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We Need to Change Our Assumptions About Gas Plant Reliability

Union of Concerned Scientists

Gas plants failed at a scale that jeopardized grid reliability for large regions of the United States during severe winter storms in 2011 , 2014 , 2018 , 2021 , and 2022. We used the exact same assumptions as in our Net Zero Pathway, which represents a least-cost mix of technologies and resources for meeting US climate targets.

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Maine Commits to 100% Clean Electricity by 2040 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The remaining 10% by 2040 could come from a wide range of low- and zero-carbon technologies, including nuclear power, large existing hydropower projects, and using so-called “clean” fuels like biomethane or hydrogen in thermal plants. million per year between 2011 and 2022, according to a 2024 analysis commissioned by GEO.

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A Landmark Geoengineering Conversation in the Global South

Legal Planet

The Forum and adjoining events convened five days of intensive conversations on the science, technology, ecological and social impacts, public perceptions, communication, law, governance, and ethics of SRM – with more than 100 presenters from 35 countries.

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DEP Issues One Conventional Well Owner 36 Violations For Abandoning Their Conventional Wells; 7 More Violations Issued To Shale Gas Drillers For Abandoning Wells

PA Environment Daily

Drilled in 2011 but not produced. [ Drilled in 2011 but not produced. [ Drilled in 2011 but not produced. [ Drilled in 2011 but not produced. [ Inactive status expired on February 7, 2019. DEP inspection report ] -- Springfield Twp.: Inactive status expired on April 22, 2019. Drilled in 2013 but not produced. [

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The Fast Fashion Backlash Is Fueling a Sustainability Revolution

Scientific American

Fibershed , which started in 2011, involves a regional community of farmers, textile producers and artisans who make clothes from regenerative materials sourced and assembled within a 150-mile radius. Collingwood But not all solutions involve technological innovation. And it has company.

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AI Is Mining More Than Data

Vermont Law

Google attached generative AI to its search function in mid-2024; Siri has been embedded in the iPhone since 2011; ChatGPT, popular in education and business settings, was released to the public in 2022. As this tool becomes more commonplace, we need to change our perspective of convenience.

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Volatile Chemical Products: Important Contributors to Harmful Particulate Matter

HumanNature

Regulations and technological innovations, such as the catalytic converter, have led to a decline in tailpipe emissions, reducing emissions of secondary organic aerosol precursors.[6] 8 166175 (2011). [3] Environmental Science & Technology vol. Environmental Science & Technology vol. Thundiyil, J.