Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

US ratepayers very likely will pay even more for electricity and heating this winter compared to the already-expensive winter of 2021-2022. The US Energy Information Administration is forecasting the wholesale price of gas to reach its highest level since the winter of 2009-2010 in inflation-adjusted terms.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Critics of wind and solar routinely raise concerns about how much land would be required to decarbonize the US power sector. Acknowledging that the United States is a leading contributor to carbon emissions, the Biden administration has committed to cutting US emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Billion On Their Sports: Report -- PG - John Hayes: Southwest PA Hunters Add $312 Million To PA’s Economy -- TribLive: How Westmoreland Fishing Community Is Preparing For Trout Season Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

DTE’s proposal, known as an integrated resource plan, describes how the utility intends to fulfill its customers’ electricity needs over the next 20 years. These types of long-term energy plans include forecasting the amount of electricity customers will need and examining different options for supporting that need.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

The majority 6–3 decision sharply curtails the EPA’s authority to set standards based on a broad range of flexible options to cut carbon emissions from the power sector—options such as replacing polluting fossil fuels with cheap and widely available wind and solar power coupled with battery storage.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

Congress took questions relating to the security of America’s electricity supply seriously before more than a dozen states experienced energy shortages last month, but those events make this hearing all the more urgent. electrical grids were increasingly “complex and vulnerable.” [2] Shellenberger. 5] The U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Later in the hour, Tillerson told Rose that the federal government should end subsidies for renewable energy. “I Likewise, they understate the potential consequences, contend that we can easily adapt to them, and fight government efforts to curb carbon emissions and promote renewable energy.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

Will your party commit to reducing the province’s greenhouse gas emissions by 60% from 2005 levels by 2030? Ontario New Democratic Party: Our commitment is to reduce emissions from 2005 levels by at least 50% by 2030 , and to achieve net-zero by 2050 or earlier. . Transition the electricity supply. Did not answer the question.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

DOE Hosts March 30 Webinar On Repurposing Fossil Energy Assets [PaEN] -- Senate Republicans File To Intervene To Oppose The DEP Lawsuit To Publish Final RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations [PaEN] [To help with today’s energy prices?

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

An Oregon Circuit Court set aside the Oregon Secretary of State’s decision to reject two clean energy ballot initiatives and allowed the measures to be processed and circulated for the November 2020 election. Lawsuit Filed Challenging Solar Power Facility in California. County of Kern , No. BCV-20-100080 (Cal.

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