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Opinion: What the gas crisis tells us

A Greener Life

It is prompted in large part by low gas storage capacity, the COVID-19 pandemic, a power plant coming offline and low wind speeds responsible for a downturn in wind power output. UK’s hugely inefficient housing stock means most homes and buildings do a very poor job of conserving heat.

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 10.18.24

PA Environment Daily

18 Planet Philadelphia Radio Program Provides Updates On Wind Power, Local Green Energy Efforts -- Observer-Reporter: Fayette County Zoning Board Nixes Request For Georges Township Solar Energy Facility -- Citizens Voice: Fairview Twp. 10 And Learn About The Watershed Landscape You Live In!

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Analysis: Can Germany wean itself off Russian oil and gas??

A Greener Life

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) visits a hybrid power plant where “green” hydrogen is made using wind power and fed into the gas grid. The government’s cost-benefit analysis reveals that prolonging the runtime of its remaining three nuclear power plants is neither advisable technically nor in terms of security.

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Another RGGI Raid? New York State Senate Proposes Pulling $138 million from the RGGI Fund

Law Columbia

Most of the carbon allowances are auctioned and the proceeds of those auctions are typically used to promote energy conservation and renewable energy programs. Clearly, the diversion of RGGI proceeds to the general budget and for workforce development is at odds with these requirements. More information about the program is available here.

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Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 2021 Texas Grid Failure

Environmental Progress

ERCOT also expected, during peak demand events in winter, to have power from wind represent about 27% of installed wind capacity. In its most severe appraisal of the loss of wind capacity, ERCOT expected 8% of wind power compared to capacity. I believe the U.S. But if the U.S.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Conservation Groups Asked to Intervene in Oil and Gas Trade Association’s Suit to Compel Quarterly Federal Mineral Lease Sales. Nine conservation groups moved to intervene in Western Energy Alliance’s (WEA’s) action seeking to compel the Bureau of Land Management to hold quarterly federal mineral sales. motion for leave to amend Oct.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.25.25

PA Environment Daily

January 28-- Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee hearing on understanding your electric bill, what are you paying for power? January 28-- Penn State Extension Conservation Cornerstone Webinar On Climate-Smart Ag Project (CARAT). Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online.