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Landon Hall

Air pollution exposure may hasten death, even at levels deemed ‘safe,’ study says

June 29, 2017
Source: The Los Angeles Times
/in Environment, What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

At a time when the Trump administration is moving to delay and dismantle air quality regulations, a new study suggests that air pollution continues to cut Americans’ lives short, even at levels well below the legal limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Landon Hall

Norway offers record number of blocks for Arctic oil exploration

June 21, 2017
Source: Reuters
/in Environment, What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Norway offered a record number of blocks for oil and gas exploration in the Arctic Barents Sea on Wednesday, brushing off concerns about the risks of drilling in the remote, icy environment.

Fuel Freedom Staff

Here’s how to get more ethanol at a gas station near you

June 19, 2017/in Economy, Environment, Featured, National Security, Over a Barrel Blog ntaft, staff /by Fuel Freedom Staff

For nearly a decade now, most gasoline sold in the U.S. has contained 10 percent ethanol. This allowed us to do away with toxic additives like BTEX and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

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Landon Hall

Smog linked to bleeding stomach ulcers in elderly

June 19, 2017
Source: Reuters
/in Environment, What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Older adults may be more likely to have bleeding stomach ulcers on days when the air has higher levels of nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant produced by car exhaust and power plants, a recent study in Hong Kong suggests.

Landon Hall

The end of diesel

June 19, 2017
Source: The Atlantic
/in Environment, What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Once upon a time, diesel fuel was going to be the future. It was seen as more efficient, on a mileage-per-gallon basis, than other fossil fuels, and for that reason was also thought to be less polluting.

Landon Hall

Musk: Tesla Superchargers will eventually run on solar power and batteries

June 13, 2017
Source: Business Insider
/in Environment, What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Tesla wants its massive Supercharger network to run on solar power or batteries in order to disconnect from the electric grid, which is still largely powered by natural gas and coal.

Landon Hall

Trump administration aims to open more Arctic areas for oil

June 2, 2017
Source: Bloomberg Business
/in Environment, What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a directive aimed at spurring oil and natural gas development in Alaska, including a move to assess just how much crude might be lurking under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Landon Hall

Stop hoping we can fix climate change by pulling carbon out of the air, scientists warn

May 29, 2017
Source: The Washington Post
/in Environment, What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

Scientists are expressing increasing skepticism that we’re going to be able to get out of the climate change mess by relying on a variety of large-scale land-use and technical solutions that have been not only proposed but often relied upon in scientific calculations.

Landon Hall

It’s smog season. Here’s what you need to know

May 26, 2017
Source: The (Riverside) Press-Enterprise
/in Environment, What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

So far this year, Southern California has endured 27 days with unhealthful levels of ozone, the hallmark pollutant of smog, making this spring the worst start of a smog season since 2008, according to state data.

Landon Hall

It’s not just Volkswagen. Every diesel car company is emitting more pollution than tests show.

May 23, 2017
Source: Quartz
/in Environment, What's The Buzz lhall /by Landon Hall

No other car manufacturer tested had installed “defeat devices,” the software Volkswagen used to intentionally cheat on tests, but every car assessed was found to spew more nitrogen oxides (NOx) on the road than in certification tests.

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