'This project was absolutely unacceptable, and its withdrawal is a testament to the power of community opposition,' one activist said of a canceled green hydrogen project in Eugene, Oregon.
its application for approval to build a green hydrogen pilot program in Eugene, citing local uproar.
NW Natural's move came a few weeks after climate, health, and social justice groups, including Beyond Toxics, By replacing 5% of the natural gas currently going to 2,500 customers in Eugene with green hydrogen, NW Natural would cut about 200 metric tons of carbon dioxide from being emitted per year, according to Santen.
Switching 2,500 households in Eugene to renewable energy rather than blended natural gas would have the potential to cut about 20,000 tons of carbon dioxide from being emitted per year. That's 100 times the amount that would be cut by using NW Natural's hydrogen and natural gas blend. "As our community transitions off of polluting fossil fuels, we don't have time for dangerous distractions like NW Natural's experimental hydrogen blending project," said Dylan Plummer, senior campaign representative at the Sierra Club."We must invest in solutions that are safe and cost effective like heat pumps, which provide real benefits to Eugene residents."
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