A Greener Life

JULY 26, 2021

However, in recent years, their economic competitiveness has improved significantly due to government policies and incentives, as well as technological advances. This has incentivized oil and gas majors such as BP, Equinor and Shell to invest in wind power generation. Wind and solar growth. between 2020 and 2030.

Renewable Energy 98

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Solar Power 2030 98

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

On June 20, the Public Utility Commission announced the distribution of a record $278,881,450 in Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee revenue to local governments and a variety of state programs. Conventional oil and gas operators do not pay these fees or any fees other than minimal permit review fees.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

Last week, Capital Power, a major energy company with natural gas, waste heat, wind, solar and, until this week, coal assets, announced that it’s scrapping plans for a $2.6 billion carbon capture facility at its Genesse power plant west of Edmonton. It’s called wind and solar power.

Fossil Fuels 132

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Renewable Energy Solar Power 132

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

PA- $3.33 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 14, Same As Last Week - Down 33% Since Aug. PA- $3.33 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 14, Same As Last Week - Down 33% Since Aug. PA- $3.33 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 14, Same As Last Week - Down 33% Since Aug.

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Natural Gas Clean Water Act Waste Solar Power 109

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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Fossil Fuels Nuclear Power Natural Gas Electricity 85

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

California’s LCFS is causing problems for other states and the federal government. This conclusion came from adding up the emissions from coal used to power the production process, natural gas-based fertilizer and diesel fuel used to farm and transport the corn and ethanol.

Fossil Fuels 327

Fossil Fuels Regulations Carbon Dioxide Renewable Energy 327

Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

I sometimes ask students to guess what state produces the most wind power. Republicans have an iron grip on Texas government. It’s not as if the state’s extensive use of wind power is just a historical fluke, either. The state will soon get more power from renewables than natural gas.

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Wind Power Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Natural Gas 130

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 Administrator Adam Ortiz, PennVEST Chairman Dr. Brian Regli, and local government partners to celebrate Earth Month and highlight the partnership between federal, state, and local governments to fight climate change. billion pool established by the IRA and administered by the EPA. 27 Released 1.1

Climate Change 97

Climate Change Renewable Energy Natural Gas Government 97

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Will Also Power Renewable Gas Facility The solar-produced electricity will also power CCRRA’s renewable natural gas (RNG) station in College Township, PA, which provides clean, low-carbon fuel produced from organic waste to natural gas vehicles. Owned and operated by Clean Energy Fuels Corp.,

Recycling 83

Recycling Natural Gas Clean Energy Renewable Energy 83

Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Between 2005 and 2017 Ontario phased-out coal plants, reducing greenhouse gas pollution from our electricity system by 93 per cent. And between 2009 and 2016, Ontario built over 2000 MW of solar power and about 3000 MW of wind power. Tell the Ontario government to stop expanding dirty gas!

Renewable Energy 105

Renewable Energy Electricity Wind Power 2005 105

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 26, 2024

In August of 2023, Premier Smith imposed a seven-month industry-wide moratorium on new approvals for wind, solar, geothermal, and other forms of renewable energy. The halt cost clean energy investors, renewable energy companies, and provincial and municipal governments more than $30 billion in delayed, deferred, or lost investments and taxes.

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Renewable Energy Clean Energy Government Solar Power 124

Enviromental Defense

JUNE 17, 2024

What we can’t have, if you’ll allow me to stretch the metaphor, is a chef in the provincial government kitchen, who refuses to bake the cake in the first place. Governments should do more to help retrofit homes and buildings, especially for lower-income people. Previous Alberta governments provided a range of incentives.

Climate Change 111

Climate Change Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Wind Power 111

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.” At present, storage facilities for natural gas reserves in Germany are filled to 27% capacity.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Natural Gas Nuclear Power 98

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

19 EarthTalks Webinar: The Economic Impact Of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme On Building Retrofits [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center, Partners Host Feb. Washington County [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On Mariner East II Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Chapter 102 Permit Amendment For An Area In West Goshen Twp.,

Natural Gas 83

Natural Gas Recycling Climate Change Solar Power 83

Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

Completely electrifying government fleets by 2030. Expand hydro capacity, increase intermittent renewables including wind and solar power, create more grid scale storage, increase rooftop solar capacity on buildings, and major grid interconnection with Quebec and Manitoba to enable electricity imports.

Climate Change 98

Climate Change Politics 2022 2030 98

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2022

PA Natural Gas Exports Bind America To The World [And Spiking World Prices] -- WSJ: High U.S. Gasoline, Diesel, Natural Gas Exports Contributing To Spike In U.S. PA Natural Gas Exports Bind America To The World [And Spiking World Prices] -- WSJ: High U.S.

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Solar Power Fossil Fuels Electricity 62

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

By Kathy Cook, League of Women Voters of PA On May 25, 2021, a joint committee hearing on utility scale solar development was hosted by Pennsylvania’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Local Government Committees. Some counties in the PA Wilds have active proposals for solar fields going on old strip mine lands.

