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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Clean Energy Law

As of April 2018, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region, which encompasses the Basin, was home to approximately 34,000 warehouses with 1.17 If the SCAQMD’s development timeline holds, Proposed Rule 2305 will phase in on July 1, 2020.

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Five Ways Offshore Wind Benefits Us All 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The use of fossil fuels in the power sector, via gas, coal, and oil plants, is a major source of pollutants that harm people and communities. Offshore wind provides a ready solution, with more electricity from offshore wind farms directly leading to less generation from fossil fuel plants.

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The Gas Utility Industry is Gaslighting Us

Union of Concerned Scientists

As we now know, fossil fuel companies lied about it for decades to protect their profits. Now that there is a desperate need to slash global warming emissions worldwide to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, it is critical to rapidly phase out the use of all fossil fuels. What accounts for that?

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If the US Meets Its Climate Goals, We Can Save Money and Lives

Union of Concerned Scientists

Communities and ecosystems continue to suffer the consequences of human-caused climate change , primarily from the burning of fossil fuels across our economy. The case for phasing out of fossil fuels and making a just and equitable transition to clean energy has never been more clear. comes from burning fossil fuels.

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15 Projects Recognized With 2022 Governor's Awards For Environmental Excellence

PA Environment Daily

LR100 is a cleaner fuel source for boilers than other fuel oil replacement options and will reduce air emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter by 50% and sulfur dioxide emissions by nearly 99%. LR100 has the lowest carbon footprint of any commercially available biogenic fuel. Read more here.

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Tackling Agricultural Methane: An Overview of the Science

Legal Planet

(While burning methane to generate energy releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the overall climate impact is reduced and the gas could potentially replace fossil fuel sources.) 2018 , Petersen et al., 2020 , Haque, 2018 , Vijn et al., 2018 , Petersen et al., 2013 , Patra and Yu, 2012 , Kinley et al.,

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Killing King Coal is the First Step Towards Halving Our Emissions

Edouard Stenger

But coal is already in terminal decline in both the US and the EU, all that is needed is a little push: Bloomberg New Energy Finance has confirmed this month that US coal plant retirements are nearing an all-time high, with at least 16 gigawatts (GW) worth of coal-fired plants already retired in 2018. A moral imperative.