A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

When it comes to the airline industry, sustainable aviation fuel may be its ticket to a low-carbon future. In 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) set a target for the aviation industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Airlines bought every drop of SAF available in 2021,” Tjoeng says. “So

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ESA

AUGUST 16, 2021

The Intergovernmental Panel on Panel on Climate Change released its sixth assessment report , ahead of the UN Conference of Parties Climate Meeting in Glasglow, Scotland in October and November 2021. by George Cahlink, E&E Daily, 8/12/2021 . degree Celsius of warming earlier than previously predicted.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

A 1 megawatt vanadium flow battery (a different technology from lithium-ion, but also used for energy storage) is in Pullman, Washington, built by UniEnergy Technologies and owned by Avista Utilities. Source: UniEnergy Technologies / Wikimedia Commons. Engineers develop energy storage battery technologies. Batteries.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Tesla vehicles have been involved in 273 crashes , of which six were fatal and five resulted in severe injuries, over a nine-month period between 2021 and 2022. The technologies in question are suspected as a possible cause of fatal crashes, and capable of causing “a serious risk of accident and injury.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The full lifecycle of fossil fuels, which includes exploration, extraction, processing, storage, transportation, combustion, and waste disposal, threatens the health of our planet and communities—with the burden disproportionately being borne by communities of color and low-income communities. A 2021 study found that a majority of PM 2.5

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 26, 2022

The White House has taken a strong stance in expanding the production and use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation industry. SAFs are liquid hydrocarbon fuels that are blended into the existing fuel supply using materials like waste, fats, cooking oils and corn. Build Back Better.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

Despite pushback from environmental groups concerned about increased water pollution from a new tide of farm wastes, developers across the country see opportunities to build ambitious renewable energy projects to convert crops and agricultural wastes to low-carbon energy. industrial policy for energy and transportation.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

On June 7, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held its third information session on carbon capture technology and covered its job potential, how it could help reach a net-zero carbon emissions goal and the environmental and other impacts and risks. CO2 emissions would be sequestered deep underground.

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E2 Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

11, 2023, the City Planning Commission approved amendments to the New York City Zoning Resolution, called “City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality,” proposed by Mayor Adams’ administration to advance the city’s climate goals, including an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050.

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Edouard Stenger

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Money spent on renewables totalled $495 billion (a 17% increase over the previous year) and the electrification of transport totalled $466 billon (with a 54% increase over 2021). This trend will only accelerate as in the meantime, electricity storage technologies are becoming better and cheaper.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Kolbert runs through the smorgasbord of negative-emissions technologies designed to sequester carbon dioxide. To understand the mindset of geoengineers, Kolbert meets physicist Klaus Lackner , founder of the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions at Arizona State University. 2021 Bodley Head £18.99hb 256pp.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2024

In 2021, 1.2 Shell’s CEO said “China is likely to dominate LNG demand growth this decade as its industry seeks to cut carbon emissions by switching from coal to gas.” China is the world leader in producing electricity from renewable energy sources and a major exporter of solar and wind energy technology. Read more here.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. EPA’s response to the petitions is due June 3, 2021. 29, 2021); North American Coal Corp. Supreme Court seeking review of the D.C.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

May 17, 2021). May 24, 2021); Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) May 24, 2021); Shell Oil Products Co., May 24, 2021). June 2, 2021). The fossil fuel companies removed the case in March 2021, citing five grounds for removal, including the federal officer removal statute. May 19, 2021). June 3, 2021).

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Here are 1,198 articles published in local news media and in the PA Environment Digest during 2021 that tell the stories of thousands of individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2023

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 30, 2022

At the international and federal levels, significant progress was made on climate action, plastic waste, toxic chemicals and biodiversity conservation. British Columbia was a welcome exception due to initiatives like the province’s clean car standards , plastic waste policies and climate plan. . Read more about the bans here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

7 Screening Of Hurricane Agnes 50: Life After The Flood; It Happened Before And Flooding Will Be Worse In The Future Due To Climate Change Expanding Meaningful Environmental and Watershed Literacy With Geospatial Technology Tools And Practice Online Educator Training Starting Sept. Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6%

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

These new protections will include updates to power plant standards on carbon emissions , mercury pollution , and toxic coal ash pollution , just to name a few. And again, none of these data points take into account the insidious health and environmental costs associated with fossil-fueled power, which are astronomical.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2021

13 On Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC’s Surface Mine Permit Application In Lawrence County [PaEN] -- DEP Acted On 781 Permit Applications - 88% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,298 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week -- Independent Conservancy Hosts Last Waste Tire Collection Event In Beaver County Oct.

