Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 1, 2024

But in trying to shape a regulation that would mollify opponents—largely industries responsible for the heat-trapping gases that cause climate change—the SEC failed to relieve investors of responsibility for determining how companies will fare in the clean energy transition.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Since 2010, the state’s clean vehicle rebate program has issued half a million rebates totaling $1.2 California is also a leader in EV tax incentives. billion to help California drivers switch from gasoline to electricity. EN: California is also ahead of the rest of the country when it comes to EV charging infrastructure, right?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Despite the clean energy transition that is well underway in the United States, methane gas, or natural gas, remains the largest source of U.S. From 2010 to 2015, Texas experienced its second-worst drought in the state’s history. electricity generation.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 31, 2023

Instead he favors support for clean energy production. The investigation found that since 2010, nearly half of the hazardous waste generated in California was shipped out of state. AngloGold Ashanti responded that the mine would not damage water bodies and that the company would work with regulators to resume the project.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The wind is in our sails on the voyage towards a clean energy future. Wind energy is currently the largest renewable energy source in the US, and the industry is growing fast. Even with continued research into substitute materials, the renewable energy future is likely to involve lots of rare earth elements.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2022

LNG exports to Europe temporarily for the next two years and for reducing demand for all natural gas and accelerating deployment of clean energy measures in Europe. LNG exports to Europe temporarily for the next two years and for reducing demand for all natural gas and accelerating deployment of clean energy measures in Europe.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

“I don’t think there’s ever been a more exciting time to join the energy sector,” says Ann Davies , who is chief operations officer at Lightsource BP , a firm that has been developing solar projects since 2010, and now employs nearly 600 people. Hari Chohan , nuclear radiation analyst, UK Atomic Energy Authority.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Grist said, "These leaders have pushed back against harmful industries (and won), cut carbon emissions from hospitals, advanced wildfire solutions from Hawaii to California, and brought together unlikely coalitions to break ground on clean energy networks. Prospectors have been drilling in Pennsylvania since the late 1850s.

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 3, 2022

Dell Technologies committed to reducing emissions from assets it owned and controlled by 40% by 2020 from a 2010 baseline. It also sought to cut indirect emissions from the energy it purchased by the same amount. And, it promised to cut its energy intensity by 80% by 2020 from a 2012 baseline. The results?

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In Colorado, renewable energy generating capacity has more than quadrupled since 2010 [2]. These statistics are extremely encouraging and are critical steps in the transition to a clean energy system. In 2022, the installed capacity of wind and solar power grew almost 10% in the United States [1].

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Global Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Electric Ladies Podcast is the flagship property of Green Connections Media, a media and consulting firm focused on creating a clean energy economy in which women have economic parity, based in the Washington, DC area. EarthX was founded in 2010 as Earth Day Dallas by Trammell S.

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Green Bang

OCTOBER 15, 2024

” Google’s deep commitment to decarbonization makes them a leader in clean energy development. Since 2010, the company has signed more than 115 agreements totaling over 14 GW of clean energy generation capacity. Google’s commitment will catalyze new nuclear development, support U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The total growth rate for all of Pennsylvania over the next 30 years will be less than what it was between 2010 and 2020. Between 2010 and 2020, the Commonwealth’s population grew at a rate of 2.4%. Pennsylvania’s clean energy economy is also growing significantly, growing by over 30 percent to 92.700 jobs since 2020.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2021

"PPL is pursuing clear goals to advance a sustainable energy future for the customers and communities we serve," said Vincent Sorgi, president and chief executive officer of PPL Corporation. "As Net-Zero Carbon Goal PPL has set a goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2025

Spills & Releases Big Dog Energy LLC - Violations: Failure To Cleanup Shale Gas Spills March 25, 2025 inspection of the Schimizzi S&M 1 shale gas well site in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County found no action to cleanup spills, lack of containment and an emergency plan onsite first identified on January 3, 2023.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 27, 2021

Worldwide, the cost of utility scale solar fell 82% between 2010 and 2019, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), driven down by cheaper manufacturing costs in China, which accounts for around 72% of global production. “More and more people are embracing this kind of clean energy.

