Op-Ed: 4 Reasons to Boycott “How to Blow Up a Pipeline”

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 23:55:07 +0000

ExxonMobil and big polluters delight in anything that equates those trying to solve the global climate crisis with criminality. That’s why I’m boycotting the movie How to Blow Up a Pipeline. And if you’re climate-concerned, I’m making a case here for you to join me. The movie is based on a manifesto by Andreas Malm, […]

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Shell Makes Another Green Hydrogen Move, Exxon Gets The Blues

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:35:19 +0000

shell green hydrogen exxon blueShell takes another step on its green hydrogen journey, while ExxonMobil doubles down on natural gas with carbon capture.

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When Is Geothermal As Bad As Coal?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:30:50 +0000

0.6 million tons of CO2 are escaping through the holes they’ve drilled to create energy, so they are going to try to capture some of it at great expense and pump it back into the same place it’s escaping from. 

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Algae Biofuel Back From Dead, Now With Carbon Capture

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:30:41 +0000

biofuel algae bioreactor NRELAlgae biofuel could have another moment in the sun, now that more federal dollars are pouring into carbon capture-and-recycling technology.

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Exxon CEO: All New Cars Electric by 2040 — What That Actually Means

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 06:43:25 +0000

Once upon a time, all new car sales being electric by 2040 was a bold prediction. In fact, many countries still have a much more pessimistic target. However, anybody following the sector somewhat closely knows that even not-so-aggressive automakers are aiming to be fully electric by 2035 or sooner. Tesla’s Elon Musk has also estimated […]

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Two Perspectives On Fossil Fuels & Emissions — The Methane Problem

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 20:05:29 +0000

fossil fuel emissionsLast week, Exxon CEO Darren Woods told CNBC in an interview that carbon capture was going to be the next big thing in the effort to keep the Earth from overheating and that making hydrogen from methane would provide much of the world with an abundant source of clean fuels. Careful readers will note that […]

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A Year After the Shell Ruling: Big Victories & Next Steps for Climate Litigation

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 22:52:34 +0000

Yesterday marked one year since the precedent-setting court ruling in the Netherlands, which ordered Shell to cut its activities’ carbon emissions by 45 percent compared to 2019 levels to align with the Paris climate agreement. The ruling was a landmark for climate litigation, demonstrating the potential power of the courts to help ensure a just climate future. […]

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