Renewable Energy 98

Renewable Energy Solar Power Government 2021 98

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

Davis, DEP, Community Celebrate The Opening Of Federal/State Funded Blacklick Creek Mine Drainage Treatment Plant To Clean Up 25 Miles Of Waterways In Cambria, Indiana Counties [PaEN] -- Indiana Gazette: Blacklick Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Facility Celebrated Near Vintondale -- DEP Now Accepting Applications For First Round Of Federally-Funded (..)

Nuclear Power 53

Nuclear Power Recycling Conservation Natural Gas 53

A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2023

By Fermín Koop New government plan says US$86 billion of spending needed to boost energy transition – while backing natural gas too. Of the 14 GW of additional capacity highlighted by the transition plan, almost 10 GW are clean sources, with the remainder made up of natural gas, nuclear and hydrogen.

Renewable Energy 95

Renewable Energy 2030 Fossil Fuels Electricity 95

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Center for Coalfield Justice Public Meeting On PA Health Studies Of Natural Gas Development In Southwest PA. DEP Virtual Hearing On Proposed Transco Natural Gas Pipeline Regional Energy Access Expansion Project In Eastern PA. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Updated - Read more here. WEDNESDAY 7:00: Virtual. What’s Your Community Doing?

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Politics Solar Power 2020 62

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2022

Utilities Push White House Not To Sanction Russian Uranium American Rescue Plan Funding -- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested. What’s Your Community Doing?

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Recycling 2008 Conservation 62

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. TAKE ACTION : Tell Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) that you support the phase-out of polluting gas powered electricity by 2030.

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Electricity Natural Gas Carbon Emissions Renewable Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2022

Russia’s military and economic might is largely powered by its robust energy exports — namely oil and natural gas. It is the second-largest producer of natural gas in the world and the third-largest producer of oil. From our position as the second-largest natural gas producing state in the U.S.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Solar Power Regulations Electricity 52

A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2021

The region will need to change its industrial structure and energy mix to meet national carbon targets, requiring policy and financial support from central government. Energy authorities in Inner Mongolia are aiming to connect 50 gigawatts of renewable power to the grid by 2025. By Gao Baiyu. The Kubuqi desert. Photo credit: Alamy.

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Renewable Energy Government 2019 2015 85

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Wind and solar power, paired with energy storage and energy savings, can almost entirely replace fossil fuels – and leave our communities better off. Oil and gas companies and their hunger for huge profits. Fossil fuel companies are pushing carbon capture and storage because it means they can keep producing oil and gas.

Climate Change 69

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse 69

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Here are 75 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. Thank you for your leadership! -- Gov.

Conservation 82

Conservation Endangered Species Act Natural Gas Electricity 82

A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2021

The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. The Olympic village will be powered by hydrogen made at a solar power plant in the exclusion zone created after the Fukushima nuclear accident a decade ago. They have government backing too, with heavy spending on recharging networks.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Electricity Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions 98

Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

During the four days of emergency operations during the cold snap, from early February 15th to midnight February 18th, output levels of nuclear, natural gas, coal, and wind to the grid were 79.3 For natural gas it was 40%, or 46% based on winter adequacy expectations. percent, 47.4 percent, 51.5 percent, and 13.7

2021 108

2021 Renewable Energy Electricity Natural Gas 108

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 25, 2023

Here are 88 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.

Conservation 83

Conservation Natural Gas Waste Recycling 83

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2023

Here are 97 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. Shapiro With Former Sen.

Conservation 75

Conservation Climate Change Solar Power Natural Gas 75

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Here are 104 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. 2 At Elmwood Park Zoo, Montgomery County [PaEN] -- Gov. 30 to Oct.

Conservation 82

Conservation Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Recycling 82

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2024

Industrial Project In Northampton County [PaEN] -- DEP Will Hold May 2 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For Maiden Creek Warehouse Project In Berks County [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Strategy For Prioritizing Development Of Total Maximum Daily Load Watershed Plans From 2024-2032 [PaEN] -- The Energy Age Blog: Development Of Range Resources-Appalachia (..)

Solar Power 82

Solar Power Conservation 2030 Carbon Dioxide 82

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Here are 68 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. Thank you for your leadership! -- DEP To Host Sept.

Conservation 48

Conservation Natural Gas Air Pollution Electricity 48

Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Following a slew of recent cases scuttling or hamstringing new oil and gas pipelines, some have commented that it may now be even harder to develop transmission capacity for renewable energy. The recent pipeline decisions turned mostly on water quality concerns that are specific to oil and gas projects. Three Regulatory Regimes.

Renewable Energy 59

Renewable Energy Natural Gas Electricity Fossil Fuels 59

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2024

Here are 93 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.

Conservation 84

Conservation Climate Change Solar Power Cooling 84

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Here are 30 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.

Conservation 48

Conservation 2005 Solar Power Waste 48

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2024

Here are 92 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. Shapiro: PA Receives Over $44.4

Conservation 86

Conservation 2024 2023 Climate Change 86