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EPA Says Oil & Gas Operators Can Continue to Flare Past Long-Set Deadline

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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

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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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Scope 3 Emissions: Challenging? Yes. Impossible To Reduce? No.

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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

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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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