fuels
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Joe Biden Is Making Donald Trump Look Like an Environmentalist
President Joe Biden has pitched himself as a presidential version of Captain Planet. His campaign climate plan included “banning new oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters.” But a new report shows he’s approving fossil fuel leases on public lands at a faster clip than his climate-denying predecessor, Donald Trump.
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The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Killing Pennsylvania Twice Over
GREENE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA — Last weekend, I found myself standing in a cemetery beside one of the largest processing plants in the country. The plant is fed by the largest underground mining complex in the country. The plant stood massive and tall beside the gravestones an oppressive shadow, its smokestacks like supersized headstones. The vibrant…
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The World Is Officially Free of Leaded Gasoline
The UN Environment Program announced on Monday that the world has officially banished leaded gasoline. The end of the use of this dangerous fuel has been a long time coming, and the day is finally here: According to the UN, the world’s last reserves of leaded gasoline were used up last month at a refinery…
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Researchers Warn Against Becoming Too Dependent On Hydrogen To Power Cars
Using hydrogen as a source of power for vehicles certainly has its drawbacks — among them the cost and the inefficient use of energy — but researchers are now warning against hydrogen for another reason, The Guardian reports: scarcity and a subsequent dependence on fossil fuels.