Enviromental Defense

MARCH 26, 2024

The Premier of Alberta has a problem with renewable energy. 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. What Are The Restrictions On New Renewable Energy In Alberta?

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2023

On June 29, the House passed the bipartisan House Bill 1032 (Fiedler-D-Philadelphia) establishing a grant program to support solar energy facilities at schools by a vote of 134 to 69. I’m excited that Solar is passing through the House. Photo: Steelton-Highspire School District solar energy facility in Dauphin County.)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Today, over 6 million students now attend more than 8,400 schools nationwide that utilize solar power. Solar energy offsets electricity at nearly 1 in 10 (9%) K-12 schools in the United States. The report found that 87% of solar power installed at U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

Solar energy production starts to dwindle by September. Solar power peaks earlier in the summer when the days are longer. By September, the sun sets earlier in the evening, and solar power production tapers off when people are still using substantial amounts of electricity in the evening. heat pumps !).

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2023

House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 652 (Bullock-D-Philadelphia) on environmental justice and permitting. June 20-- Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee hearing on solar energy’s impact on Pennsylvania ratepayers. Read more here. June 5-- Tentative.

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A Greener Life

JULY 26, 2021

In order to make their portfolio more sustainable and respond to lower fossil fuel demand, oil majors are increasingly snapping up renewable energy projects as the pressure grows to take action on climate change. A significant portion of this will be fulfilled by renewable power generation. Wind and solar growth.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2022

By Sharon Pillar, Executive Director PA Solar Center The recently passed [federal] Inflation Reduction Act offers a number of incentives that make transitioning to solar power very attractive to homeowners, businesses, and other organizations. Click Here to sign up for regular updates.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

WEDNESDAY 9:30: Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider legislation - Agenda TBA. NOTE: June 28 Is Last Day For Senate Action On Nomination Of Richard Negrin As DEP Secretary -- 3 Days That Shook Washington County: Natural Gas Plant Explosion; Pipeline Leak Of 1.1 Rules Room. Off the Floor.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 30, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen The renewable energy sector experienced record growth in 2022 of 1%. They still account for 82% of the global energy supply according to the industry’s Statistical Review of World Energy released this week. Except for Europe, energy demand grew last year. of global energy consumption.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2023

The Philadelphia Solar Energy Association will host a May 4 webinar on Solar Schools: New Incentives Make Now The Best Time To Go Solar from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides unprecedented incentives to go solar.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

CCS is a multi-billion dollar boondoggle that doesn’t come close to the hype, has significant safety risks, and is a substantial distraction from real climate solutions, such as building more renewable energy, increasing electricity transmission infrastructure, and developing and using storage technology. Want proof?

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2023

The country’s new energy transition plan targets an estimated US$7.4 By Fermín Koop New government plan says US$86 billion of spending needed to boost energy transition – while backing natural gas too. These targets represent a potentially significant shift in Argentina ’s energy mix. Are its goals realistic?

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But rather than ramping up the use of polluting fossil gas, this is the perfect moment for the province to transition to clean and safe renewable energy. Electricity nerds might be writing off the prospect of new gas plant contracts because of the forthcoming Federal Clean Electricity Regulations (CER).

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

By Ronald Fisher, Executive Director, The Energy Co-op You are likely aware that many goods and services now cost more than prior to the pandemic. You may also be aware that natural gas prices have doubled since last spring and, according to some projections, might increase even more this winter as we all begin to heat our homes.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

On May 4, the Pennsylvania Solar Center honored 25 Allegheny County organizations with the prestigious Lodestar Award during their second annual Solar Soiree at the Energy Innovation Center. The Lodestar Award is a distinction given to Pennsylvania entities who are leading the way investing in clean and renewable solar energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Instead of investing in clean energy, the fossil fuel industry perpetuates the problem and erodes public trust. of its long-term investments to sources of low-carbon energy like wind and solar. The industry has shown its true colors, it loves to talk about green energy, but it doesn’t put its money where its mouth is.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2022

First, only a very small percentage of solar projects in the United States are currently being sited on forested lands. 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%).

