a new wave of startup companies to make tele-behavioral health better than in-person therapy There’s an old story in technology circles about how at the dawn of television, people didn’t know what to do with it, so they basically put a radio show on television. And so it is with tele-behavioral health?—?you

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Grist

JUNE 2, 2023

But the city and the state environmental agency hadn’t thought much of it, since the contamination, at a combined 200 parts per trillion, or ppt, was not thought to be at a level that was harmful to human health. The decision to regulate PFAS represents a huge win for public health. That win will come at a cost. billion per year.

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EDF + Business

JULY 10, 2020

Getting a finished product from the factory to your door, has costs beyond the price tag. More trucks are making more trips, hurting the planet, and our health.”. Because right now, air pollution is impacting their bottom line, employee health and the economy — all the places we can least afford to be hurt.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Particulates and health. Hand in hand with gas levels comes particulate matter, more commonly referred to as PM, the health risks of which are understood to be especially acute with PM2.5 With its sub-$500 price tag, Alphasense’s OPC-N3 and OPC-R2 devices qualified to participate in their own right.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Those groups are still most at risk from extreme heat and air pollution in Chicago, which can coincide to produce “profound public health consequences,” said Horton, like they did when wildfire smoke from Canada gave the city the worst air quality in the world in June.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

But environmental health experts have specifically called into question the EPA’s proposal to raise acceptable levels of benzo(a)pyrene, or BaP, and similar compounds in the Superfund’s sediment. percent sliver off of the whole project’s $342 million price tag.

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