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Another Death in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Brings Environmental Activists Together to Honor One of Their Own

DeSmogBlog

James Catholic Cemetery in southern Louisiana, across the street from a cluster of oil storage tanks. James where she had lived, and are emblematic of the type of polluting industry she spent her last years rallying against. Tags: cancer alley Pastor Harry Joseph RISE St. James Parish Louisiana petrochemical development

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'Sensible incentives' and 'plumbing reforms': Leading figures mull pathway from Covid-19 crisis to net zero economy

Business Green

For one, Nick Charter, professor of behavioural science at Warwick Business School, suggests the government introduced a 'carbon pound' tagged to all goods and services that would alert consumers to the environmental impact of their purchases and activities.

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Everything you need to know about the UK's landmark Energy White Paper

Business Green

Recent weeks have seen a new 2030 emissions target, the National Infrastructure Strategy, the Treasury's Spending Review, the confirmation of an end to overseas financing of fossil fuel infrastructure, and, of course, Boris Johnson's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.

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How to build a green hydrogen refinery for the maritime industry in Rotterdam

Mr. Sustainability

Transforming this fossil feedstock and the industry behind it requires an immense amount of green hydrogen, in the very least 2GW of renewable energy coming from a windfarm like IJmuiden Ver. The end goal is to create circular fuel for the maritime industry in Rotterdam. Are you currently a vessel owner and operate from Rotterdam?

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How to build a green hydrogen refinery for the maritime industry in Rotterdam

Mr. Sustainability

If we want to create synthetic fuel for the marine industry and use hydrogen as a feedstock, we could end up needing in excess of 50GW. Over 20% of all Dutch emissions are coming from the Rotterdam port area , of which the petrochemical industry is one of the main culprits. We focus on the maritime industry for a reason.

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'Fifteen years of anaemic growth cannot be repeated': The green economy reacts to the government's Growth Plan

Business Green

Boosting the ECO scheme could well end up being cost neutral on Treasury with insulation cutting gas demand and so the overall price tag of the bailout. Good regulation is welcome by industry, as it provides a level playing field for those who want to build high quality development.

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‘I’ve quit drinking the water’: What it’s like to live next to America’s largest coal plant

Grist

” A local salon was also tagged with a message accusing Georgia Power of “telling a lie” to residents about the plant’s health risks. During the Obama administration, a series of regulations designed to protect the environment sent shockwaves through the coal industry.