DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 7, 2020

James Parish, cried when she heard the news. I spoke to Lavigne, who has tirelessly fought the project since the fall of 2018, just after news broke of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s ( LDEQ ) decisions for Formosa.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 29, 2021

Read time: 10 mins In December, The New York Times published a story revealing how ExxonMobil and other oil companies had paid a public relations firm named FTI to build “news” and information websites falsely suggesting grassroots support for the fossil fuel industry and its initiatives.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Read time: 3 mins By Karen Savage, Climate Liability News. Originally published on Climate Liability News. Tags: climate liability #ExxonKnew ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Chevron (NYSE: CVX)

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 18, 2024

The news follows the announcement in early April that British Gypsum is to become the first building products manufacturer to transport its materials on the LOOP pallets. The scheme had a false start in 2019, when it struggled to find customers willing to pay the deposit, 1 but has been relaunched, and is under new ownership.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Tags: climate change Ford general motors automakers E&E News Center for International Environmental Law SUVs climate liability The investigation , published Monday, October 26, also describes how the auto giants largely dismissed those risks and actively lobbied to block action and fund climate science denial campaigns.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Read time: 6 mins This story is part of Covering Climate Now , a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. . The strikes are happening ahead of the UN Climate Summit, which is taking place in New York on 23 September. .

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 20, 2020

Read time: 6 mins By Amy Westervelt, Drilled News. Originally published by Drilled News. Tags: disinformation COVID-19 pr tobacco American Petroleum Institute Edelman Public Relations astroturfing

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2023

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week OVO to offer heat pumps at lower cost than gas boilers Energy supplier touts new offer promising heat pumps at cheaper price tag and running costs than conventional gas boilers. -

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 1, 2021

Read time: 4 mins By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network. Tags: Heathrow Paris Accord limit internationally agreed to rein in global heating.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

This piece is published in partnership with Covering Climate Now , a global collaboration of more than 380 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Tags: Covering Climate Now 2019 Read time: 6 mins By Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 2, 2019

These documents add new context to the groundbreaking investigative reporting by Inside Climate News , and the Columbia School of Journalism in partnership with the Los Angeles Times , that revealed the #ExxonKnew conspiracy. Tags: Imperial Oil #ExxonKnew ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM)

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The news bought relief to opponents of the plant. . “ Tags: cancer alley petrochemical development Wanhua Chemical Read time: 5 mins Chinese giant Wanhua Chemical officially withdrew its plans to build a $1.25 billion plastics manufacturing complex in St. James, Louisiana, in the heart of the already industrialized Cancer Alley.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

FedEx's carbon neutral news follows the company's announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show in January that it will be the first customer for GM's new electric delivery BrightDrop service. .

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Read time: 4 mins It may come as something of a surprise to regular readers of DeSmog that we are joining more than 250 other news outlets in a global collaboration called “ Covering Climate Now ,” led by The Nation and the Columbia Journalism Review.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Read time: 17 mins This story is part of Covering Climate Now , a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. . Tags: kochvsclean koch industries Charles Koch Americans for Prosperity American Energy Alliance tom pyle Covering Climate Now 2019

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It is republished here as part of DeSmog's partnership with Covering Climate Now , a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. one of the Senate’s most progressive members and the chief sponsor of the Senate version of the Green New Deal resolution. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.),

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

coast, footage of the storm's devastation flooded the internet alongside calls for governments and the news media to recognize the here-and-now destruction of the climate emergency. Tags: hurricanes and global warming extreme weather Caribbean green new deal

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 19, 2019

Read time: 4 mins By Tim Radford for Climate News Network. Tags: climate science little ice age Other historic changes — the so-called Medieval Warm Period and then the “Little Ice Age” that marked the 17th to the 19th centuries — were not global.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

This story is part of Covering Climate Now , a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. . Tags: Boris Johnson Covering Climate Now 2019 brexit climate deniers Brexit Party Vox European Parliament Read time: 9 mins By Mat Hope, DeSmog, and Eduardo Robaina, La Marea/Climática.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

