Boulder Sued Big Oil For Climate Damages, Then The Marshall Fire Happened

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:27:07 +0000

Urgent Climat,By Elliott Negin Four years ago, Boulder, Colorado, sued ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy — owner of the only oil refinery in the state — for climate change-related damages and adaptation expenses. Boulder and its co-plaintiffs, Boulder County and San Miguel County, home to Telluride, estimated the damage caused by extreme weather events would cost them more than […]

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The Exxon Plant Near My House Caught Fire

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:16:51 +0000

Exxon PlantThe Exxon plant here in Baton Rouge has caught fire this — and even though officials say there wasn’t an explosion, several witnesses reported hearing one. I also heard one and I live just 5 miles away

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6 Takeaways from POWERGEN International 2019

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:51:54 +0000

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The POWERGEN International exhibition and summit—one of the world’s largest power-industry events with more than 750 exhibitors—was held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 19–21, 2019. POWER was there (Figure 1) to connect with leaders from the industry and report on the latest news from the show. Hot topics […]

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ExxonMobil Extends Deal for Fuel Cell Carbon Capture Project

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 22:15:52 +0000

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ExxonMobil and FuelCell Energy announced a new joint-development agreement to enhance carbon capture fuel cell technology, as the groups work on a process to capture combustion exhaust from power plants and other industrial facilities. The two-year deal, announced Nov. 6 and an extension of an earlier agreement, is aimed at optimizing core technology, process integration, […]

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Oil & Gas Majors Must Cut Output 35% By 2040 To Reach Paris Targets

Credit to Author: Joshua S Hill| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:27:28 +0000

A new report from independent financial think tank Carbon Tracker has concluded that the world’s seven leading oil and gas majors must cut production by an average of 35% by 2040 if global emissions are to be reined in and kept “well below” 2°C, in accordance with the Paris Agreement’s commitment. 

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Oil Majors Dump Millions Of Cubic Feet Of Methane Directly Into The Atmosphere

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 20:40:09 +0000

natural gas flaringWhile the major oil companies are saying pretty words about reducing emissions that promote a warming climate, in practice they are actually adding more pollution to the atmosphere than ever.

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