Blue Hydrogen Plant Touted For Louisiana, But Will It Reduce Carbon?
"Study says process might lead to even more greenhouse emissions than burning natural gas"
Source: Nola.com, 11/05/2021
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"Faith Groups Increasingly Join Fight Against Climate Change"
"On a boat ride along a bayou that shares the name of his Native American tribe, Donald Dardar points to a cross marking his ancestors’ south Louisiana burial ground — a place he fears will disappear."
Source: AP, 11/05/2021"Exxon Would Like You to Invest in Its $100-Billion Carbon Capture Scheme"
"The oil giant floated the idea for an enormous carbon capture and storage hub this week. It just needs some help footing the pricetag."
Source: Earther, 11/05/2021Blue Carbon: The Hidden CO2 Sink That Pioneers Say Could Save The Planet
"With the ocean seen as the key to keeping global heating to 1.5C, attention has turned to the vital but overlooked “big three” marine ecosystems – seagrass, mangroves and salt marshes".
Source: Guardian, 11/05/2021"Nation’s 3rd-Largest Utility To Shut Down Half Of Coal Fleet"
"Southern Co. announced yesterday that it will shutter roughly 55 percent of its coal fleet by the end of the decade as the company shifts to a net-zero electricity mix."
Source: E&E News, 11/05/2021"Greta Thunberg Says Climate Talks Are Becoming a ‘Greenwash Campaign’"
"The United Nations climate conference in Scotland has become a venue for world leaders and business executives to pretend they are taking action on climate change without following through, the climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Thursday."
Source: NYTimes, 11/05/2021"Poland And 17 Other Countries To Announce A Major Deal To End Coal"
"A coalition of 18 countries, plus dozens of banks and other institutions, will pledge to phase out coal-fired power plants domestically and to end funding for international coal projects, according to the British government, which struck the deal at a global climate summit."
Source: NYTimes, 11/04/2021"Climate Summit Turns Its Focus to a Contentious Question: Who Pays?"
"Some of the world’s biggest financial institutions on Wednesday vowed to mobilize trillions of dollars to help shift the global economy toward cleaner energy as negotiators at the United Nations climate summit struggled with the question of how to pay for the enormous costs of climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 11/04/2021"How EPA Methane Rule Hits Energy, From Pipelines To Politics"
"The Biden administration’s plan to reduce methane emissions announced yesterday may spark state clashes even as it was called "extremely costly" and drew criticism for allegedly not doing enough to cut oil and gas pollution."
Source: E&E News, 11/04/2021"The Dark Secrets Behind Big Oil’s Climate Pledges"
"Oil companies and the banks that finance them are making empty promises – and getting credit for them too".
Source: Floodlight, 11/04/2021"Widespread Coronavirus Infection Found in Iowa Deer, New Study Says"
"A new study of hundreds of white-tailed deer infected with the coronavirus in Iowa has found that the animals probably are contracting the virus from humans, and then rapidly spreading it among one another, according to researchers."
Source: NYTimes, 11/04/2021"Avangrid Power Line Rejection Deals Blow to Emissions Goals"
"The $1 billion, 145-mile-long transmission line project from Avangrid Inc. had secured permits, survived years of legal challenges, and fulfilled the White House’s national clean energy goals. On Tuesday, about 60% Maine voters didn’t see what was in it for them and rejected the partially built project."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/04/2021"Michigan City With Lead In Water Ordered To Fix Water Plant"
"A Michigan city [Benton Harbor] that is urging residents not to drink tap water failed to timely warn people about high levels of lead and must make improvements at the water plant, federal regulators said Tuesday after an inspection revealed a variety of problems."
Source: AP, 11/04/2021"The Dalles Sues To Keep Google’s Water Use A Secret"
"Ahead of a key city council vote on a $28.5 million water pact with Google, the city of The Dalles filed suit in state court Friday in an effort to keep the tech giant’s water use a secret."
Source: Oregonian, 11/04/2021"This U.S. City Just Voted To Decarbonize Every Single Building"
"Late Wednesday night, the city of Ithaca, N.Y., voted to electrify and decarbonize its buildings. It’s the first such initiative of its kind in the country."
Source: Washington Post, 11/04/2021
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