Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

City Council, board members of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Commission and long term colleagues from the climate justice action community to be part of a historic announcement. Playa Del Rey’s other big customer is Chevron.

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APRIL 10, 2021

Starfire Energy, a Colorado-based developer of modular chemical plants for the carbon-free production of ammonia and hydrogen, has closed a major funding round. Proceeds will be used to advance the development of commercial-scale applications to decarbonize ammonia production and unlock its potential as a zero-carbon energy carrier.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Bill McKibben’s “Do The Math” article in 2012′s Rolling Stone magazine taught us that we cannot burn any more than 565 gigatons of carbon if we want to stay at 2° or lower. But our friends in the oil, coal and gas industry have 5,795 gigatons of carbon on the books.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of approximately $72 million in federal funding to support the development and advancement of carbon capture technologies under two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). Enabling Production of Low Carbon Emissions Steel Through CO 2 Capture from Blast Furnace Gases. Chevron USA.

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JULY 7, 2021

Aker Solutions has been awarded a major contract from Chevron Australia Pty Ltd to provide a subsea gas compression system for the Jansz-Io field, offshore Western Australia. The Jansz-Io field is a part of the Chevron-operated Gorgon project, one of the world’s largest natural gas developments. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Shell marked the official opening of the Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Alberta, Canada, and the start of commercial operations there. The BCS is well below hydrocarbon-bearing formations and potable water zones in the region. It features multiple caprock and salt seal layers.

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

By working with Chromatin and California farmers to source local grain sorghum, Aemetis will lower its carbon intensity in the production process, and further the goals of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) as well as the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). —Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis.

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MARCH 2, 2012

Through COSIA, participating companies will capture, develop and share the most innovative approaches and best thinking to improve environmental performance in the oil sands, initially focusing on four Environmental Priority Areas (EPAs): tailings, water, land and greenhouse gases. The released water is recovered and recycled.

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JUNE 25, 2011

The carbon capture process at the Scotford oil sands upgrader will capture about 35% of emissions. Shell has signed agreements with the Governments of Alberta and Canada to secure C$865 million (US$876 million) in funding for its Quest Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project in Canada. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 28, 2009

In fact, what that limp-wristed closing sentence in their article on the Coen Brother’s new anti-coal commercial really does is carry water for Killer Coal. So why does the Times fudge about global warming, the value of solar panels, the need to make the life altering changes we must to cut emissions and eliminate the burning of carbon?

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Montrose Water and Sustainability Services, a division of Montrose Environmental Group, completed design and engineering for the project as well as equipment procurement. The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits will be sold to Chevron under a long-term agreement. Financing was provided by Live Oak Bank.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 31, 2009

Meanwhile our long term drought, now its its third year with no end in sight, means less available water to fight the fires with. And this summer it also means we’re experiencing mandatory water rationing that restricts our landscape watering to two days a week and forces other cutbacks in water use across the board.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Getting more miles per gallon out of conventional vehicles achieves the same end-goals of lowering carbon emissions and increasing energy security as the movement toward the electrification of transport. This is coupled with the innovation seen in first-generation players to drive down costs, energy and water use, and GHG emissions.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The Exxon/Mobil refinery in Torrance and the Chevron refinery in El Segundo are both located in the South Bay and are each a big part of the carbon-based economy that causes the majority of climate change - although you’ll never get either of these corporations to admit this truth or take responsibility for it. Water and Sewer.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

Chevron Technology Ventures and the Institute for Energy Economics of Japan provided support for the study. “We We need to set realistic targets for ethanol in the United States instead of just throwing taxpayer money out the window”.

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JUNE 13, 2015

Compared with burning coal, natural gas emits about half the carbon dioxide and substantially less soot, mercury and sulfur. Natural gas must be developed with safeguards to reduce impacts on water, air quality, land, nearby communities and ecosystems. Ritts, most recently with Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration & Production Co.,

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JUNE 19, 2011

NREL performed dilute acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of both NABC feedstocks (harvest residues from Catchlight Energy LLC (a 50:50 joint venture between Chevron and Weyerhauser, earlier post ) and corn stover from ISU) and shipped the hydrolysate to Amyris for testing. Fermentation of Lignocellulosic Sugars. Click to enlarge.

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Creative Greenius

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

TORRANCE EXXON REFINERY RANKS #6 IN CALIFORNIA, EL SEGUNDO CHEVRON REFINERY IS #4. The Greenius says the children of the South Bay and all of California should hold this fluffer for Exxon personally responsible for the hell and high water that’s coming their way.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Chevron owns the NiMH patents and have not allowed EV size batts to be built. Next: a carbon tax. Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt Report Says Cap-and-Trade Is a Must for Canada’s Economic Survival From Carbon Footprints to Water Footprints Are Old Tires Fuel or Solid Waste? Follow the money.

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