Recording: So-called RNG for home heating, a false solution
Experts discuss so-called renewable natural gas (RNG) and its future in home heating
RNG is presented as a low-carbon solution by gas utilities, but is it really? This panel digs into how and if it works and the consumer & environmental impacts.
In this webinar, recorded January 31, 2025, experts walk through the environmental impacts of biofuels, how and if RNG would function at scale, and how utilities use this to justify excessive spending on methane gas infrastructure.
“Renewable” natural gas for home heating: A false solution
This panel featured Michael Walsh, co-founder of Groundwork Data & a deep decarbonization planner; Dr. Robert Howarth, a Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University and an expert in the environmental impacts of biofuels and methane; and Jaimini Parekh, a senior attorney with Earthjustice who works on dishonest utility marketing practices which promote greenwashing. Illinois PIRG Education Fund’s Kaleigh O’Brien moderated the discussion.
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Kaleigh O'Brien
Clean Energy Associate, Illinois PIRG Education Fund
Kaleigh works on clean energy campaigns in Illinois. Kaleigh lives in the Chicago suburbs, where she can be found with her nose in a book.
Michael J Walsh
Co-Founder, Groundwork Data
Robert Howarth
Robert Howarth, Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University
Jaimini Parekh
Senior Attorney, Earthjustice
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