Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Michigan counts nearly 11,000 agricultural wells, 3,800 of them installed from 2010 to 2020. Michigan now counts nearly 11,000 agricultural wells, 3,800 of them installed from 2010 to 2020. The tool has attracted national awards, and not just for adept use of science and technology. Is the state prepared for more?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

In its early years, between 2005 and 2010, the RFS helped launch the massive scaleup of corn ethanol that established 10 percent ethanol as the de facto standard for US gasoline. After 2010, bio-based diesel fuels (biodiesel and renewable diesel) have been the main beneficiary of the RFS.

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Physics World

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Of course, climate politics is never as straightforward as it appears. Political targets. The models underpinning these figures often contain purely political targets for coal use and they assume India will follow the exact same development pathway as China. Right now coal, oil and natural gas account for 75% of energy use.

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Physics World

JUNE 19, 2021

On the other was the CREMA result – a single, very precise spectroscopy measurement for which no obvious flaws had been found, either before or after the result’s publication in 2010 ( Nature 466 213 ). But in 2010 along came CREMA with its muonic hydrogen spectroscopy measurements. The resulting value of around 0.84 Scattered doubts.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2024

In 2010 the Pennsylvania Conservation Commission awarded Paul with the Leadership Excellence Award for his outstanding leadership in water resource management spanning back to 1974. During his tenure SRBCs regulations governing major water withdrawals and consumptive water uses were significantly strengthened.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2022

They pointed to the fact that since 2010 the cost of solar, wind and battery technology has decreased by up to 85%. The report makes clear that we urgently need the political will to leave fossil fuels in the ground, advance renewable energy and invest in nature-based carbon dioxide removal through forest and ecosystem protection.”.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

At COP27 we saw some potential progress as nine countries joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) , committing their collective resources and political will to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind energy. Individual nations, like Vietnam, made new commitments as well.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2024

.] -- April 9-- House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1943 (McNeill-D-Lehigh) requires disclosure of all chemicals used in oil and gas well fracking ( sponsor summary ). Room 205 Ryan Building. Earthquake Shakes New Jersey, Felt Across Eastern PA; 4.0 National- $3.58

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Vermont Law

APRIL 24, 2019

In South Asia, deployment of sustainable energy is less a matter of technology and more about easing regional tensions between Pakistan and India. However, the project was never undertaken because of interprovincial distrust and political manipulation by successive governments. By Nadia Ahmad*.

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HumanNature

APRIL 12, 2021

For example, biophysical scientists and engineers get in touch when looking for social scientists to help them understand barriers and opportunities to the adoption of a particular sustainability practice or technology. Industry, community groups, advocates, and policymakers often have similar interests. Geoforum 88:78–86.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 22, 2022

Hence many soil scientists had for years been calling for a third survey, particularly those who are representatives to China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), or its top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPCCC). Forty years of change. Rapid acidification.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

In his recent testimony to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the coauthor of Princeton University’s Net-Zero America study noted that just because an energy technology is not reliable does not mean that it has no role in a reliable system. [8] percent of the grid’s power. We need to respect our grid authorities.

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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. Saginaw Bay, Lake St.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

While changing consumption is an important part of the climate action conversation, such talking points from the fossil fuel industry obscure its decades-long campaign of disinformation around climate science, not to mention the resources and political power they have amassed to limit consumers’ options for other forms of energy.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In its papers supporting the order to show cause, the attorney general said that PwC had served as Exxon’s independent auditor since before 2010 (the time period covered by the subpoena), a role in which PwC examined whether Exxon’s financial statement disclosures were supported by evidence.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Lest one thinks this disconnect is a failure of the global climate architecture, the failure lies much closer to home—in the domestic politics in the US and many other countries that continue to favor the interests of the rich and powerful , and fossil fuel companies, at the expense of the health and safety of everyone else and the planet.

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Environmental Europe

JANUARY 26, 2017

As one previous post on this blog detailed, the current political turmoil in Northern Ireland was sparked by a subsidy for renewable energy production. Though it is tempting to blame political carelessness, the ongoing RHI scandal prompts a broader reflection about renewable energy policy instruments. speculative ones.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

BPs image was further tarnished in 2010 with the tragic and, to date, one of the worst and damaging oil spills – the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Advancements and innovations in clean energy technologies, large investors choosing clean energy over renewables , and climate-focused investor revolts will play a key role.

