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Flickr: NaturalGas Plant. As Senior Fellow Amy Turner documented last year , a number of local governments around the country have moved to prohibit naturalgas hookups in buildings. These prohibitions are part of cities’ broader effort to participate in the transition away from fossilfuels.
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, its district, appellate , and supreme courts decided in favor of Urgenda, an upstart environmental organization, ordering the government to more aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. gigatons CO 2 equivalent in 2020, about that of Japan. That final “Scope 3” source is by far the greatest: 1.4
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She equips residents with the tools to feel empowered to fight against the fossilfuel industry. So, Penneco [Environmental] Solutions started the first injection well in Allegheny County back in 2020. Potter County [PaEN] -- What The Shale Gas Industry Is Leaving Behind: DEP: Southwestern Energy Prod Co. They spoke out.
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