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EPA Says Oil & Gas Operators Can Continue to Flare Past Long-Set Deadline
Ending routine flaring is “one of the most immediate and cost-effective steps” to reduce emissions. Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released guidance that will allow oil and gas operators to continue routine flaring, a harmful practice that unnecessarily releases climate-warming methane and other dangerous pollutants into the air. … [continued]
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Sierra Club, Allies Applaud Approval of Accelergen’s East Side Energy Storage for Wyandotte County
KANSAS CITY, Kansas — Last night, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County voted 8-2 to approve Accelergen’s proposed East Side Energy Storage project, which at 300 MW when complete will be among the newest and largest utility-scale energy storage systems in Kansas. “Energy storage is the keystone of renewable power, … [continued]
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Kia EV6 Getting $5000–6000 Price Cut In USA!
The vehicle my wife and I are planning to buy next, as our second car (or perhaps it would end up becoming our first car), is the Kia EV6. I’ve loved the model since it first came out, and when we were sort of shopping for a car last year, … [continued]
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Scope 3 Emissions: Challenging? Yes. Impossible To Reduce? No.
Even if the US federal government has erased all references to it, climate change is a fact of human life. It’s on the minds of corporations — even if they don’t want to admit it — and emissions mitigation activities are quietly being unveiled behind closed corporate doors. One of … [continued]
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Electric Fire Trucks Are Spreading, But They Lag Buses, Garbage Trucks, & Drayage Fleets
Vancouver has an electric fire truck. I’ve even seen it. That still sounds like a line from a pilot project brochure, but the truck is real, it is in service, and it is part of the city’s municipal fleet. I had also been looking at electric garbage trucks recently, another … [continued]
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