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A Busy Legislative Season in California Adds Up to a More Climate Proof Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

Bidirectional EVs Could Be the New Standard Electric vehicles (EVs) should be a clean transportation and a clean energy solution. That is why we sponsored AB 2401 by Assemblymember Phil Ting to target the state’s limited “Clean Cars 4 All” clean vehicles incentive dollars towards replacing these older cars.

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Newsom Can Continue His Climate Leadership by Signing These Three Bills 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The bill responds to research conducted by UCS and The Greenlining Institute showing that while pre-2004 vehicles account for fewer than 20% of the cars on California’s roads, they emit nearly 75% of the smog-forming nitrogen oxides emissions.

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Spain’s deputy prime minister secures EU’s top climate and clean energy job

A Greener Life

He will be tasked with bringing down energy prices, investing in clean energy , ensuring that we cut our (fossil fuel) dependencies and looking at all aspects of energy efficiency including investment and construction.

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PA Solar Center: 9 NE PA Organizations Receive Lodestart Award For Solar Energy Leadership

PA Environment Daily

What’s more basic, more natural, than sunshine?” -- Clean Energy Cooperative, Honesdale, Wayne County “On behalf of the Clean Energy Cooperative, I would like to thank the PA Solar Center for this recognition,” said Chris Weigand, President of Clean Energy Cooperative. billion annually.

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US DOE Awards $100,000 To Help Beaver County Environmental Justice Communities Go Solar

PA Environment Daily

Administered through the DOE’s Energizing Rural Communities Program , the funds will help the partner team guide businesses, nonprofits, and other non-residential organizations in making the transition to solar energy and in joining the new clean energy economy. billion annually.

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House Hearing: Shapiro Administration Supports Expanding Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards; Renewables Lower Energy Costs; Increase Grid Reliability; More Work Needed To Improve Gas Reliability

PA Environment Daily

That was the reason for the original AEPS in 2004 and now is the time to build on its success and to go farther. Renewables A Job Generator “The broader clean energy sector— including solar and storage—supports nearly 10,000 Pennsylvania jobs, $4 billion in private capital investment, and pays $9.5

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PA Solar Center Honors 25 Organizations For Leadership In Clean, Renewable Solar Energy From Allegheny County

PA Environment Daily

Guests helped the PA Solar Center celebrate its successes over the past few years and look to the future of expanding clean energy across our state. Entities that go solar wisely recognize that an investment in renewable energy is also an investment in their local communities. billion annually.