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More Fossil Natural Gas Won’t Lower High Energy Bills

Union of Concerned Scientists

Today’s high energy prices are the result of recent events and long-term strategies. Reliance on fossil natural gas and the slow adoption of renewable energy contributed to electricity bills in New England in the first nine months of 2022 that are $5 billion higher than the prior year. Let me explain with an illustration.

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Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Why Politicians Want You To Pay More For Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

However, there is one notable exception: how much you pay for natural gas. Instead, they provide the gas industry with justification to increase prices in the name of jobs and national security. 19, natural gas costs $2.26 It’s focused on increasing the price of natural gas to increase its bottom line.

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Methane Madness: 5 Reasons Why Natural Gas Doesn’t Belong in a Clean Electricity Payment Program

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Senate just released a federal budget resolution that includes a measure that could subsidize the production of natural gas. Here are 5 reasons why we shouldn't do that.

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Our Overdependence on Methane Gas is Costly: We Need Policymakers to Pass Clean Energy Legislation Now 

Union of Concerned Scientists

We urgently need more action and oversight from policymakers at every level, from Congress to federal and state regulators, to address the consequences of methane gas overreliance head-on. Over the past 30 years, the use of gas in the power sector has more than tripled, now responsible for 37 percent of the power sector’s net generation.

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Washington’s Biggest Clean Energy Lobbying Group Pushes Natural Gas-Friendly Policy

Corp Watch

Washington’s Biggest Clean Energy Lobbying Group Pushes Natural Gas-Friendly Policy Inside Climate News PaulaR Mon, 11/06/2023 - 20:14 Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Read more Marianne Lavelle Under new leader Jason Grumet, a longtime advocate of bipartisanship, the American Clean Power Association presses for permitting and hydrogen solutions that appeal (..)

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National Clean Energy Week Recap

Cresforum

Power Sector Resiliency: Keeping the Lights on While Reducing Emissions How can the United States keep the lights on while reducing global emissions and deploying utility-scale renewable energy resources? To see other panels from National Clean Energy Week, like and subscribe on YouTube. Watch the full discussion here.

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Kleinman Center For Energy Policy: The High Price Of Failing To Transition To Clean Energy In PJM Footprint; Next PJM Auction Is In December

PA Environment Daily

By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center Next year, the electricity bills for twenty percent of Americans will start reflecting the high cost of failing to transition to clean energy. Massive amounts of clean energy generation and storage projects are backlogged in PJM.