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South Korea and Climate Change

Legal Planet

Actual generation is tilted a bit more toward fossil fuels and nuclear. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%. He is a strong believer in nuclear energy as a key part of the energy transition.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.26.24

PA Environment Daily

formal notice ) [ Note: Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning on the agenda.] Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. October 1-- NEW.

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94 New Articles - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Here are 94 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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Ontario’s So-Called Affordable Energy Act Will Leave Ontarians in the Dark About Energy Decisions and Costs

Enviromental Defense

The government’s choice to enshrine in law a prioritization of nuclear power is also troubling. Worse still, the law strips energy planning of its focus on addressing climate change and greenhouse gas reductions and sidelines the critical role of energy conservation.

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In Memoriam: Jim Brett - Conservation Educator, Naturalist, Recognized For His Local And Global Leadership

PA Environment Daily

Brett, 84, of Kempton, Berks County, who died on Friday, December 29, 2023, had a natural resource conservation career that spanned over 48 years in Pennsylvania and on a global scale. The international intern program grew from a fledgling effort in 1976 to an internationally recognized conservation education program under Jim’s leadership.

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Guest Essay: A Conservative Argument For Clean Energy -- Follow The Market, Fossil Fuels Are No Bargain

PA Environment Daily

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. Energy is energy.

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Is It Finally Lights Out for the Incandescent Light Bulb?

Law and Environment

The proposed rule would implement the so-called “backstop” provisions of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and impose an efficiency standard for general service lamps of 45 lumens per watt. Remember the historical claims that nuclear power was going to be too cheap to meter?