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. The most consequential vote to advance a clean energy future won’t be happening in Washington, D.C., or your state capital next week. billion to $11.6

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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). This makes EVs two to three times more efficient than gas-powered vehicles.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 22, 2022

We all know that to successfully address climate change we need to phase out fossil fuels and switch to electric power. A s we transition our homes and vehicles to electric power, it’s imperative that the electricity sector be clean. Take Action: Tell Ontario to phase out polluting gas power.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2025

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Snowden at dsnowden@pa.gov or (717) 783-8846. House Floor.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Specifically, it is important to understand that solar is not being sited in equal quantities on these three types of land, as farmland hosts far more solar projects (33%) than either grassland (6%) or forests (4%). For comparison, nearly 3% of solar power is currently sited in urban areas. [1].

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Fiedler, Labor Leaders, Educational, Environmental Leaders Announce Bill To Create Grant Program To Invest In Solar Energy Facilities At Schools [PaEN] -- Inquirer: Solar Panels Can Cost $20,000 But Some Philly-Area Homeowners Say They’re Worth The Investment As Energy Prices Go Up [Driven By Natural Gas Price Spikes] -- LancasterOnline: New Energy (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2024

6 [PaEN] -- DCNR Grants Newsletter: PA Healthy Lands Week Accepting Signups; Kittatinny Ridge Sentinel Landscape Designation; PA Sojourn Grants Awarded; Much More! -- WITF/WVIA: Hikers Celebrate PA Native Species Day At Lackawanna State Park -- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Conservancy To Maintain 1.5 28 to Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2024

9 Webinar On Applying For EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Program [PaEN] -- WHYY/Plan Philly: City Of Philadelphia’s Vehicle Fleet Getting Cleaner, But Has A Long Way To Go -- Inquirer: Public Electric Vehicle Charging Is On The Way, But PA Is ‘Playing Catch-Up’ -- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals: Jan. Shapiro: PA Receives Over $44.4

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 25, 2023

Shambaugh, PA Association of Conservation Districts [PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Earth Conservancy Receives $1.96 Shambaugh, PA Association of Conservation Districts [PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Earth Conservancy Receives $1.96

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2023

7 [PaEN] -- Guest Essay: Investing In Clean Energy Will Benefit PA Communities, Create Jobs, Generate Tax Revenue And Significantly Reduce Climate Changing Emissions - By Lori Brennan, The Nature Conservancy-PA [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: What Can One Person Do About Climate Change? Chris Deluzio -- Aug. 8-10 -- Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

Josh Shapiro joined Department of General Services Secretary Reggie McNeil, Constellation President & CEO Joseph Dominguez, and Lightsource bp Senior Vice President Alyssa Edwards to unveil the Commonwealth’s renewable energy initiative, the Pennsylvania Project to Utilize Light and Solar Energy (PA PULSE).

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

The webinars are divided into funding areas: Electric Power; Agriculture and Working Lands; Tribal Programs; Transportation; Buildings; and Industrial and Waste. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a series of webinars the week of August 7 on Investing in America - Climate Action Funding Fair.

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A Greener Life

MAY 23, 2024

A solar-powered charging station in Yibin, south-west China. Two-way charging could give vehicles like these the potential to stabilise power supplies by discharging stored electricity back to the grid. million “new energy” vehicles on the road, the vast majority of which require electricity.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The IRA also provides funding for electric vehicles and charging equipment, energy-saving appliances, battery-storage systems, and heat pumps, and has awarded a national total of nearly $8.4 The benefits that solar energy provides for schools, nonprofits, businesses and municipalities are clearer than ever,” said Ms.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The government hopes that this will double the renewable energy electricity capacity which was secured in the scheme’s third round. UK Energy Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan commented: ‘’The Contracts for Difference scheme has helped the UK become a world leader in clean electricity generation and lowered prices for consumers.’’.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 19, 2023

Ontario recently announced it would contract new polluting gas plants to generate electricity for the province. This is outrageous, especially given that Ontario successfully phased out coal-fired power plants between 2005 and 2017 and brought down greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector by 93 per cent.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

Comments By Award Winners “At Eaton, we’re simplifying the energy transition and accelerating sustainable energy systems to power our operations, customers and communities.” Thank you to the Pennsylvania Solar Center for recognizing that innovation.” “The Paul's Episcopal Church ; Tree Pittsburgh ; and University of Pittsburgh.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2025

Million; Apply Now To Join Program [PaEN] -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn.: Solar For Schools Middle School Curriculum Now Available [PaEN] NewsClips: -- WESA: Could Locally Drilled Natural Gas Get More Expensive With New Republican Administrations Push To Increase LNG Gas Exports?

