PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Yaw did not mention renewable energy in this announcement.] Read more here The key to affordable electricity prices and reliability is more diversification, not less, and that means increasing the renewable energy part of the electricity generation pie chart in Pennsylvania. Read more here.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 2, 2025

The German example Germany, the economic and industrial powerhouse in Europe in 2023, decided, for ideological and emotional reasons, to wean itself off nuclear power , even though the low-carbon baseload energy source was key to stability and economic output. But this did not happen. billion tonnes in 2024.

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2027 Nuclear Power Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Here are 111 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! -- Guest Essay: March 28, 1979 At 3:53 a.m.

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Conservation Nuclear Power Clean Energy Natural Gas 54

A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This demand has caused gas prices to surge and caused a number of energy companies to go under, as well as customers facing a hike in bills. 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. What happened to energy efficiency?

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Grohnde plant is one of the German nuclear power plants which is due to shut down at the end of 2021. A recent report has shed light on the scale of the climate cost of Germany decommissioning its nuclear power plants. Photo credit: Preussen Elektra. By Anders Lorenzen. Climate neutrality is far off.

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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. While Germany has had a huge focus on renewable energy this has done little to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Direct pay – which is already in effect as of January 1, 2023 – allows tax-exempt entities, including local governments, to claim the value of certain clean energy and other tax credits as a cash payment, rather than as an offset to tax liability that they do not have. Written comments are due on August 14, 2023.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Those findings might surprise physicists, who will be aware that the energy density of nuclear fission is so high that just a fingertip of uranium has an energy equivalent of 5000 barrels of oil. In it, we emphasize that nuclear is not only a low-carbon source of energy, but is also widely available, scalable and deployable.

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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.” While 66% supported them even if they lead to an increase in energy prices and the cost of living.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Interior (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—to implement the IRA. The expanded renewable energy investment tax credit, for example, now supports investments in energy storage and microgrids.

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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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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Last week, on Monday November 14, as part of its Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review , the Ontario government officially announced it would be developing a voluntary clean energy credit (CEC) registry. But they should, because Ontario Power Generation is a crown corporation – the public should know how the profit is being spent.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

PaEN] -- City Of Reading Begins Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy Project To Save $13.3 Who Couldnt Use A Little More Joy!

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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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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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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. in 2022, the share of renewables has taken a huge leap forward in the same period from 9.4% India is looking to cut its emissions by 45% from 2005 levels by 2028.

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Clean Energy 2028 Wind Power Renewable Energy 52

Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Advocates of renewable energy have argued since the 1970s that the variable, weather-dependent nature of sunlight and wind is a modest obstacle at best to relying on 100 percent renewables. Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

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. With the savings, local governments can reduce taxes and schools can invest in more teachers. Fiedler said.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Here are 125 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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Conservation Natural Gas Electricity 2024 83

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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Natural Gas Climate Change Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels 97

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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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2025

February 4-- House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 362 (Fiedler-D- Philadelphia) authorizing the PA Energy Development Authority to establish a $156 million federally-funded Solar For All Program ( sponsor summary ) now prohibited by Fiscal Code bill passed last year with the state budget [ Read more here.]. February 5-- NEW.

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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. Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Photo credit: Reuters / Annegret Hilse.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . It’s mostly due to a combination of poor planning coupled with an ideological opposition to renewable energy. Source: IESO [link].

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The power plant near Nottingham has been operating since 1967, but the 30th of September 2024 became its final day of operation and the end of over 140 years of coal power in the UK. The closure of the power plant with a generating capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW) has not been decided overnight.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Pennsylvania Conservative Energy Forum is part of the CEN network. The results also revealed strong support among voters for America-first clean energy policies-- 84 percent support the government taking action to accelerate clean energy in the U.S.--

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Clean Energy Climate Change Conservation Renewable Energy 52

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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Conservation Nuclear Power Waste 2024 84

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. The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. They have government backing too, with heavy spending on recharging networks. By Fred Pearce.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2022

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

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

percent to the Energy Communities Trust Fund; -- 12.5 At least $12.5 million is to be used for methane abatement projects from plugging abandoned gas wells. -- $62.5 The legislation will establish several funds to disburse the estimated $300 million or more in annual revenue generated through future RGGI auctions-- -- 37.5

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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). For example, the replacement of nuclear power generation by fossil fuels would still be considered a sustainable activity.

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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. The order also directs Duke Energy to further evaluate both onshore and offshore wind projects.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2023

Getting there requires an all-of-society approach; getting there requires leadership at all levels of government. Governor Dan McKee’s January 3 inaugural address made no mention of climate change, but in a reference as brief as the state is small, McKee did check one renewable energy box: We have momentum. Inauguration Week.

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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. That seems unlikely, however. In the absence of federal action, many states are stepping in.

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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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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. 7] Nuclear plants are among the most reliable components of America’s power grids.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Here are 108 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! -- Penn State Ag Council Recognizes Cong.

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