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University Of Toronto School Of Environment Says No To Fossil Fuel Money

October 24, 2024 admin Fossil Fuels, green economy, irving institute, policy & politics, University of Toronto

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:59:37 +0000

You might think this is a no-brainer, but the School of Environment at the University of Toronto has decided it will no longer accept funding from fossil fuel companies. According to a report by The Guardian, it has committed to stop taking funds from the fossil fuel sector for research, … [continued]

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$360M Discrepancy In Brampton Transit Study: Hydrogen Mix Falsely Positioned As Lower Cost Option

October 22, 2024 admin Canada, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Europe, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, fuel cell, green economy, green hydrogen, grid, hydrogen, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Ontario, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 23:17:29 +0000

In recent days I’ve become aware that a purportedly neutral and data-centric transit organization, the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), has been advancing hydrogen for urban transit in contradiction of global evidence of failure. A contact forwarded me a more detailed study that they’d done for the … [continued]

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The Dangerous Consequences Of Fossil Fuels Aren’t Even Part Of The US Presidential Conversation

October 22, 2024 admin carbon emissions, climate change, Energy, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, us election 2024

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 23:05:33 +0000

As the Democratic Party’s nominee for President, US Vice President Kamala Harris can have a much more important role — outlining how the next four years can be a time to heighten climate action at the US federal level. Except she isn’t actually doing much of that, is she? Instead, … [continued]

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Mississauga Could Get A Dozen Electric Buses For The Cost Of Five Hydrogen Ones

October 20, 2024 admin California, Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, mass transit, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:05:35 +0000

Recently I published a perspective on the Canadian city of Mississauga’s plan to pilot hydrogen buses for their transit system. It included global data on the high cost and low reliability of hydrogen electrolysis and refueling systems and the high cost and low reliability of hydrogen fuel cell buses. Someone … [continued]

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New York Officials Consider Criminal Charges Against Big Oil

October 20, 2024 admin big-oil, climate change, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Oil, policy & politics, Public Citizen, reckless endangerment

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:33:46 +0000

A memo circulated by Pubic Citizen is a road map for how the state and city of New York could prosecute Big Oil for their climate crimes.

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Meteorologists Who Connect Hurricanes And The Climate Crisis Are Being Threatened

October 19, 2024 admin climate change, Donald Trump, Fossil Fuels, global weirding, hurricanes, Media, meteorologists, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:41:35 +0000

When former President Donald J. Trump was elected, he took aim at every policy linked to the phrase “climate change” and repealed it. President Joe Biden reinstated the standard, which went into effect at most agencies. As columnist Bret Stephens asks this week in the New York Times, “Can we … [continued]

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BP Backs Away From Climate Goals In Quest To Maximize Profits

October 19, 2024 admin bp, esg, Fossil Fuels, Oil, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:22:13 +0000

Oil giant BP is turning away from its sustainability goals to maximize its short term profits, a new trend in the oil business.

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The US Needs A Marshall Plan For Itself, Not For The Developing World

October 17, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Electric vehicles, Energy, Fossil Fuels, FRACKING, green economy, green jobs, investment, natural gas, nuclear energy, offshore wind energy, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, shale oil, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:41:16 +0000

In the past couple of months, an idea has been percolating through Washington and entities dependent on the United States’ good will that the US should reach back into history and create a Clean Energy Marshall Plan for developing countries. This idea is US economic wunderkind Brian Deese’s brainchild, or … [continued]

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Croatia — A Land Of Ancient Beauty With A Ramp-Up To Renewable Energy

October 17, 2024 admin clean power, Croatia, Fossil Fuels, Solar energy, Tourism, wind energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:30:47 +0000

The tour guide in the old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, beamed as he described the ancient solution to waste removal. He pointed to the pavement and the slanted channel at our feet. “These indentations have allowed water and sewage to drain right into the harbor,” he explained. “Brilliant! Why don’t … [continued]

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