Legal Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Often, it’s a chance for a franchise to promote the recycling or energy conservation that goes on at its stadium. But it also includes deals with lesser-known utility companies that generate electricity predominantly from fossil fuel-burning power plants and that sell fossil gas directly to consumers.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2023

That’s a really good thing given the central role we expect and need solar to play in a just transition away from fossil fuels. Climate, conservation, community Working on this project has powerfully reminded me how much has changed since I started in the solar energy field more than three decades ago.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

electricity generation. Renewables are continuing to increase their share of the power sector, rising to almost 23 percent of the nation’s electricity supply last year, which was higher than the generation from both coal-fired and nuclear plants. In other words, when the air is hot, gas power plants cannot generate as much electricity.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2024

For the rural communities living in or near national parks, electricity was a commodity. Back home in Colombia, García’s family is witnessing the consequences of a fossil fuel-centered energy system. What people are not quite aware of is the severity of what is to come if we do not move away from fossil fuels.

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Edouard Stenger

JUNE 20, 2023

During the month of May, solar and wind power generated more electricity (30.6%) than fossil fuels (27.3%) in the European Union for the first time in history. In the meantime, fossil fuels went from 40-50 percent to less than 30 percent. This is equally impressive.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 4, 2021

Some events last week sent a strong signal that the tide is turning against fossil fuels. To paraphrase Churchill, this may not be beginning of the end for fossil fuels, but at least it is the end of the beginning of the campaign against them. Each of the events standing alone would have been noteworthy.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 6, 2022

Besides the kilowatt-hours it generates, Glen Canyon provides key services to the electric grid. The country’s second largest reservoir and a lynchpin in the intermountain electric grid, Powell is more dirt than water these days. Hydropower generation will likely shut down when Lake Powell’s elevation drops below 3,490 feet.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 5, 2021

electricity. A big shift to renewables could leave stranded assets — existing fossil fuel plants that the utility will no longer get paid for using. Moreover, EPA will have to trim its sails to avoid having its regulations sunk by the conservative Supreme Court. There are other possible sticks.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Meanwhile, it remains profoundly cheaper to produce electricity from solar than from new fossil fuel sources. John Quigley is a Senior Fellow at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and a former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Critical minerals are key components of clean-energy technologies, which are essential to replacing fossil fuels and stabilizing the climate. At present, the United States is highly dependent on critical minerals to support a growing electric vehicle market. Take action with Ocean Conservancy to halt seabed mining in its tracks.

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Real Climate

APRIL 6, 2023

The term “fossil fuels”, however, is mentioned 16 times. It’s indeed true that emissions must go down, but we also must explicitly acknowledge that we need to reduce our dependence on coal, oil and gas (“fossil fuels”). Coal, on the other hand, is only mentioned once in connection with methane emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2023

By Dave Jenkins, Conservatives For Responsible Stewardshi p The following goest essay first appeared in the Erie Times on March 27, 2023 -- We are at an inflection point on energy: 2022 was the first year when global investment in carbon-free sources of energy matched investment in fossil fuels. High overseas demand for U.S.

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Legal Planet

MAY 23, 2022

The Liberal Party — conservative in everything but name — lost control of the federal government to Labor. Teal” independent candidates running on platforms of government integrity and climate action also picked up seats at the expense of the Liberals, i.e. conservatives. Australia has had a change of government. of total GDP.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 21, 2022

It will be happening in the (virtual) boardroom of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which has authority over the bulk electric transmission system across much of the Midwest. States and utilities are shifting rapidly to more renewable energy and reducing their reliance on fossil fuels. billion to $11.6

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Without electricity or heat, some people apparently turned to portable generators, which can fill a home with carbon monoxide exhaust. 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.

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Global Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Chris Johnston is co-author of The Arrival of the Electric Car – An Overview of the EV Revolution Happening Now. The fastest way to shift the transportation sector to environmental sustainability is to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Electric energy generation by renewable sources has doubled since 2008.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 18, 2023

Berkeley’s so-called “natural gas ban” was the first local ordinance in the country to effectively require all-electric construction of new buildings. Local governments have structured or are considering structuring all-electric construction policies in a variety of ways, some of which remain untouched by the Ninth Circuit ruling.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The PJM Interconnection , the regional electric grid operator that includes Pennsylvania, has issued a Cold Weather Alert and declared Conservative Operations throughout the PJM footprint for February 3–4 in anticipation of frigid temperatures. With the Cold Weather Alert and a preceding Cold Weather Advisory issued Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

