Pumped Storage Hydro Is The Greenest Renewable Energy Technology: Study
"Pumped storage hydropower is the greenest renewable energy technology for large-scale energy storage, a new study suggests."
Source: OPB, 09/14/2023
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World’s Biggest Carbon Capture Plant Being Built In Texas. Will It Work?
"The plant will inject 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the ground each year – but is it just greenwashing from big oil?"
Source: Guardian, 09/14/2023
News Corp Gasses Up ‘Green’ Fossil Fuels - But Does It Pass The Sniff Test?
"Series sponsored by organisations including coal and gas companies features ‘incorrect’ claims on ‘green gas’ and context missing on carbon capture technology".
Source: Guardian, 09/14/2023
"Standoff Over Electric Vehicle Workers Poses Risk for Biden"
"A looming auto industry strike could test the president’s commitment to making electric vehicles a source of well-paying union jobs."
Source: NYTimes, 09/14/2023
"The Food Industry Pays ‘Influencer’ Dietitians To Shape Your Eating Habits"
"Registered dietitians are being paid to post videos that promote diet soda, sugar and supplements on Instagram and TikTok".
Source: Washington Post, 09/14/2023
"Crowding Out Cougars"
"Expanded development on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, viewed as a climate refuge, is encroaching on prime wildlife habitat. As big cats find it harder to avoid people, many are winding up dead."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/14/2023
"Study: Lead Exposure Killed More Than 5 Million People In Just One Year"
"A new study from the World Bank tallies the staggering worldwide toll: 5.5 million deaths from heart diseases because of exposure to lead in 2019 alone." "Contamination from battery recyclers, tainted cookware, and fertilizers could be contributing to the health crisis."
Source: Grist, 09/14/2023
Calif. Lawmakers Pass Groundbreaking Greenhouse Emissions Disclosure Bill
"California lawmakers have passed a bill that would require large U.S.-based companies doing business in the Golden State to publicly disclose their annual greenhouse gas emissions — the first such requirement in the nation."
Source: LA Times, 09/14/2023
Earth Outside ‘Safe Operating Space For Humanity’ On Key Parameters: Study
"Earth is exceeding its “safe operating space for humanity” in six of nine key measurements of its health, and two of the remaining three are headed in the wrong direction, a new study said."
Source: AP, 09/14/2023
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