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

The award will go to a group which expands access to renewable energy in the communities it serves or which seeks to improve energy efficiency within its own operations through the use of solar, electric vehicles, LEED certifications or other improvements. In Pittsburgh, 53 nonprofits have been honored, receiving more than $1.5

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . Source: IESO [link].

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

NewsClips: -- Beaver County Times: RiverWise, PA Solar Center, New Sun Rising Receive Federal Grant To Expand Solar Adoption In Beaver County -- TribLive: Power Up: Solar-Power Installations Jump To More Than 40,000 Across The State; Homeowners See Electric Bills Drop -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Philadelphia’s Large Solar Energy Facility Near Gettysburg (..)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Schools Eye Energy Savings Study -- Bob Dornan Blog: Solar Power With Savings In November - 8th Electric Bill Under $8.00 In 2023 -- Tribune-Democrat: Cambria, Blair, Bedford Conservation Districts Awarded $500+ In Grants -- Herald-Standard: Mountain Watershed Assn. 25 to Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

Denies Rezoning For Former Red Lion Country Club For Housing Development -- KDKA: Mosquitoes Carrying West Nile Virus Detected In 3 More Pittsburgh Neighborhoods -- DCNR Accepting Applications For Wild Resource Conservation Grants Thru Sept. Potter County To Sept. Potter County To Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2024

Million In Rebates To 21 School Districts For Clean School Buses In Pennsylvania Group Against Smog & Pollution Report Finds Allegheny County Health Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

-- PG - Laura Legere: Infrastructure Bill Promises ‘Unprecedented’ Funding To Clean Up PA’s Abandoned Mine Lands -- Senate, House Legislation Would Raise $350 Million A Year To Clean Up Polluted Water [PaEN] -- New Pittsburgh Energy Strategy Would Require Developers To Submit Climate, Energy-Efficiency Plans Along With Building Plans [PaEN] -- PG: (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

THURSDAY 1:00: Senate Transportation Committee hearing on charging electric vehicles. EIA: 'Increasing Electricity Generation From Renewable Sources Contributes To Lower Power Prices' In 2023 [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: New Energy Co-Op Helps Make Switch To Solar Power Easier, More Affordable In Lancaster -- Nebraska Examiner: U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

1 At The Southeast Agricultural Research Farm In Centre County [PaEN] -- Lehigh Valleys Wildlands Conservancy Highlights April Educational Programs; Tree Planting; Hikes; Summer Camps -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Its Spring! Data Centers And Pennsylvania's Future [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed!

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Billion On Their Sports: Report -- PG - John Hayes: Southwest PA Hunters Add $312 Million To PA’s Economy -- TribLive: How Westmoreland Fishing Community Is Preparing For Trout Season Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire April 17 PA Environment Digest 68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic Inside Climate News: Gov. 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

WEDNESDAY 8:50: Joint Legislative Budget & Finance Committee meeting to adopt House Resolution 87 (Daily-D-Montgomery) study of wildlife conservation corridors. Click Here to watch live. Room 8E-B East Wing. Click Here to watch live. Yaw Introduces Bill To Create Independent Energy Information Office In PA -- Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Program On Increasing Setbacks From Oil & Gas Infrastructure. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. September 25- Agenda Posted.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

16 Webinar On Provisions Of New Federal Climate, Energy Law On Solar Energy And Energy Efficiency [PaEN] -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: New Federal Climate, Energy Law Provides Permanent Funding For Coal Miners’ Black Lung Health Care -- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Sept. -- DEP To Host Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

“There has never been a better time in our history to go solar, with the expansion and extension of the solar tax credit to 30 percent until 2032, as well as accelerated depreciation, USDA REAP grants, and savings from the solar power itself. I am thrilled that the U.S. billion annually. The current 0.5 The current 0.5

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

Fish & Wildlife Service Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize For Innovative Ways To Make Wildlife Conservation Relevant To All [PaEN] -- PG: Carnegie Museum Paleontologist Achieved Immortality Thanks To A Few Prehistoric Jaws Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

Progressive Conservative (PC) Party of Ontario: . Implement Ontario’s first comprehensive zero-emissions vehicle strategy, which in part includes: A province-wide electric vehicle sales target of 15 per cent by 2025, 45 per cent by 2030, and 100 per cent by 2030. Transition the electricity supply. Did not answer the question.

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Columbia Climate Law

JULY 9, 2015

Recently, two competing plans to reform California’s four-tier electricity rate structure of the three investor-owned utilities (IOUs) [1] have emerged from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Under the current tariff system, customers who use more electricity are charged significantly higher rates per kilowatt-hour (kWh). [4]

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2022

-- Guest Essay: Funding Crucial For The Future Of Clean Water In Pennsylvania - By Hilary Falk , Chesapeake Bay Foundation & Allyson Gibson , Lancaster Clean Water Partners [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Point State Park In Pittsburgh Gets A Visit, Boost From DCNR Secretary [Funding To Pay For $1.4

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