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Remembering Electric Vehicle Pioneer Ryan Popple, 1977-2021

Legal Planet

Ryan Popple, former CEO and co-founder of electric bus company ProTerra , venture capitalist for transportation electrification, early Tesla employee, Iraq War veteran and father of three, passed away on Wednesday night at the age of 44, for reasons unknown. Ryan was a major contributor to that report. Rest in peace, Ryan. Download as PDF.

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What’s Been Killing U.S. Coal?

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electricity to about one-fifth today. In fact, there was a surge in construction of new coal plants after 1970 due to high electricity demand. Coal began to really plunge in 2012, three years before Obama’s Clean Power Plan was issued. electricity use hit a ceiling , and it has risen only slightly since then.

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Fossil Fuels vs. Renewables: A Price on Reliability?

Union of Concerned Scientists

What happens when promise of electricity reliability fails in bad weather? We know that consumers pay for electricity reliability and bear the cost when supplies are tight. Consider what happened in New York City and northern New Jersey when Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012. That can prove disastrous.

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Ohioans Stuck Burning Coal, Burning Cash

Union of Concerned Scientists

6 is still driving up Ohioans’ electricity bills—and undermining the state’s prospects for a clean energy future. 6 went into effect, Ohio ratepayers have paid more than $182 million to subsidize two 67-year-old coal-fired power plants operated by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC). Despite the partial repeal, H.B. Since H.B.

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Oregon Takes a Big Step Forward

Legal Planet

The cuts are measured from a 2010-2012 baseline. House Bill 2165 addresses electrical charging for vehicles. HB 2165 also sets up a special rebate program for low- and medium-income purchasers of electric vehicles. Here are a few details about the four bills: House Bill 2021 creates the emission reduction mandate.

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America’s Leading Environmental Court

Legal Planet

The first case, In re Hawaii Electric Co. The PUC was under no obligation to evaluate an energy project conceived of in 2012 the same way in 2022. The Hawaiian Supreme Court has been forging new paths in environmental law that may lead the way for other courts in years to come. Environmental rights. Lawsuits against oil companies.

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Illinois Utilities Ameren and ComEd Plan for the Grid of the Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

An ambitious law that promises to accelerate the state’s clean energy transition, CEJA provides a detailed framework for greater utility transparency and accountability to update electricity distribution infrastructure to ensure a clean energy future. Illinois utilities contributed to that trend. billion to $2.2