PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2024

However, government policymakers in Washington and various states are pulling at these loose threads, threatening to unravel the entire network. Key findings of the report Include: -- Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power Dominate: Fossil fuels, along with nuclear power, currently provide nearly all the power (92%) in the PJM grid. [

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This is a signal not only of the country’s unhealthy reliance on fossil fuels but also a failure to move away from gas in a way that other countries have done successfully. Despite the government`s big talk on climate action , the country has hardly made a dent in easing its reliance on gas in recent years. By Anders Lorenzen.

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

Germany has recently experienced fatal and apocalyptic climate- fuelled floods , after which the country’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, promised the government would do more to tackle climate change. In Germany, fossil fuels are king. Photo credit: CnndrBrbr via Wikimedia. By Anders Lorenzen.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2022

The government has also reversed a policy of military minimalism that dates back to the end of World War II, as new Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the goal of building “a powerful… armed forces that can be relied upon to protect us.” Dependence on Russian fossil fuels. Germany is a large net importer of fuel.

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A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2021

Japan, a long-time supporter of nuclear power, now has serious hydrogen ambitions. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be powered by hydrogen. Hydrogen may have lost the race to fuel electric cars but it looks a likely contender to replace fossil fuels in trucks, ships, planes and heavy industry. By Fred Pearce.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2023

Room 8E-A East Wing Capitol Building. . -- March 6 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- Sen.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Investors and governments will be expected to refer to the Taxonomy in order to determine whether an activity they want to pursue can be considered sustainable, and under what conditions (screening criteria). Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2023

Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips-- -- Senate Committee Meets March 8 To Consider Bill Allowing General Assembly To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing [PaEN] -- Senate Committee Meets March 6 On Bill Prohibiting Elected Officials In Local Governments From Moving To Cleaner (..)

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 24, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen As Germany is struggling to reduce its emissions following its phaseout of nuclear power , the government are targeting another low-carbon energy source; geothermal energy. Deep geothermal With “deep” geothermal energy, heat is extracted from geothermal reservoirs at depths greater than 400 metres.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

He has delivered cost-effective and data-driven solutions in government and industry sectors, including nuclear power and fossil-fuel power plants, offshore wind projects, port facilities, subsea cable transmission and hydroelectric facilities.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 29, 2023

The German nuclear power plant Grafenrheinfeld before it was decommissioned in 2015. By Anders Lorenzen As Germany completed its nuclear phase-out earlier this month, it becomes clear that Europe’s economic and industrial powerhouse is further away from climate action than almost every single EU member country. via Wikimedia.

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Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

While Japan once had one of the world’s most diverse energy portfolios, the loss of its nuclear program has caused a sudden shift towards a fossil-fuel heavy generation industry. On August 11, 2015, the Kyushu Electric Power Company began the restart process on the No. Sendai Nuclear Power Plant.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2023

25 to March 3; More Well Plugging Sites Inspected PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 4 Independent Fiscal Office Reports 4th Quarter 2022 Natural Gas Production Decreased 1.6%; Average Price Increased By 82.5%

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Tenders for 250 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy by 2028 are set to be unveiled by the Indian government, according to a government memo. Photo credit: Reuters / Amit Dave. The fast-growing Asian economic powerhouse is predicted to overtake China as the world’s most populous country in the coming years.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Despite these claims, burning waste coal is still just burning fossil fuel and results in the emissions of significant amounts of air pollution including ozone precursors, fine particulates, acid gasses, heavy metals, and vast amounts of carbon pollution. Nuclear In August of 2021, Talen Energy Corp.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

House Committee Meets On Recycling Fee, Farm Solar The House Local Government Committee is scheduled to hold a voting meeting on House Bill 223 (Isaacson-D-Philadelphia) increasing the recycling fee on municipal waste disposed in the state to $5/ton from $2/ton ( sponsor summary ).

