Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 31, 2022

To improve the lives of all Chicagoans, the plan prioritizes environmental justice, household savings, public health, and clean energy. A majority of city residents said they wanted reliable transit, better air quality, more renewable energy, higher household savings, and improved public health. Building Decarbonization.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The production and transportation of oil and gas also cause significant environmental impacts, as does the use of enormous amounts of water for cooling the generators. The infrastructure bill will definitely help, particularly by promoting new transmission lines to get renewable energy to market.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2025

Penn Energy Savers Rebates Are Coming Soon To Help Eligible Households Upgrade To Energy Efficient Appliances, Do Building Retrofits [PaEN] -- City Of Reading Begins Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy Project To Save $13.3

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 27, 2022

For stationary storage, companies such as RePurpose Energy and B2U Storage Solutions are repurposing these batteries to be used for renewable energy generation support. As the grid becomes cleaner, added grid storage becomes more necessary to support the generation variability of renewable sources.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The hot, melty silicon cools and forms a single crystal (“monocrystalline”) structure as a cylindrical ingot. And then speed it up because we need solar to play an ever-growing role in achieving our clean energy and climate goals. Boron is added to give the metal a positive electric charge on one side.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

As California decarbonizes its economy, the state will build enormous amounts of renewable energy and energy storage to clean up the electricity sector. And to clean up buildings and industry, many residences and businesses will switch to electricity-powered heating systems (e.g., heat pumps !).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Energy equity also means thinking about the unequal distribution of energy system costs in our country and how that directly reflects historical harms enacted through policy and siting of polluting facilities that have sacrificed communities of Black, Latinx, Native, low-income, and immigrant groups for decades.

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Energy and Climate Law

OCTOBER 22, 2020

By Ceciel Nieuwenhout, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability; Lead Author of WP 1 T1.2 Report to the H2020 POCITYF-project A substantial part of energy in the EU is consumed by households , for powering electric appliances and for heating and cooling.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

This is mainly a result of coal generation being replaced by natural gas generation (and to a smaller extent renewable energy sources like wind and solar) and energy efficiency improvements, due in part to Act 129 [utility energy efficiency program]. from 2019 to 2020 and 44.4% from 2005 to 2020.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

However, much of the attention paid to the flood risk of power plant sites has centered on nuclear plants, which also require a water source for the creation of steam, as well as for keeping the plant cool in an emergency.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 28, 2023

The clean-energy transition that is one focus of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will require big changes in our electric grid. The high-voltage wires must be well insulated, kept cool, and set at a safe distance from any people or obstacles. The IRA also provides $9.7

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 22, 2022

A report commissioned by the Ontario Power Authority (now the Independent Electricity System Operator) identified 64 potential offshore wind power sites in the Great Lakes that could produce nearly 35,000 MW of electricity which is 50 per cent more than our current energy demand. As the U.S. And without the pollution that gas plants cause.

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Solar Power Wind Power Renewable Energy Electricity 131

A Greener Life

JANUARY 2, 2025

IEA analysts expect this amount to remain relatively stable until around 2027, when consumption levels will start to level off as renewable energy sources start to play a more significant role, particularly in China – the worlds largest coal consumer and producer. billion tonnes in 2024.

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2027 Nuclear Power Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2022

The Green Building Alliance , the City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning, the Energy Innovation Center , and Duquesne Light Company , have secured a grant of technical assistance from the U.S. The associated energy cost savings would be designated to benefit residents of the Hill District.

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Renewable Energy Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Cooling 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 2, 2024

Spring is a glorious time for renewable energy. And, this spring, that clean energy production is looking more impressive than ever. Total generation in spring and fall is consistently lower because of lower electricity demand for heating and cooling in the shoulder seasons.

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Electricity 2013 2023 Clean Energy 157

Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Read the full story from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. As Angelenos wake up for the day, they turn on lights powered by 100% clean electricity. Imagine the sun slowly rising over the vast metropolis of Los Angeles, a city that stretches from the ocean to the mountains.

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Clean Energy Renewable Energy Cooling Ocean 40

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

The purpose of ECOS is to improve the capability of state environmental agencies and their leaders to protect and improve human health and the environment of the United States Federal Funding Cuts, Freeze -- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Millions In Trout Unlimited Watershed Projects Improve The Environment, Local Economies Across The US; Federal (..)

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Air Pollution Environmental Protection Waste Climate Change 70

A Greener Life

JANUARY 6, 2023

It was briefly the world’s largest floating solar farm, though like most renewable energy records that crown has now gone China’s way. Panels over water are naturally cooled from beneath, and so their location adds to their efficiency. Solar projects of this type are reducing emissions with clean energy.

