Legal Planet
DECEMBER 19, 2023
This year, over 40 million doctors, nurses, health ministers, and other health professionals came together to call for robust action to phase out fossil fuels and work towards a healthier future for those most affected. By contrast, this year there was an unprecedented number of fossil fuel lobbyists in attendance.
Legal Planet
MARCH 31, 2022
It turns out that most of them are 50-60% reliant on fossil fuels, with a lot of the remainder coming from nuclear and hydro. However, there are important differences in the mix of gas and coal in generation, which matters a lot since coal-fired generators emit much more carbon per kilowatt. Fossil Fuel Use.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The fossil fuel industry has systematically contaminated our environment with a wide range of toxic chemicals for over a century. It is one of the so-called criteria air pollutants , along with NOx, SOx, carbon monoxide (CO), and lead 5. Bermix Studio/Unsplash PM2.5: A subset of these particles, called PM2.5,
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
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.
Law and Environment
MAY 4, 2023
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. They typically refer to fossil SMR hydrogen as “ grey ” hydrogen. We make hydrogen mainly using steam methane reforming (“SMR”).
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 31, 2023
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.
Enviromental Defense
JANUARY 30, 2024
We should do everything we can to reduce the effects of global warming and that means burning less fossil fuels, which includes burning less gas. Safe Carbon monoxide poisoning is a serious concern and a threat when there are gas appliances in the home. If this goes unnoticed, it could cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
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