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New Environmental Laws Focus on Public Health

Legal Planet

A notable veto, Assemblymember Gail Pellerin’s AB 2513 , which would have required warning labels on gas stoves regarding their health impacts stating “WARNING: Gas stoves can release nitrogen dioxide, benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and other harmful pollutants into the air, which can be toxic to people and pets.

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Can Solar, Storage and Efficiency Help Us Survive Winters Like This?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Eight percent of those deaths were attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Without electricity or heat, some people apparently turned to portable generators, which can fill a home with carbon monoxide exhaust. In 2021, Winter Storm Uri killed at least 246 Texans. As of 2021, 36 percent of US residents are renters.

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How Are Solar Panels Made?

Union of Concerned Scientists

The recipe for cooking up metallurgical grade silicon is Add 1 part silicon dioxide (gravel) and 2 parts carbon (sourced from coal, charcoal, or wood chips) to an electric arc furnace Crank up the heat to 2200 degrees Celsius (this is a third of the temperature of the sun!!) A solar panel has been made.

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Emissions by the Big Utilities: Where They Are, What They’re Aiming For

Legal Planet

Net zero by 2050, 50% cut by 2030, and 100% clean energy by 2040. There’s a lot these simple figures don’t tell us: How much of these companies already cut emissions? (4) Dominion Energy. Energy Mix (2019): [link]. Carbon Reduction Goals: Net-zero carbon monoxide and methane emissions by 2050.

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Atlantic Hurricane Season 2023: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly—and More

Union of Concerned Scientists

And of course, because hurricanes are becoming stronger , wetter , slower , and more destructive , and all these trends have been linked to anthropogenic global warming , it is essential and urgent that nations transition away from fossil fuels and invest on renewable, clean energy.

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Clean Hydrogen: How It’s Produced and What We Can Do with It

Law and Environment

SMR requires steam, heat, and pressure to convert methane (in natural gas) to hydrogen and carbon monoxide. SMR is a high-carbon process that uses fossil fuels for process heat. Ammonia could also be an important carbon-less fuel. How is hydrogen produced today? Steelmaking.

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DEP Awards 4 Grants Totaling $2.9 Million To Replace Old Diesel With Clean-Energy Vehicles

PA Environment Daily

By replacing older polluting engines and equipment with new technologies, funded projects remove nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and hydrocarbon pollution from the air. “This comprehensive approach to reducing vehicle emissions will help improve Pennsylvanians’ health while also helping to slow climate change.”