On March 7, the Independent Fiscal Office issued its latest Pennsylvania Electricity update that reports the electricity grid is dependent on one fuel for 59% of the state’s electricity generation-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% from other sources. Read more here. Read more here.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 12, 2021

With just weeks to go before COP26 kicks off, all eyes are on the British hosts and the Conservative government and its leader Boris Johnson. This is directly related to the Conservative’s problem with onshore wind which many MP’s and voters are opposed to for the simple fact that wind turbines are seen as an eyesore.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 30, 2023

Long-duration refers to the amount of time a power system can discharge electricity. Curtailment occurs when the transmission grid is overloaded and unable to absorb all the clean and affordable electricity being produced. This results in a deliberate reduction of electricity output.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2024

By John Quigley, Kleinman Center For Energy Policy , University of Pennsylvania The challenge of decarbonizing the electricity grid while ensuring its reliability is acute in Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth is the nation’s third-largest electricity producer , and exports more of it than any other state. per year over the next ten years.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It is a highly professional and analytically competent organization, rather conservative, and quite sympathetic to the perspectives and business needs of the energy sector, including fossil-fuel producers. Fossil enterprises and political leaders in major fossil producers ranged from politely dismissive to openly contemptuous.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 17, 2024

In British Columbia, millions of residents and commercial customers were asked to conserve precious drinking water. Fossil Fuel Companies are to Blame It’s clear that global warming is bringing hotter and drier weather. And over 75 per cent of greenhouse gas pollution comes from producing and burning fossil fuels.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 27, 2022

In March, start-up BasiGo became the first company to launch an electric passenger bus in Kenya. We selected BYD because they are the largest manufacturer of electric buses globally and they are known for battery technology that is state-of-the-art,” BasiGo co-founder and CEO Jit Bhattacharya told China Dialogue.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Although NRG Energy as a company does generate some electricity using some renewable sources like solar and wind, more than 80% of its fuel mix is from fossil fuels, according to a 2023 analysis of the top 47 investor-owned utilities. Reason # 4 is that all jet travel is environmentally damaging.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 11, 2022

The proposals shall ensure equitable participation by all electric vehicle owners and lessees. The Department shall approve the rebates not later than June 30, 2023; and. Not later than October 31, 2025 the department shall issue at least 1 order that responds to distribution.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 27, 2023

At the international and federal levels, significant progress was made on climate action, plastic waste, toxic chemicals and biodiversity conservation. It is even more challenging if these investments mean much less money is available to invest in new fossil-free businesses that are ready to take off.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Guo Haitao, director of the Institute of Energy Economics and Finance at the China University of Petroleum in Beijing, told People’s Daily : “The Energy Law clearly stipulates that renewable energy takes precedence over traditional fossil energy, which will effectively promote its development”.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 30, 2021

In this blog, we’ll take a look at the technologies that are being sold as climate saviours when their real objective is to prolong the life of the polluting fossil fuels which are driving climate change: carbon capture, offsets and ‘blue’ hydrogen. Producing and using fossil fuels creates a lot of damage beyond climate disasters.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The move represents a lifeline for fossil fuel use in a decarbonizing energy grid. A similar measure stalled earlier this year due to opposition from conservatives on the state’s Natural Resources Board. A plan to build out electric vehicle chargers draws pushback from gas station owners in Minnesota. Looking Ahead.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Let’s look at three tools that are being sold as climate saviours, when their real objective is to prolong the life of the polluting fossil fuels which are driving climate change: carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS), hydrogen and offsets. Producing and using fossil fuels creates a lot of damage beyond climate disasters.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 27, 2025

City of New York , plumbing and building trade groups challenged New York Citys Local Law 154 of 2021 , a piece of legislation that prohibits fossil fuel combustion in most new buildings. This natural gas ban was the first local ordinance in the country to effectively require all-electric construction of new buildings.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

-- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For College Scholarship Program [PaEN] -- MCall: Can Dogs Be Used To Combat Spotted Lanternfly?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

Boosting clean transportation through tax credits and investments that support electric vehicle (EV) purchases, charging infrastructure deployment, and domestic manufacturing of EVs. Supporting resilient food and farm systems through climate-focused incentives for conservation practices on farms and technical assistance for farmers.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

PA Envirothon Teams participating in the PA Envirothon represent the best and the brightest of the thousands of high school teens who have competed in county Envirothon competitions sponsored by Conservation Districts from across the Commonwealth. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Martin Interim President Of PPL Electric Utilities -- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Awards $14.9 Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec. 15 [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Loyalsock Twp. 15 [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Loyalsock Twp.

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