Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The wind is in our sails on the voyage towards a clean energy future. Wind energy is currently the largest renewable energy source in the US, and the industry is growing fast. Even with continued research into substitute materials, the renewable energy future is likely to involve lots of rare earth elements.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In Colorado, renewable energy generating capacity has more than quadrupled since 2010 [2]. These statistics are extremely encouraging and are critical steps in the transition to a clean energy system. Utilization of these efficiency technologies severely lags the adoption of renewable energy.

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Cresforum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and our investor-owned electric company members are committed to delivering—and to leading—America’s clean energy future. Today, 40 percent of our nation’s electricity comes from clean, carbon-free sources, including nuclear energy, hydropower, wind, and solar energy.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 27, 2021

With fears of energy rationing and rising electricity bills, farmers and livestock breeders opt for sustainability and self-sufficiency. This brings with it the possibility of severe electricity rationing. Faced with this, the family saw solar as an opportunity for economic and energy self-sufficiency.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Grist said, "These leaders have pushed back against harmful industries (and won), cut carbon emissions from hospitals, advanced wildfire solutions from Hawaii to California, and brought together unlikely coalitions to break ground on clean energy networks. Prospectors have been drilling in Pennsylvania since the late 1850s.

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Green Bang

OCTOBER 15, 2024

GOOGLE AND KAIROS POWER PARTNER TO DEPLOY 500 MW OF CLEAN ELECTRICITY GENERATION The deal represents the first corporate agreement for multiple deployments of a single advanced reactor design in the United States. ” Google’s deep commitment to decarbonization makes them a leader in clean energy development.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2021

The company's Edison Electric Institute and American Gas Association report provides investors access to the most commonly requested metrics about investor-owned utilities' ESG performance. Net-Zero Carbon Goal PPL has set a goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Yaw did not mention renewable energy in this announcement.] Yaw noted the IEO would be modeled after Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office , which was created by Act 120 of 2010, and Act 100 of 2016. Yaw's Energy Beliefs You can get a better understanding of Sen. We didn't have any reliability issues at all.” "And

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable. Adding more variable energy sources to electricity grids, all else being equal, might not in itself make electricity less reliable. But all else is not equal. GW of wind produced at a rate of 0.65

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2015

The Southwest Nuclear Project Electric Generating Station (SNPEGS) near Bay City, TX is right along the Colorado River and uses water from the river to power each unit and cool the reactors. Two proposed additional units in 2010 were turned down due to. Nuclear Energy and Drought: A Recipe for Disaster. financial constraints.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2021

Aaron Kaufer introduced bipartisan legislation-- House Bill 1555 -- authorizing community solar projects which allow neighbors, businesses, farms, and other community members to directly participate in and receive the benefits from a solar project connected to their local electric distribution company’s grid. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It was also mentioned recently by Senator Casey, who proposed that natural gas — fitted with CCS technologies — be used, along with renewables, to increase clean electricity. Construction of the plant began in 2010; by 2017, the plant was still not in service and the costs had risen to $7.6 Reprinted from the Lock Haven Express.)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Heine, PA Deputy For Mines, First Director Of Federal Office Of Surface Mining [PaEN] -- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Haven’t Filed Annual Production/Waste Generation Reports For 61,655 Wells; Attorney General Continues Investigation Of Road Dumping Wastewater [PaEN] -- 48 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In (..)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

Rising prices of methane gas used for power and heating, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are contributing to soaring electric and heating bills across the country. In addition, nearly half of US homes are heated by gas, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. How is that going to happen? Their report, however, comes with a warning.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 18, 2023

A proposed offshore wind procurement bill in Maine would go a long way to enable the state to meet its climate and clean energy targets and become a national leader in floating offshore wind technology. Meeting these targets would strengthen Maine’s economy by creating high-quality jobs and helping stabilize energy costs.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A transition to 100% clean energy is an urgent priority worldwide to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change and preserve a livable planet. By 2010, the US had installed 2.6 gigawatts (GW) of solar power, enough power to provide electricity for one third of the households in Los Angeles.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Fortunately, I don’t have COPD and I didn’t contract asthma when I was young, perhaps partly because I grew up in a home with an electric range. The study concluded that these childhood asthma cases could have theoretically been prevented by using electric appliances. But other Washingtonians may not be as lucky.