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Cresforum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and our investor-owned electric company members are committed to delivering—and to leading—America’s clean energy future. We also are advocating for policies that help get critical energy grid infrastructure, especially transmission, built more quickly.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Since PPL's last climate assessment report in 2017, the company has taken a number of steps to advance its emissions reductions and overall clean energy transition strategy. The transition to a clean energy future offers us an opportunity to rethink how energy is produced, stored, delivered and used.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2015

Two proposed additional units in 2010 were turned down due to. Thus, if the other environmental costs of nuclear don’t dissuade people enough from using it as a “clean energy alternative,” the cumulative effect on water security should tip the scales against expanding this form of energy in the U.S. financial constraints.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2022

This is another in a years-long attempt by Republicans to reverse the unconventional shale gas fracking moratorium adopted by the Commission in various forms starting in 2010. Republicans forgot to tell people 65 percent of the State Forest land leased in 2008 and 2010 for shale gas drilling remains undeveloped.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2021

Community solar markets have been established in 20 other states and the District of Columbia since 2010. Background This legislation is one of two bills introduced this session to promote the growth of local solar energy in Pennsylvania, but in very different ways. House Bill 1555 was referred to the House Consumer Affairs Committee.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2022

Wolf To Unleash PA’s Immense Natural Gas Reserves -- LehighValleyLive: Increasing Role For PA To Help Europe Meet Energy Needs Faces Hurdles, Critics -- PG Guest Essay: When It Comes To Natural Gas, Russia Is Putin Us On - State Treasurer Stacy Garrity [Clever, But Not factual: PA hasn’t ‘halted’ natural gas export projects , drillers don’t use 40% (..)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It was also mentioned recently by Senator Casey, who proposed that natural gas — fitted with CCS technologies — be used, along with renewables, to increase clean electricity. Construction of the plant began in 2010; by 2017, the plant was still not in service and the costs had risen to $7.6

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Yaw did not mention renewable energy in this announcement.] Yaw noted the IEO would be modeled after Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office , which was created by Act 120 of 2010, and Act 100 of 2016. So it seems to me, and I love it when people say, oh, well by 2035 we're going to have totally clean energy.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 25, 2022

Legislation includes: -- Ending the Moratorium On Fracking In Delaware River Basin: House Bill 2451 (Fritz-R-Wayne) proposes to unilaterally change the Delaware River Basin Commission compact by including a provision that would reverse the unconventional shale gas fracking moratorium adopted by the Commission in various forms starting in 2010.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

Rather, strong investments in clean energy, energy-efficient homes, and programs supporting energy-insecure households—coupled with stronger utility oversight—all could start to provide rapid relief directly to families who are feeling the pinch from elevated energy and heating bills. that collect shutoff data.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

by 2020 against a 2010 baseline. The original NDC considered an unrealistic 5% GDP growth and an energy growth based entirely on fossil fuels – which is extremely unlikely in a country with a significant representation of clean energy. Brazil’s energy source is one of the least carbon-intensive in the world, with 47.5%

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

In 2010, DEP issued Schreiner Oil & Gas an order to restore water supplies to two homes in McKean County impacted by their drilling operations. On September 3, 2024 , DEP did a follow-up inspection of the AG Miller 963 conventional well in Luzerne Township, Fayette County owned by Fortress Energy Corp. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. How is that going to happen? Their report, however, comes with a warning.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Calculations based on data from “Electricity Data Browser: Retail Sales of Electricity Annual,” United States Energy Information Administration, accessed March 8, 2021, [link]. [12] 22] Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, "Extreme Cold Killed Texans in Their Bedrooms, Vehicles and Backyards," The New York Times, February 19, 2021. [23]

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Shapiro’s Budget Supports Outdoor Recreation Economy, Park And Forest Infrastructure -- Pennsylvania State Actions Responding To Ohio/PA Train Derailment - Week Of March 6 [PaEN] -- 75 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA -- Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Economy Grew To Over 92,700 Jobs Since COVID Economic Crisis [PaEN] (..)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 18, 2023

A proposed offshore wind procurement bill in Maine would go a long way to enable the state to meet its climate and clean energy targets and become a national leader in floating offshore wind technology. That said, offshore wind development will be critical to meet state and regional climate and clean energy requirements.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A transition to 100% clean energy is an urgent priority worldwide to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change and preserve a livable planet. By 2010, the US had installed 2.6 This is huge, climate-saving news for accelerating the clean energy transition. Solar power is jetting us towards that goal.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 8, 2024

After years of federal, state, and local efforts supporting the required environmental, engineering, and business plans to transition this region to clean energy, the arrival of wind farms out at sea is a reason to celebrate, yet the distortions and oil-driven conflicts continue. Source: U.S. Coast Guard.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Instead of investing in clean energy, the fossil fuel industry perpetuates the problem and erodes public trust. Between 2010 and 2018, Chevron is analyzed to have dedicated only 0.2% of its long-term investments to sources of low-carbon energy like wind and solar. billion on advertising.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Last year, the Environmental Working Group, a Washington-based research organization, counted 476 harmful blooms in 41 states, five times higher than in 2010. . In Michigan the number of reports about blooms received by the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has increased six-fold since 2010.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

above 2010 levels, instead of the sharp downward trajectory we need. Committing to tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency globally by 2030. These crucial goals can help accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy and turn down fossil fuels that are driving climate change. billion in 2021.

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