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Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Enviromental Defense

The decision to ditch coal was the biggest single action of its time to cut carbon emissions in North America. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Ontario Electricity Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Historical and Forecast.

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Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 2021 Texas Grid Failure

Environmental Progress

5] Jesse Jenkins, “A Plan to Future-Proof the Texas Power Grid,” New York Times , February 18, 2021. [6] Terrorism and the Electric Power Delivery System. Frew, “Low-Cost solution to the grid reliability problem with 100% penetration of renewables,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112, no. GW from its 4.9

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Ask a Scientist: In Moments of Despair, Climate Progress Can Keep Hope Alive

Union of Concerned Scientists

Over the last decade, coal generation dropped 40 percent while wind and solar use nearly quadrupled. In 2012, coal accounted for 37 percent of US electricity, while natural gas and renewables—including hydropower—accounted for 30 percent and 11.7 percent respectively, according to US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data.

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

Environmental Progress

In 2012, 2017, and 2021 the National Academies of Science and Engineering published three separate reports on threats to the grid, resilience, and the future of electricity. [1] 19] France spends just over half as much per kilowatt-hour for electricity that produces one-tenth of the carbon emissions of German electricity. [20]

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Check Out C-SAW -- Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers New R.I.S.E Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4

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Ask a Scientist: Top Takeaways from the New EPA Carbon Pollution Rules

Union of Concerned Scientists

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new power plant carbon pollution standards that, if strengthened, would go a long way to help meet the Biden administration’s goal of slashing carbon emissions in half from 2005 levels by the end of this decade. Last year, wind generated 10.2 Not even close.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Montana Federal Court Agreed to Consider Keystone XL-Specific Documents and 2012 Biological Opinion in Challenge to Authorization Under Nationwide Permit. Lawsuit Filed Challenging Solar Power Facility in California. Williams , No. 19-cv-6855 (E.D.N.Y. County of Kern , No. BCV-20-100080 (Cal.

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