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Steelton-Highspire School District, Tröegs Independent Brewing Show Benefits Of Going Solar, Driving Electric Busses In Dauphin County

PA Environment Daily

By harnessing the power of the sun, we can significantly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, which have long been a staple of our energy production. This shift not only helps to lower greenhouse gas emissions but also improves air quality, making Steelton a healthier place to live.

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What Should EPA Do After Repealing the Clean Power Plan?

Legal Planet

My last post argued that EPA should immediately repeal the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan. It attempted to move away from fossil fuels and toward zero-carbon sources like solar power to supply electricity. Here are the options going forward for regulating existing power plants.

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116 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

4 -- PUC Urges Natural Gas Customers To Explore Ways To Reduce Heating Costs; All But One Major Gas Utility Has Increased Cost Of Gas In PA [PaEN] -- Marcellus Drilling News: NYMEX Natural Gas Price Up 14% Last Week To $3.75; Heading For $4.30?

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The Carbon Capture Boondoggle Begins To Unwind 

Enviromental Defense

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.

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DEP: Shared Energy Manager Program Saved Local Governments $2.8 Million; Apply Now To Join Program

PA Environment Daily

million in annual energy savings and cut ten thousand metric tons of annual greenhouse gas emissions. Solar For Schools Middle School Curriculum Now Available [PaEN] NewsClips: -- WESA: Could Locally Drilled Natural Gas Get More Expensive With New Republican Administrations Push To Increase LNG Gas Exports?

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Response to the New York Times Essay “Are There Better Places to Put Large Solar Farms Than These Forests”

Law Columbia

Specifically, it is important to understand that solar is not being sited in equal quantities on these three types of land, as farmland hosts far more solar projects (33%) than either grassland (6%) or forests (4%). For comparison, nearly 3% of solar power is currently sited in urban areas. [1].

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Ontario could easily phase out polluting fossil gas – if it wanted to

Enviromental Defense

for Ontario to phase out polluting gas-powered electricity and produce all of its power using carbon-free sources. Take Action: Tell Ontario to phase out polluting gas power. Here are the measures that would lead Ontario to a fully clean electricity grid: Increase Wind and Solar Power.