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Climate Reality vs. Public Perception: Will Toxic Haze and the 2023 Danger Season Make a Difference?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Superstorm Sandy in 2012, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017, and Hurricane Irma in 2021 were all accompanied by the same question. A 2021 analysis of more than 88,000 studies since 2012 now finds 99.9 So far, no alarm bell has been loud enough to stop the sleepwalking. This doesn’t make anybody cough.

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DEP Imposed $422,365 In Penalties On 14 Conventional Oil & Gas Well Operators In 2023 For Abandoning Wells, Spills, Venting Gas; 93 Operators Cited For Abandoning 271 Wells

PA Environment Daily

Information provided by the Department of Environmental Protection in response to a Right To Know request shows DEP took enforcement action against 14 conventional oil and gas well operators that resulted in collecting $422,365 in penalties and bond forfeitures in 2023. Read more here (2017-2021). Read more here. Read more here.

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DEP Reports Shale Gas Operations Sent Over 138,000 Cubic Feet Of Radioactive TENORM Waste To Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facilities For Disposal In 2022 - Over 911,000 Cubic Feet Since 2017

PA Environment Daily

That amount is down from the 236,150 cubic feet of TENORM (Technically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) sent in 2021. From 2017 to 2022, shale gas operators sent a total of 911,006 cubic feet of radioactive TENORM waste to low-level radioactive waste facilities for disposal. Read more here. Read more here.

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Alex Pourbaix: The Big Oil Spindoctor

Enviromental Defense

President & CEO of Cenovus Energy: 2017-2023 TC Energy: 1990-2017 Chief Operating Officer of TC Energy: 2015-2017 VP and President Development of TC Energy Corp: 2006-2014 Villain Career Profile Alex Pourbaix has always gone above and beyond to advocate for pipelines and the oil and gas industry. million in 2015.

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Something Stinks: California Must End Manure Biomethane Accounting Gimmicks in its Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering amendments to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation, but indicated they have no plans to address the problems caused by counter-productive subsidies for manure biomethane. California’s transportation fuel policy is knee deep in cow poop, and it’s not a good look.

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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy

Legal Planet

Germany agrees on EU regulation to make cars carbon neutral by 2035 (either zero emissions or net-zero). Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Renewables are a third of electricity consumption. Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals.

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STATEMENT: Big Oil’s testimony on emissions reduction misses the big picture 

Enviromental Defense

Cenovus CEO Mr. McKenzie falsely claimed that emissions from the oil and gas industry peaked in 2017 when in reality they have continued to rise. This starts with putting in place strong rules to regulate pollution from the industry, like the proposed cap on their emissions, and a ban on fossil fuel advertising.