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Other States/National/International -- AP: Hurricane Fiona Nears Dominican Republic After Pounding Puerto Rico -- AP: Flood Waters Receding After Storm Batters Western Alaska -- AP: First Public Global Database Of Fossil Fuels Launches -- The Guardian: Burning World’s Fossil Fuel Reserves Could Emit 3.5

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

Despite these claims, burning waste coal is still just burning fossil fuel and results in the emissions of significant amounts of air pollution including ozone precursors, fine particulates, acid gasses, heavy metals, and vast amounts of carbon pollution. Nuclear In August of 2021, Talen Energy Corp.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

With the savings, local governments can reduce taxes and schools can invest in more teachers. The grant program, “Solar for Schools,” would issue grants to schools for solar energy projects, including costs related to equipment, installation and maintenance of solar energy systems. Fiedler said.

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A Greener Life

JULY 11, 2024

With the results in and the new government at work already , it’s worth asking now what we’ve actually won. That will include nuclear power and the Small Modular Reactors so beloved of politicians. This is a shame, because after COVID-19 Boris Johnson’s government made some promising noises on active transport after COVID-19.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Here are 74 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. Issues $307,800 Stipulated Penalty Against U.S.

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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. The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Source: IESO [link].

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2015

Summary: Nuclear energy is one of the most debated subjects in the environmental policy and legal world. Can it serve as a bridge to moving away from fossil fuels? However, what is often overlooked is the impact of nuclear power on our water systems, especially in drought prone areas. Is it sustainable?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Here are 148 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. Million In Base Grant In 2023] -- Sen. 28 to Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2022

-- WHYY: Philly Auto Show Returns After COVID Hiatus, Flooded With Electric Cars -- DEP: Electric, Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebates For Consumers -- Altoona Mirror: Russia War Spurs Republican Lawmakers To Push State’s Fossil Fuels [Tieing Us Closer To Foreign Energy Markets That Set Prices] -- PoliticsPA: The Politics Around Energy And Russian Invasion (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

Here are 166 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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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

This fundamental reality has been obscured by the high complexity of wholesale electricity “markets,” which were created by government policies and regulations and mask the high cost of integrating variable renewable energy sources — until, that is, disaster strikes. We can see the same impact of variable energies in Germany. But if the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2022

Penn’s Cave & Wildlife Park , Centre Hall, PA. to 4:00 p.m. Yet look at prices at the pump, and you’ll see why we can’t drill our way to true energy security.” -- Yahoo!News: What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

By Council To Modernize Governance -- The Allegheny Front: New Book Takes On Radiation Dangers In Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN] -- ABC27: Environmental Advocacy Groups Rally At Capitol For Action On Gas, Oil Industry -- Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 13, 2022

In 2018, CO2 [carbon dioxide] emissions from fossil-fuel-fired power sources were 33% below 2005 levels. In 2021, Pennsylvania exported 35% of the electricity it generated, more than any other state. At the same time, we are making progress in reducing our carbon footprint.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Even the proposal’s main architect, former Secretary of State James Baker, acknowledged that he faces an “uphill slog” in convincing the federal government to act. In the absence of federal action, many states are stepping in. Here in New York, for example, we already have three forms of more or less direct carbon pricing.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 16, 2018

Many civil disobedience activists in the 1960s and 70s attempted to use it to justify their illegal actions in protests over foreign wars or nuclear power, for example, but achieved little to no success. Often raised in emergency situations where illegal actions might save life or limb, the defense can also be controversial.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In a separate but similar Ninth Circuit appeal, the federal government filed a brief on October 18 urging the court to overturn a district court decision vacating the listing of a ringed seal subspecies as threatened based on climate change threats through the end of the century.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

They're going to help solve those problems” “You're never going to hear me say that I think fossil fuels are the answer to making sure we have that energy reliability. I think nuclear, as you mentioned, is one of the significant ones. “If Electric Grid Stability And Energy Storage In response to a question from Sen.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 22, 2023

T he law does not apply to EGUs operated by local government utilities; electric membership co-ops; industrial facilities; or other institutions since the Utilities Commission doesn’t regulate those facilities. Pursue extension of federal licenses for existing nuclear power plants serving North Carolina.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Susquehanna County [PaEN] -- Scranton Times: PA American To Provide Clean Drinking Water In Dimock To Replace Fracking-Contaminated Private Wells [ PDF of Article ] -- WVIA: PA American Water: Dimock Twp. Shapiro Touts Capping Of 300th Conventional Oil & Gas Well At North Franklin Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2025

Here are 136 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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