Longer term, sulfur from volcanoes has the potential to cool the Earth. Sulfur reacts with water in the air to form sulfuric acid droplets that reflect sunlight hitting Earth, thus blocking some rays. The reduction in sunlight can reduce temperatures for a year or so, until the droplets fall out of the atmosphere. When Mount Pinatubo erupted, it cooled the planet by 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit.
Itโs a massive subsidy to Equinor, the Norwegian oil company behind the Bay du Nord offshore oil project.
A new childrenโs book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.
Fossil fuel interests and climate science deniers have been leading the charge for more drilling.
After months of protests โ and a rushed legal deadline โ officials deny Texas developerโs project as residents warn of pollution and impacts on wildlife, water, and power.