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Environmental and Urban Economics

JULY 11, 2021

Take a look at David Sattherthwaite's 2010 tough review of my 2010 Climatopolis book. If economic growth accelerates, then GHG emissions will accelerate (given current technologies). It's like asking whether removing that "Go Bears" flag from your radio antenna will improve your gas mileage and lower your overall expenses.

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2024

In 2010, a major climate change law passed by the House died in the Senate, but 12 years later, a major climate law passed both Houses. If cellphone prices had dropped as fast since 2010 as the cost of power from solar panels, you could buy a new iPhone for about thirty bucks today. But the overall picture is consistent.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2022

has been a member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) leadership team since 2010, when he was first appointed Commissioner. His commitment to public service also includes his current role as chairman of the Gas Technology Institute Public Interest Advisory Committee. Coleman Jr. Coleman Jr.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2022

16 Radio Program Highlights Non-Greenhouse Gas Emitting Uses Of Coal. 16 Radio Program Highlights Non-Greenhouse Gas Emitting Uses Of Coal.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

25] And that amount does not include the costs associated with local and state political opposition. 31] Many energy experts are enthusiastic about solar panels, but new information has called the social and ethical value of the technology into question. 52] And from 2010 to 2019, consumers from across the U.S. trillion. [25]

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Arnold Porter

JULY 16, 2021

the uncertain timing and magnitude of government policies, technological innovation and consumer demand that will accelerate the transition to lower-carbon economy). Her key takeaways were (1) “[t]here is no general requirement under the securities laws to reveal all material information. and (b) transition risks (i.e.,

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Environmental Science

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It's a great source of examining technologies from the simple to the complex, of acquiring, harnessing, storing and preserving water and its supply. Just as the technologies of Bedouin tribes have changed, so have the concept of a home which can be a tent, a stone building or even the desert land (30). Politics of Conservation.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2022

Horizontal drilling with high intensity hydraulic fracturing was a new technology and a new method for [natural] gas extraction in many ways, but at the same time, it wasn't altogether new. So when this industry and its drilling took off in the late otss, you know, 2009, 2010, we were sort of in the right place at the right time.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Politically powerful farm lobbies, preferring voluntary measures to curb nutrient pollution, have held off oversight under the Clean Water Act and other statutes. Tyler Larson was diagnosed in 2010 with neurofibroma sarcoma, which resulted in tumors on nerve endings. Coulter has a particularly keen interest. He was 19 when he died.

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Legal Planet

MAY 29, 2024

This post was originally published on the Law & Political Economy Blog as “How Environmental Law Created a World Awash in Toxic Chemicals.” The numbers here are staggering. Production of plastics has also skyrocketed, with cumulative global production expected to triple by 2050.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

“Just as the shallow [conventional] oil and gas wells of Pennsylvania fueled the allies of the first World Wars, we should currently make use of our advanced production methods and technologies to provide Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and other resources to Europe and abroad.” is nearly at full capacity. Read more here.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States (National Research Council, April 2010). The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World’s Food Supply by Marie-Monique Robin (New Press, 2010). that has failed safety inspections.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 31, 2024

Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States (National Research Council, April 2010). The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World’s Food Supply by Marie-Monique Robin (New Press, 2010). that has failed safety inspections.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States (National Research Council, April 2010). The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World’s Food Supply by Marie-Monique Robin (New Press, 2010). that has failed safety inspections.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States (National Research Council, April 2010). The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World’s Food Supply by Marie-Monique Robin (New Press, 2010). that has failed safety inspections.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States (National Research Council, April 2010). The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World’s Food Supply by Marie-Monique Robin (New Press, 2010). that has failed safety inspections.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 15, 2022

This enhanced level of transparency directly responds to feedback given to IRIS on its 2010 draft formaldehyde assessment. We know all too well that when decisionmakers compromise on the science for financial or political reasons, we all lose.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 1, 2025

Freedom to pollute Most of the bill is devoted to ensuring that consumers pay as much of their hard-earned money to the oil industry as possible by preventing the agencies charged with reducing emissions and fuel use from considering the best technology available, electrification. However, since 2010 its fleet fuel economy in the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 11, 2024

Since 2010, its rating has been downgraded by The Economist’s “Democracy Index,” the Freedom House’s “Freedom in the World” measure, and by the VDI’s “V-Dem Index.” Those examining the health of our democracy and elections at the state level also report bleak findings.

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