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Michigan Court of Appeals Considers Challenge to New Process for Siting Renewables

Law Columbia

(see opening brief here and reply brief here ) Appellee Michigan PSC (see brief here ) Michigan House of Representative (see amicus brief here ) Intervening Appellees Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council, Institute for Energy Innovation, Clean Grid Association, and Advanced Energy United (see brief here ) Michigan Farm Bureau (amicus brief due (..)

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Developments in Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities Through December 2023

Law Columbia

This edition also includes maps and data visualizations that were prepared by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Blue Raster LLC.

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Gov. Shapiro Announces Commitment To Get 50% Of Electricity For State Government From Solar Energy Facilities In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

By next year, Pennsylvania will get 50 percent of its electricity from ten new solar arrays around the Commonwealth – making Pennsylvania the first state in the country to commit to getting half of its energy from solar power.

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Mainers Opposing Clean Renewable Energy? What’s Wrong?

Acoel

Environmental groups are split: the Conservation Law Foundation supports it, but the Natural Resources Council of Maine opposes it. Note also that the hydropower is a “base-load” contribution, not an intermittent source like solar or wind power. The opposition offers several objections: (1) Mainers don’t benefit.

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Oil Majors’ Commitment to Net-Zero Emissions Leads to Investments in Wind Energy

The Energy Law

As these companies are moving towards clean energy, an emerging source of renewable energy is wind power. The wind energy sector is gaining global traction, as exemplified by U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s statement, in a speech given this month, that wind energy would be powering every home in the U.K.

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Oil Majors’ Commitment to Net-Zero Emissions Leads to Investments in Wind Energy

The Energy Law

As these companies are moving towards clean energy, an emerging source of renewable energy is wind power. The wind energy sector is gaining global traction, as exemplified by U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s statement, in a speech given this month, that wind energy would be powering every home in the U.K.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

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