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Calling Out Climate Lies for a Living

Union of Concerned Scientists

Rex Tillerson, ExxonMobil CEO from 2006 to 2016. It was a bogus argument that fossil fuel proponents would repeat ad nauseum over the next 10 years, so when Rose failed to provide some needed context, I jumped in. I’m not aware of anything the fossil fuel industry gets that I would characterize as a subsidy.”

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Guest Essay: Our Addiction To Fossil Fuels Fuel War: ‘Only Truly Addicted People Chase After Their Next Hit With Singular Focus As The Consequences Of Their Addiction Pile Up Around Them’

PA Environment Daily

Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network This guest essay first appeared in the York Daily Record on March 11, 2022 -- “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9, NIV) While Putin’s war on Ukraine may rage an ocean away, skyrocketing gas prices have brought it to America’s doorstep. Mitchell C.

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Maryland is Leading the Transition to All Electric Buildings

Greenbuilding Law

There is a move toward all electric buildings as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. The state of Maryland is leading the way in this movement, including several local jurisdictions adopting all electric building code laws. So, the change to all electric buildings is not a simple issue.

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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update

Clean Energy Law

The Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update takes an all-of-the-above approach to decarbonize California. On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update for public review and comment. By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Brian McCall.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel. Charts and Graphs Included

Union of Concerned Scientists

Most bio-based diesel fuels are made from vegetable oil. The chart above shows the oils and fats used to make biodiesel and renewable diesel in 2022. The oil industry increasingly controls bio-based diesel fuel production. percent of US diesel fuel consumption by volume. percent in 2022. percent in 2022.

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Solar Panels Are More Carbon-Intensive Than Experts Admit

Environmental Progress

China’s dirty fuel advantage Paul Basore and David Feldman, Solar Photovoltaics: Supply Chain Deep Dive Assessment, U.S. Department of Energy, February 24, 2022, [link]. The IEA noted that in 2022 China’s manufacturing capacity for wafers, cells, and modules rose 40-50 percent and almost doubled for silicon.

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Locals Aim Their Protest at Weapons Maker Raytheon in Support of Palestine

Corp Watch

USA: ‘Huge’ Win for Code of Excellence: On-Clock Training at Raytheon Plant International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | May 8, 2023 More than 2,400 Raytheon Technologies missile and defense workers are getting on-the-clock training on the IBEW’s Code of Excellence program , thanks to a years-long effort by the leaders of Waltham, Mass.,