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DeSmogBlog, January 28,2021
Articles include: Pause on Drilling on Federal Lands; LNG-by-Rail Safety Concerns; Scenes from a Locked-Down Washington D.C.; Alberta Inquiry; Cheaper Solar Power; Climate Disinformation Database: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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DeSmogBlog, January 21, 2021
Articles include: O&G Climate Denial Campaign Dates Back to 1980; Natural Gas Industry’s Hydrogen Push; Keystone XL Pipeline Canceled; Pacific Northwest Fossil Fuel Projects Dealt Massive Setbacks; Quits Fossil Fuel Lobby Group the American Petroleum Institute;
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New York Times Climate FWD, January 20, 2021
New York Times Climate FWD: articles include: Biden’s election; electric cars; pulling carbon from the air; events this week; an ancient view of the cosmos.
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Studies: Offshore Wind Power is Ready to Boom. Here’s What That Means for Wildlife
The Revelator: Offshore Wind Power is Ready to Boom. Here’s What That Means for Wildlife. Climate change threatens many marine species, but some climate solutions pose risks, too. Researchers say offshore wind needs continued study and better regulations.
A key part of the United States’ clean energy transition has started to take […]
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Toyota-Backed Paris Venture Targets 10,000 Hydrogen Taxis by 2024
Bloomberg: Toyota-Backed Paris Venture Targets 10,000 Hydrogen Taxis by 2024.
HysetCo. raises 80 million euros to hasten shift among taxis
Paris has announced plans to get polluting cars off the roadA French company plans to persuade 10,000 Paris taxi drivers to switch to hydrogen-powered cars by the time the Olympic Games […]
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Report: Global sales of electric cars accelerate fast in 2020 despite pandemic
The Guardian: Global sales of electric cars accelerate fast in 2020 despite pandemic. Sales of electric cars rose by 43% while overall car sales slumped by a fifth last year.
Global sales of electric cars accelerated fast in 2020, rising by 43% to more than 3m, despite overall car sales slumping by […]
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Legislation aims to reduce barriers for energy storage projects
Virginia Mercury: Legislation aims to reduce barriers for energy storage projects.
In 2020, lawmakers seeking to speed the development of renewables and wean Virginia off fossil fuels made a host of changes to state law that aimed to smooth local approvals of large-scale solar farms. This year, they’re wielding the same […]
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Climate scientist Michael Mann: U.S. is in position to be a leader on climate change
NPR: Climate scientist Michael Mann: U.S. is in position to be a leader on climate change. New book calls for ‘fight to take back our planet.’
Well-known climate scientist and Penn State professor Michael Mann argues in a new book that there are many tools for addressing climate change and transitioning to […]
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Greener air travel will depend on these emerging technologies
National Geographic: Greener air travel will depend on these emerging technologies. Electric engines, alternative fuels, and better navigation could reduce emissions—and mitigate the impacts of a global return to the skies.
Here’s a word you may have overlooked in 2020: flygskam, a Swedish term for the feeling of being ashamed to fly. In […]
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