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Solar Power Clean Energy Renewable Energy Cooling 98

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 19, 2024

Support clean energy Solar Power Plant in modern city: Sustainable Renewable Energy. Transitioning how we produce and consume energy is crucial for reducing fossil fuel emissions. Look for ways to embrace clean, renewable energy.

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Climate Change Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Electricity 104

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Forecasts of cool weather and expectations of lower wind power output had driven up demand for more fossil-fuel produced energy. The latest surge in prices is evidence that the mechanism is working, and that it is intensifying companies to invest in renewable energy.

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Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Wind Power Carbon Emissions 52

Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Advocates of renewable energy have argued since the 1970s that the variable, weather-dependent nature of sunlight and wind is a modest obstacle at best to relying on 100 percent renewables. Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable.

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2021 Renewable Energy Electricity Natural Gas 108

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Further, in addition to directly reducing absorbed heat, cool roofs can reduce demand for air conditioning. And where air conditioning intake air is drawn from conventional rooftops—common in larger buildings—lowering temperatures at the roof would reduce the amount of work needed to cool air.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Introduction This report describes the development and analysis of a clean energy pathway for a 10-county region in southwestern Pennsylvania. Due to its abundance of fossil fuel resources, the region has a long history of substantial energy production, often at the expense of local environmental quality and economic diversity.

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Electricity 52

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

“As we continue to recover economically out of this, I see this as an opportunity to take what has become something of a liability and be able to turn it into a renewable resource that can help spur jobs, help create a new renewable energy resource from what was previously used to mine anthracite coal throughout our region. “My

Natural Gas 87

Natural Gas Technology Technology Waste 87

Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 1, 2023

Heat pumps, a simple but effective technology, use electricity to remove heat from inside your home to cool it in the summer and pull heat in from outside to heat your home in the winter. The federal government has promised to deliver 100 per cent clean power across Canada by 2050.

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Technology Technology Fossil Fuels Electricity 52

A Greener Life

MAY 12, 2023

A woman pours water over her head to cool off during soaring temperatures in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 11 April 2023. Transition quickly to renewable energy As much as 95% of West Bengal’s 10.7 Temperature records have been broken across Asia in recent weeks. Photo credit: Habibur Rahman /Alamy Live News.

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Climate Change Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Electricity 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2022

Million Fine Against U.S.

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Columbia Climate Law

JULY 9, 2015

Understandably, there are concerns that tier flattening does not adequately incentivize efficient use of energy. According to The Utility Reform Network (TURN), “changing the rate structure to devalue conservation flies in the face of our state’s commitment to renewable energy, efficiency and reduced emissions”.

Electricity 40

Electricity 2015 Solar Power Renewable Energy 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 8, 2022

To get an assessment of the progress thus far, as well as an idea if what has to happen next, I turned to two of my colleagues in the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Climate & Energy Program: Principal Climate Scientist Rachel Licker and Transmission Policy Manager Sam Gomberg. It’s a big deal.

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Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Climate Change 306

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Summary: The expiry date on nuclear energy is baseless, arbitrary and serves no useful purpose. It will cause uncertainty and add unnecessary costs and deployment bottlenecks which could delay climate mitigation and the transition to a clean energy system of Member States.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Regulations Technology Waste 52

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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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This means that for an indefinite amount of time—depending on the cause of the outage —a home can go without electricity for lighting, heating, cooling and other needs that people depend on every day. With solar to generate energy, a battery to discharge when needed, and efficiency measures to conserve energy, this household will be safe.

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Carbon Monoxide Cooling Clean Energy Electricity 276

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Rather than using treated wastewater to cool the steam the Allen plant uses to make electricity, as other plants have done, the TVA continues to tap into the source of Memphis’s drinking water. TVA CEO Jeff Lyash has often referred to gas as a bridge fuel , needed in the transition to renewable energy.

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Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Renewable Energy Climate Change 274

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 16, 2024

Compared to funding for fossil fuels, clean energy stimulus creates nearly three times as many jobs for equivalent investments. Distort the energy market : Subsidies distort markets, favouring oil and gas over renewable energy. Lastly, fossil fuels come with a giant opportunity cost.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

New building codes and rebates for clean cooling measures in homes are scrapped, so low-income households can’t afford to cool their homes. Without incentives to replace gas stoves with clean induction stoves, home cooking fills the air with carcinogenic pollutants.

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Fossil Fuels Cooling Climate Change Electricity 136

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

Additionally, all of the electricity consumed across our operations including our data centers, corporate buildings, grocery stores, and fulfillment centers is matched with 100% renewable energy, seven years ahead of schedule. In 2007, Google committed to carbon neutrality in its operations.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Luzerne County [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: Using Live Stake Nurseries To Engage Communities In Stream Health [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed! Kate Harper (R) and Fmr Cong.

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