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The Skeptics Guide #921 - Mar 4 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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Is Green Hydrogen Really Green?

Most of the hydrogen that we have today is, is gray hydrogen. We're getting it from fossil fuels and it releases a ton of CO2. Green hydrogen is when you hydrolyze water into hydrogen and oxygen using green technology. The hydrogen that's in the ground, they're calling gold hydrogen. And then there's orange hydrogen. So I need a little bit of background to explain what orange hydrogen is. All right, so where's the hydrogen coming from? About 80% of it comes from water that's deep down in the crust,. Still in the crust, gets heated and is next to certain.

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