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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. Between 2010 and 2018, Chevron is analyzed to have dedicated only 0.2% of its long-term investments to sources of low-carbon energy like wind and solar. billion on advertising.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In its papers supporting the order to show cause, the attorney general said that PwC had served as Exxon’s independent auditor since before 2010 (the time period covered by the subpoena), a role in which PwC examined whether Exxon’s financial statement disclosures were supported by evidence. Coalition for Competitive Electricity v.

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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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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

On March 7, the Independent Fiscal Office issued its latest Pennsylvania Electricity update that reports the electricity grid is dependent on one fuel for 59% of the state’s electricity generation-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% In 2010, the mix was 48% coal, 34% nuclear, 15% gas and 2% renewables.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 24, 2024

In the week preceding the official start of summer alone, conditions were already looking more and more dangerous: Extreme Heat : Earlier in June, a heat wave in Puerto Rico stressed energy infrastructure damaged after hurricanes Maria and Fiona and caused transmission line failures between San Juan and Aguas Buenas.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Further, the going price of gas can be volatile and generally tracks very closely with US wholesale electricity prices, since the country grew so over-reliant on gas power plants throughout the 2010s. Last year, for the first time ever, US renewable electricity generation surpassed coal-fired electricity generation.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2022

Reduce Demand For Natural Gas/Transition To Clean Energy Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry and their politicians want you to forget the agreement has a second major objective-- reduce overall natural gas demand by accelerating market deployment of clean energy measures.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2010, Gov. It will include funding to address abandoned wells, abandoned mine lands, improvements to drinking water and wastewater systems, Superfund site cleanups, and expanding electric vehicle networks, and many other areas,” said Ziadeh. “Maybe this is like a topic for the budget hearings,” said Ziadeh. Read more here.]

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The cost of electricity generated from solar panels fell by 89 per cent between 2010-2022. Both onshore wind and solar are less than half as expensive as the cheapest fossil-fired electricity sources. New homes also use induction stoves which drastically improve air quality , and rely on clean energy.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2022

The natural gas industry has also not developed 65 percent of the State Forest land it leased from DCNR for drilling in 2008 and 2010. Thompson Introduces Resolution Highlight PA’s Energy Capabilities -- Business Insider: Republican Cong. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2022

The program’s original target was to reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuel used in California by 2020 at least 10% from a 2010 baseline. aviation fuels); and providing capacity crediting for hydrogen and electricity used for heavy-duty vehicle fueling. [5]. emphasis added) [4].

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

There are 5 older Marcellus wells at this site that were drilled in 2010. “Repsol finished drilling the 6 new Marcellus wells at this site in April 2023. ProFrac hydraulically fractured the 6 new Marcellus wells at this site June 21, 2023 - July 24, 2023. 4 are in production and 1 is plugged.”

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 31, 2022

Brian Eyler, Southeast Asia director of the Stimson Center, a US thinktank, explains that as Vietnam exports more manufactured goods than its neighbours, sources of electricity generation needed to be developed more quickly, and coal and hydropower were “the easy solutions”. However, many experts do not consider gas a “clean energy”.

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2024

In 2010, a major climate change law passed by the House died in the Senate, but 12 years later, a major climate law passed both Houses. In the meantime, there had been a revolution in energy economics. In 2010, the cost of onshore wind was almost twice that of the cheapest fossil fuel generation. GW to 18.8

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Solar panels provide clean energy from the sun, and their prevalence as an energy source has been growing dramatically. electric generation capacity, compared to just 4% in 2010. Overall, more than 3% of electricity in the United States was produced using solar technologies in 2020.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming), Majority Chair of the PA Senate Environmental Committee -- Penn State Technical Assistance Program Saves Company $50,000+ In Annual Energy Costs; Call To Make Your Appointment Today [PaEN] -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn., Philadelphia Energy Authority Host Solar Tour Webinar On Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 18, 2022

21 Webinar On 4-H Youth Program. Cumberland County Master Watershed Steward Program Stream Of Consciousness Column: Triple Divides -- Bell's Brewery Awards PA Parks & Forests Foundation Grant For Land-Water Relationships Education Program At Susquehannock State Park In Lancaster County [PaEN] -- Register Now! 21 Webinar On 4-H Youth Program.

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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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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

The natural gas industry could even start drilling on the 65 percent of State Forest land it leased in 2008 and 2010, but never developed for gas. Why not determine our own future through True Energy Independence? And Their Politicians] -- ScrantonT Editorial: Lackawanna Transit Should Prepare For Electric Buses -- U.S.

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