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Does California Need New Nuclear Power Plants?

Union of Concerned Scientists

To be more specific, the law forbids the California Energy Commission from issuing a permit to any new nuclear fission power plants until theres a way to dispose of toxic and long-lived nuclear waste. For example, a 2008 bill would have lifted the moratorium entirely and replaced it with a less stringent set of requirements.

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Governors Lead the Fight on Forests and Climate

Legal Planet

State, province and local governments often have jurisdiction over energy generation, land-use planning, housing policies and waste management, all of which play a role in increasing or reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Arnold Schwarzenegger helped launch in 2008. So, theyre stepping up and sharing advice for what works. In the U.S.,

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149 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Honore (Retired) [Stop Selling LNG To Our Competitors] -- PUC Urges Electricity Customers To Start Shopping, Conserve Energy To Help Avoid Impact Of June 1 Rate Increases Of Between 5% and 16% On Most Electric Bills [PaEN] -- PUC To Investigate Proposed 18.4% Customer Charge Increase By Wellsboro Electric; 18% Gas Increase + 13.4%

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Something Stinks: California Must End Manure Biomethane Accounting Gimmicks in its Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

Under the LCFS each fuel pathway gets a unique carbon intensity (CI) based on a lifecycle analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and use of the fuel. This approach holds fuel producers accountable for reducing fossil fuel use and other global warming pollution in their supply chains.

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Wetland Protections Remain Bogged Down in Mystery 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Alito famously said that carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning, a key contributor to global warming, is not a pollutant. The prime ones are erosion and flood control, waste treatment, water purification, recreation, and tourism. That is despite studies tying carbon dioxide to skyrocketing rates of childhood asthma.

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Ed Miliband stakes his claim for accelerating the clean energy transition

A Greener Life

The head of DESNZ explained that fossil fuels today hold back rather than advancing the UK: “Fossil fuels cannot provide us with the energy security and affordability it once could, to ensure energy security we must build our energy independence based on clean energy”, he stated.

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Ohio River Valley Institute: Pennsylvania Voters Overwhelmingly Support Stricter Regulations On Fracking, New Poll Finds

PA Environment Daily

Since the beginning of the Appalachian shale gas boom in 2008, the twenty-two largest gas producing counties in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia have lost a collective 10,000 jobs and nearly 50,000 residents, even as gas production far outpaced industry expectations. 28 to Oct.