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Trump brushes aside environmental concerns, signs 2 executive orders to speed up gas, oil projects
This article discusses Trump ignoring environmental concerns by signing 2 executive orders to speed up gas, oil projects.
Aiming to streamline oil and gas pipeline projects, President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed two executive orders making it harder for states to block construction because of environmental concerns.
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Industry BS on Plastics
This article discusses the plastics industry plans for handling plastics, burn baby burn.
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HOW THE MEDIA LAUNDERS FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY PROPAGANDA THROUGH BRANDED CONTENT
This article discusses how the fossil fuel industry spreads its propaganda, and how the media helps them do so.
THERE IT WAS in black and white — or black, white, and a palette of gentle greens and blues. With a headline predicting that natural gas “will thrive in the age of renewables,” […]
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‘What science demanded’: Duke Energy ordered to excavate all coal ash in North Carolina
This article discusses Duke Energy being ordered to excavate all coal ash in North Carolina.
State environmental officials ruled Monday that Duke Energy must dig up all of the coal ash near the Belews Creek Steam Station for disposal in a lined landfill or for possible recycling.
They rejected the “cap-in-place” […]
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Another DeSmogBlog
This week, the following are discusses:
On Health of the Great Barrier Reef and Case of Sacked Scientist Peter Ridd, Sky News Creates Alternate Reality
NAACP Reveals Tactics Fossil Fuel Industry Uses to Manipulate Communities of Color
America’s Missed Climate Targets Cost Global Economy $1 Trillion, Dublin-based Think Tank Finds
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HOW THE MEDIA LAUNDERS FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY PROPAGANDA THROUGH BRANDED CONTENT
This article discusses how the fossil fuel industry tries to use its advertising to spread propaganda and lies.
THERE IT WAS in black and white — or black, white, and a palette of gentle greens and blues. With a headline predicting that natural gas “will thrive in the age of renewables,” the […]
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Virginia can be a key player in the wind energy industry
This article discusses how Virginia can be a key player in the wind energy industry.
An influx of wind turbines is planned for the U.S. East Coast, and Virginia could be a key player in a supply chain producing these massive structures.
Wind turbines already are spinning off Rhode Island, where the […]
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Virginia pipelines set off ‘an alarm bell’ for skeptical energy regulator
This Virginia Mercury article discusses how the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines set off ‘an alarm bell’ for skeptical FERC energy regulator Cheryl LaFleur.
LaFleur, appointed to the commission by President Barack Obama in 2010, made waves a couple of years ago when she split with her Republican colleagues over […]
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Florida utility to close natural gas plants, build massive solar-powered battery
This Ars Technica article discusses the future plans of a Florida utility – close its natural gas plants and build a massive solar-powered battery. On Thursday, Florida Power and Light (FPL) announced that it would retire two natural gas plants and replace those plants with what is likely to be the world’s largest […]
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DeSmog Blog
This week’s posting contains articles on the oil industry subterfuge. activists fighting the chemical industry in Louisiana, Australian deniers meeting with the Koch Brothers, the financial impact of Trump’s rollback of clean car standards and his appointing an Independent Petroleum Association of America insider to the top DOI post, […]
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