It is republished here as part of DeSmog's partnership with Covering Climate Now , a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Tags: climate gate michael mann Climate Gate michael mann hockey stick Covering Climate Now 2019 climate science denial

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

It is republished here as part of DeSmog's partnership with Covering Climate Now , a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Tags: Covering Climate Now 2019 fracking advertising spin ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) bp Read time: 4 mins By Kate Yoder , Grist.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 6, 2019

We opened the backdoor and it was like a tornado of fire going around and around and he said we were trapped,” survivor Jodie Coulter, 53, told CBS News, describing her efforts to flee on foot. Tags: ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) petrochemical development natural gas pipelines Enbridge Philadelphia Energy Solutions

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

However, the big news is that Porsche will be fielding an electric racing team. The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team recently unveiled its Gen2 99X Electric racer. The 99X Electric has a standardized Formula E-approved chassis and battery, along with a Porsche E-Performance Powertrain.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 16, 2019

Read time: 4 mins By Paul Brown for the Climate News Network. Tags: electric vehicles BNP Paribas renewables investment cars

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Read time: 5 mins In August, the French news service AFP revealed that the International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ) has been drafting new climate action guidelines for businesses that raise concerns about promoting geoengineering as a climate solution. .

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Charged

JANUARY 7, 2022

CEO Jim Farley recently told Automotive News that demand for its new EVs has turned out to be two to three times what the company expected, adding that it has logged almost 200,000 reservations for the F-150 Lightning. A fully loaded Platinum F-150 Lightning packs a price tag a little under $80,000. inch touchscreen, and 9.6

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 17, 2019

We have called every state and federal agency, we have called the news media, and nobody is responding. These trucks are a brand-new technology, and nearly entirely unregulated — it’s very frustrating.”. Tags: virtual pipelines Compressed Natural Gas PHMSA Massachusetts

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Read time: 9 mins This story is part of Covering Climate Now , a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. . Tags: solar geoengineering geoengineering bill gates David Keith American Enterprise Institute ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) rex tillerson Covering Climate Now 2019

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2020

This week's auction saw six firms win a chunk of the 700MW of contracts on offer, with the biggest deal going to South Korean solar panel manufacturer Hanwha Q Cells, which is set to deliver 315MW of new capacity. Spanish energy giants Iberdrola and Endesa each won an allotment from the auction, while German energy firm TAG took away two.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. Finding the solution through innovative technology.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 6, 2024

More Eurelectric news: Data interoperability key to advance e-mobility finds Eurelectric “I’m dismayed at the discussion about AI in Europe” says E.ON chief Europe risks being seen as ‘weak’ in new energy balance of power Also vital for the customer – certainly in the mind of the customer themselves – is the initial cost of an EV.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Read time: 7 mins This story is part of Covering Climate Now , a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. . Tags: ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) #ExxonKnew climate science denial American Petroleum Institute Covering Climate Now 2019

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The news comes as Ford begins delivery of its all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV, which will be followed by the firm's first E-Transit commercial van later in the year, and an all-electric F-150 pickup scheduled for the mid-2020s.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

However, in today’s era, sustainable or eco-friendly measures are no longer unusual but a new standard for companies worldwide. In terms of industrial impacts on the environment, one of the biggest culprits is the packaging material and accessories that tag along with products.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Related: Gorgeous new Apple store is powered entirely by renewable energy in Paris Consumers are meeting the news with mixed reactions. What if you’re new to the Apple ecosystem and don’t have headphones or a wall charger? The iPhone 12 Pro models are the first to incorporate 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Clean transport advocates point out £30bn price tag for railway electrification is in the same ball park as budget for road building. Meanwhile Louise Haigh MP, Shadow Transport Secretary, claimed the government had "no plan to deliver a rail network fit for this century" in reaction to the news.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 Last month, scientists at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research said that while previous research suggested that a 1°C hotter year reduces economic output by about 1 percent, “the new analysis points to output losses of up to three times that much in warm regions.”’.

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