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Balsu Lakshmanan, CTO of Versogen, inside his research lab where researchers are testing an electrolyzer that could make hydrogen production more sustainable and affordable.
Updated: May 9, 2024 | 11:10 am

Green hydrogen: A climate change solution or fossil fuel bait and switch?

To help solve the climate crisis, $750 million could flow to the Philadelphia region to create a hydrogen economy. But some say it’s a deceit to help the fossil fuel industry.
By Susan Phillips
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable with Jewish community leaders in the Indian Treaty Room on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. The White House has selected the Philadelphia area and West Virginia for two regional hubs to produce and deliver hydrogen fuel, an important part of the Biden administration's clean energy plan, according to a person familiar with the plan.
October 13, 2023 | 4:04 PM

Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels

By Matthew Daly and Marc Levy/ The Associated Press
American Dream performs at the Earth Day Rally at Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park on April 22,1970.
April 22, 2020 | 10:33 AM

How ‘Filthydelphia’ made Earth Day a thing

Without the work of Philadelphians, Earth Day may never have become a thing.

By Catalina Jaramillo
As of this month, Philadelphians can choose a cleaner option for heating their homes and cooking: natural gas produced in landfills, known as biogas.
January 27, 2020 | 3:46 PM

Renewable natural gas? Yes, it’s a thing, and now Philly residents can get it

As of this month, Philadelphians can choose a cleaner option: gas produced in landfills, known as biogas.

By Catalina Jaramillo
Robert Campbell was a PES Refinery lab tech before being laid off in June. He was recently hired as a truck driver.
December 26, 2019 | 2:03 PM

Six months after the fire, both ex-refinery workers and PES struggle to find new lives

Many former employees of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery had to switch careers. A considerable number remain unemployed.

By Catalina Jaramillo
The Philadelphia skyline.
December 11, 2019 | 10:16 AM

Philadelphia mayor signs law requiring energy efficiency tune-ups for city’s biggest buildings

By Catalina Jaramillo