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Powering the Data Boom: How Will the Grid Keep Up?

Union of Concerned Scientists

We need to plan for energy infrastructure that supports our economy and reduces harmful air pollution. The grid might not meet that demand Electricity for data centers comes from the grid, and by extension, the mix of power plants that supply the grid. We just need to bring the political will.

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

Law Columbia

But the country changed course as a result of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, which led to the forced shutdown of nuclear power plants and greater reliance on fossil fuels. As of May 2022 , there are 163 operating coal-fired power plants in Japan. As a result, Japan’s CO 2 emissions increased, peaking in 2013.

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.1.24

PA Environment Daily

DEP Advisory: DEP is migrating its website to a new platform to launch in mid-December. Bat Stories; Bat Trivia; Witch-Hazel; News Around The Watershed -- Penn State Extension: The Value Of Bats To Crop Production And Revenue -- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov.

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.8.23

PA Environment Daily

Billion That Owns Nuclear Plants In PA -- Post-Gazette: Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant Part Of $3.4 Billion That Owns Nuclear Plants In PA -- Post-Gazette: Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant Part Of $3.4 Billion Spending Plan Scrutinized -- PennLive - Charles Thompson/Jan Murphy: What’s In Gov.

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.4.21

PA Environment Daily

12-14 [PaEN] -- Talen Energy: Announces Bitcoin Zero-Carbon Mining Joint Venture Connected To The Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant -- Power Magazine: Group Buys PA Coal Refuse Plants To Power Bitcoin Mining -- Mining People Magazine: No. 26 In NE PA - Apply Now! 6; Arboretum Planting Day Sept. Billion From Gov.

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Why Ceding Nuclear to China and Russia Threatens National Security: Michael Shellenberger's Congressional Testimony July 28, 2020

Environmental Progress

In fact, experts have long recognized that while the early stages of a nation’s industrialization can increase air pollution, later stages can lower it through cleaner-burning coal, natural gas, and nuclear energy. Those technologies and others allowed conventional air pollutants to peak in developed nations the 1960s and 1970s.

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 10.23.24

PA Environment Daily

Of Environmental Educators Conference March 10-12 In Erie [PaEN] -- TribLive/AP: On Lake Erie, Getting Rid Of Problem Algae Starts With Giving It Less Food -- DCNR Forecast Wildfire Danger HIGH In Most Of PA For Wednesday, Oct. 23 -- LehighValleyLive: Northcentral PA ATV Trail Is A Hit, Generating $23.5