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2022

Other States/National/International -- WSJ: Solar-Power Developers Pledge To Buy U.S. What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2022

The amount of solar energy at K-12 schools in Pennsylvania doubled since 2020, according to a new statewide report on schools' adoption of solar published by Generation180 , a clean energy nonprofit. Despite the pandemic, the solar capacity on K-12 schools rose from 14.5 MW to nearly 29 MW in a two-year period.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire April 17 PA Environment Digest 68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic Inside Climate News: Gov. 27 Released 1.1

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 22, 2022

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. Ontario has a large potential supply of wind and solar energy that could be developed to help phase-out dirty gas plants.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

On December 12, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Public Utility Commission announced the Commonwealth’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) program has surpassed one gigawatt (GW) or 1,000 megawatts (MW) of solar energy. Energy from the sun is free and solar modules can be deployed almost anywhere.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). I’ll start off with the good.

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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. Only 5 percent had any guidance for utility-scale solar energy systems. It is an excellent use of ground.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2023

The solar that’s ready to be replaced can be reused or refurbished to continue generating electricity or they may be recycled to recover the valuable glass, aluminum, copper, silver and semiconductor materials. According to a U.S. Click Here to sign up for regular updates. Related Articles: -- Rep.

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A Greener Life

MAY 28, 2023

By Javier Lewkowicz Distributed generation and local actors are boosting renewables, democratising energy and reducing bills. Generation with these fuels is concentrated among a handful of large companies, who often receive incentives and subsidies from the government for their investments in the energy sector.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 24, 2023

Winter Storm Elliott spread extremely cold temperatures across much of the country and knocked out power for millions just before Christmas. PJM had to urge households within its footprint to conserve energy, and luckily, those households didn’t experience widespread outages despite all the power plant failures.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This is a little different than other similar sounding policies like Renewable Energy Standards, which can create some confusion. But while a Renewable Energy Standard treats all sources of qualifying renewable energy equally, the LCFS has a more complicated approach, based on lifecycle analysis.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

Grid Interconnection Backlog Jumps 40%, 95% Of Projects Are For Renewables -- Bloomberg: Solar, Wind, Battery Storage Projects Dominate Waiting List To Hook Up To Electric Grid Related Articles: -- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

Of Delaware River Basin Announces 2023 Award Winners University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Will Release Results Of Shale Gas Development Health Impact Study On Aug. 16, 17, 18 South Mountain Partnership Power Of The Partnership Celebration Sept. Potter County To Sept. Potter County To Sept. Potter County To Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2022

By Dave Blehi, Penn State News In November 2018, Pennsylvania adopted a Solar Future Plan to increase the state’s solar energy generation 10% by the year 2030. Spangler’s talk is part of the fall 2022 EESI EarthTalks series, “Exploring the Multiple Dimensions of Solar Energy.”

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In the spring of 2020, CBF released a report to help guide decision-makers on where solar projects should be located, called Principles and Practices for Realizing the Necessity and Promise of Solar Power. Related Articles: -- Farm Bureau, Solar Advocates Support Bipartisan Community Solar Legislation That Will Generate $1.8

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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. Hydrogen Hydrogen can be used as a fuel to transport and store energy. So what’s standing in the way?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

All across the country, coal- and gas-fired power plants are still running, still polluting, and still showing signs of staying relentlessly online. And more gas is slated to come. But to bring those solutions fully to bear, we also need to force a reckoning with the problem itself. Despite the West Virginia v.

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Edouard Stenger

APRIL 14, 2017

The country recently made the headlines by announcing its willingness to invest $3 billion to add five gigawatts of renewable energy capacity (mostly solar). Right now, the country’s electricity is mostly thermal with natural gas amounting for 69 percent and oil for 25 percent. the United Arab Emirates.

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Global Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

They are much more efficient than gas powered vehicles and the electrical grid is getting greener. The US Department of Energy found that electric vehicles convert about 77 percent of received electrical energy from the grid to power at the wheels. You’ll feel the loss of energy. Recently that has changed.

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