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Barnaby Pace retweeted
It’s time for states, especially those in the eye of the storm, to lead where the federal government is failing, write @ElleJurca, Charles Slidders, and @barnabypace of @ciel_tweets. commondreams.org/opinion/tru…
Barnaby Pace retweeted
Hurricane season has arrived in the US. As storms grow stronger, protections crumble — yet fossil fuel and insurance industry profits soar in the eye of the storm. Leaders must decide whose side they’re on.👇 Read my latest piece with @barnabypace.
A deadly storm in Texas. Hurricane Erin floods the East Coast — US hurricane season has only just begun. As storms grow stronger, federal protections collapse, while the fossil fuel industry expands in the eye of the storm.
👉 Read more in our latest blog bit.ly/45XrjTP
Barnaby Pace retweeted
So you can park on the pavement if you need a new pair of Skechers*😯😯😯😯
*and you have a diplomatic numberplate.
Saw this Friday. How can it be allowed?
Barnaby Pace retweeted
Here's my latest. The cleanup in the Niger Delta, where people drink and fish in oily water, “failed completely” with “significant opportunities” for malpractice awarding contracts, a tranche of leaked UN investigations, emails, letters and minutes reveal
apnews.com/article/nigeria-n…
I'm moving over to the other place. Please do give me a follow at barnabypace.bsky.social
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As a former Environment Minister responsible for environmental assessments I can't emphasize how bonkers it is that this mega CCS project won't require a provincial environmental assessment despite huge risks in terms of safety, impact, effectiveness, cost. All risk to Albertans.
Oilsands companies want to transport carbon pollution through a 400-km pipeline and bury it in rural Alberta. Yesterday, the energy regulator said it won't require an environmental assessment. Here are 5 questions being asked by locals along the route. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-pathwa…
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Incredible stat:
A single container ship of solar panels can provide as much electricity as more than 50 large LNG tankers of gas – or 100 large coal ships
There's many more insights in IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2024 – here's a selection 🧵
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Barnaby Pace retweeted
Fossil fuels account for 40% of global shipping trade by volume – but only 10% by value
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Barnaby Pace retweeted
Here's Raytheon getting charges with -- count 'em -- four crimes!
For arms trafficking, bribery and defrauding the government.
And...
No one goes to prison.
🐓 💩
justice.gov/opa/pr/raytheon-…
Barnaby Pace retweeted
An unhinged list of places scientists have found microplastics—including dolphin breath.
heated.world/p/microplastics…
Barnaby Pace retweeted
EHN reporting collaboration wins Lion Publishing Award!
The bilingual Altavoz Lab investigation documented failures of the Texas state air monitoring system and increased community awareness of pollution linked to Houston’s petrochemical industry.
ehn.org/ehn-award-for-texas-…
Barnaby Pace retweeted
Fact 1: The IEA, CCC and other expert analysts say heat pumps are the best way to decarbonise home heat
Fact 2: Dale has a commercial interest in biogas, which he claims is a viable alternative to heat pumps
Fact 3: Biogas is not, in fact, a viable alternative to heat pumps
Fact 4: Dale repeats a series of myths about heat pumps that are addressed in this mythbuster by @janrosenow
carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18…
The government’s heat pump programme risks tens of millions of people forking out thousands for technology that doesn’t deliver.
The case for all homes to have heat pumps does not stack up. Let’s have a proper debate on this informed by the facts.
theguardian.com/environment/…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Important context: Dale Vince is founder and CEO of Ecotricity. Ecotricity is pursuing biogas as an alternative energy source, competing directly with heat pumps as a net zero home heating solution.
ecotricity.co.uk/our-green-ener…
Barnaby Pace retweeted
Under Trump, EPA scientists say managers encouraged them to delete evidence of chemicals’ harms, including cancer, miscarriage & neurological problems, from their reports — and in some cases, they said, their managers deleted the information themselves.
propublica.org/article/epa-s…
Barnaby Pace retweeted
🚢 A damaged cargo ship carrying 20,000 tons of #FossilFertilizers from Russia is stalled off the coast of Kent 🇬🇧.
Its cargo of thousands of tons of hazardous #Toxic nitrogen-based fertilizer could lead to a disastrous explosion.
READ: nytimes.com/2024/10/06/world…
A thread 🧵👇
Barnaby Pace retweeted
On the heels of the hottest summer on record, the US is poised for a #petrochemical buildout that would add more emissions than all US commercial aviation.
@barnabypace and I wrote a piece on why this is a mistake we can't afford.
commondreams.org/opinion/us-…
Barnaby Pace retweeted
The fossil fuel industry continues to pocket massive profits and subsidies.
Meanwhile, everyday people bear the costs of climate catastrophe – from rising insurance premiums to lost livelihoods.
Those who shoulder the blame must foot the bill.
#UNGA
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If this buildout proceeds, more than 7% of U.S. GHG emissions could come from the petrochemical sector, write @barnabypace and Lindsey Jurca Durland of @ciel_tweets. commondreams.org/opinion/us-…
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☠️ Another petrochemical train disaster in Ohio 🚂
Evacuations are under order yet again in Ohio after a train car carrying styrene — a toxic, flammable petrochemical used to make plastics and rubber — was found to be leaking.
🧵 Keep reading 👇
Our new analysis finds that the proposed US petrochemical buildout could cause massive new fossil fueled emissions, equivalent to nearly 40 coal power plants in annual emissions.
We've broken down the key findings in our blog.
ciel.org/the-us-petrochemica…
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The US is poised for a massive #petrochemical buildout that could add annual emissions equivalent to nearly 40 coal power plants, undermining climate targets and locking in fossil fuel emissions for decades to come.
👇 Read the report.
ciel.org/reports/emissions-u…