environmental impact of the energy industry
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Nature Wasn’t Healing
Two years ago, the initial COVID-19 lockdowns sent students home from school, closed the dining rooms of restaurants, and ground international travel to a halt. All over the world, public life slowed down. With less human activity, there were reports of emissions dropping and unbothered wildlife roaming empty streets. Viral social media with the hashtag…
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Shell CCS Plant Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It’s Captured
Oil companies love to tell the world about the super cool technologies that have that will allow us to keep burning fossil fuels without cooking the climate. But those technologies are largely bullshit.
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What’s the Best Way to Save Money and Cut My Carbon Footprint?
As companies get deeper and deeper into greenwashing, being eco-friendly is often sold to us as something we can do with our pocketbooks — buy a more carbon-friendly brand of clothing, or upgrade your appliances to be more efficient. But cutting your carbon footprint doesn’t have to mean spending money. It can, in fact, mean…
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Does Driving an Electric Vehicle Matter if the Grid Is Fossil Fuelled?
Welcome to Burning Questions, a series where Gizmodo answers the most common asks we get on how to address climate change. Many people want to do something, anything to help address the climate crisis. We answer your questions about how to help change your life — and the systems that will save us.