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HumanNature

MARCH 31, 2021

Guest Post By Erin Boedicker , 2020-2021 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Black carbon’s lifetime is on the order of days to a couple weeks, which is about 0.004% of the lifetime of other pollutants like CO 2 (which has a lifetime of 300 – 1000 years). AMAP Assessment 2015: Black Carbon and Ozone as Arctic Climate Forcers.”

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2022

. -- DEP: Latest Penn State Report On Environmental Impact Of Road Dumping Conventional Drilling Wastewater Will Have ‘Immediate,’ ‘Large,’ ‘Intense’ Impact In PA, Nationally [PaEN] -- Financial Assurance, Plugging Regulations To Be Reviewed To Prevent New Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Under Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Plugging Program [PaEN] (..)

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 24, 2023

Roughly half of production emissions come from carbon-intensive input materials and metals, and the other half is due to the coal-burning electricity mix of manufacturing countries like China, Korea and Japan where most batteries are made. Most of the carbon emissions from cars come from fuelling them up with gas and driving them.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

According to a September 2021 report by Yale University and George Mason University, an all-time record of 70 percent of Americans are concerned about global warming. During the Summit, keynote speaker Lisa Conway, Vice President of Sustainability, Americas at Interface Inc., Noting this, Ms.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

23 Innovative CEOs Enabling And Expanding Decarbonization; Part Of Global Clean Energy Action Forum [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Suburban Philadelphia Firm Bets On New Technology to Store Solar Power 24/7 -- Erie 2030 District Achieves 22.4% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

“Because renewable energy may be variable or intermittent, dispatchable fossil energy with carbon capture, utilization and storage will continue to be necessary … during the energy transition,” said Brian Anderson, director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory. Pennsylvania is banking on it.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2023

Million EPA Loan For Water Infrastructure Improvements -- Pittsburgh 2030 District Announces Significant Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions - 44.8% Million EPA Loan To Continue Drinking Water System Improvements -- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Officials Announce $52.4 From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2023

RGGI] -- Pittsburgh 2030 District Announces Significant Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions - 44.8% From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7

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Environmental Progress

JULY 3, 2023

Worse than that, it might end up misdirecting the world’s clean energy efforts into dirtier than appreciated energy technologies because of the country’s ongoing dependence on coal-fired energy. Basic reasoning suggests the manufacturing shift must have added to solar’s carbon intensity.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Up in flames After recording Canada’s highest ever temperature on 29 June 2021, Lytton in British Columbia had to be evacuated as wildfires engulfed the town and destroyed most of its buildings. Overall, cement accounts for 3% of the world’s carbon emissions. Courtesy: Canadian Press/Shutterstock). Wood you believe?

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

Completed in December 2021, the county installed a 2.5-acre Firstly, it removes solid fish waste from the system, thus eliminating waste buildup in the grow beds. Secondly, it enables growers to decide whether to run the system either aquaponically, using liquid waste from the fish, or hydroponically through nutrient dosing.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

Air -- Olympus Energy Shale Gas Driller Expresses Fear Municipalities Will Use Their DEP Compliance Record With Hundreds Of Violations To Help Make Local Land Use Decisions On Oil & Gas Infrastructure Projects [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Methane Leaks From Natural Gas Pipelines Targeted By Proposed Federal Rule -- TribLive: Upgrades (..)

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

trillion into traditional and next generation infrastructure technologies, and represents the work product of 22 Republican, Democratic and Independent Senators who painstakingly negotiated the package in concert with the White House. Reduction of Truck Emissions at Ports. Electric Vehicle Infrastructure. Overall, the bill invests $7.5

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

While the Build Back Better Act puts us on a solid trajectory to combat dangerous climate disruption, more is needed to achieve our national goals to reduce carbon emissions 50 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels and the ultimate goal of net-zero by 2050. “As It is time for serious, historic climate action.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In the global effort to protect the earth’s climate, the pace of regulation is rivaled only by the speed of technological innovation. This piece previously appeared in the CLS Blue Sky Blog. should take stock.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Office of Science and Technology Policy solicits feedback about public engagement, organization, scenarios to include in the assessment and more. Countries like Bangladesh emit relatively low amounts of carbon emissions but are also the most vulnerable to climate change. ESA to hold National Nature Assessment Webinar.

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