Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 24, 2022
It was only after the 2003 Northeast blackout that federal law required reliability standards to be mandatory and carry inescapable penalties. For much of the 120-year history of electric power companies, regional reliability standards and coordinated operations have been voluntary.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Three years later, energy production emerges as a force to be reckoned with by fishermen, clean energy advocates, those focused on the endangered Right Whale, and everyone who depends upon the Gulf of Maine (hereafter referred to as “GOM”) and its future.
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PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 27, 2022
The package does nothing to invest in proven and inexpensive clean energy technologies, nor is it a comprehensive economic strategy for the state. The first shale gas well was drilled in 2003 and that well was the first shale gas well fracked in 2004. Meanwhile, these giveaways are a polluter’s dream come true.
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The first shale gas well was drilled in Pennsylvania in 2003 and fracked in 2004, so we are now beginning the 20 year threshold discussed in research. Valldes 5H 50325 (2017) -- Clean Energy Exploration & Production LLC - Delmar Twp. We now have 13,952 active unconventional shale gas wells drilled in Pennsylvania.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
In the summer of 2003 , a culmination of seemingly small failures by the power grid, its monitoring software, and human operators quickly cascaded into the largest blackout to ever occur in North America. The first misstep in the 2003 blackout was an overloaded, sagging electrical line that touched a tree limb and short-circuited.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 26, 2022
While agricultural burning declined between 2003 and 2011, reducing particulate pollution by more than 50%, California’s record-breaking drought has led to a tripling of the amount of waste burned , with some fearing further escalation of burning as drought persists.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 11, 2025
The PASEB was originally established by the Commission in 1999 to provide oversight, guidance and technical assistance to the regional sustainable energy boards that fund projects such as wind farms, solar power systems, smart thermostat programs and the construction of buildings using energy efficient technologies.
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