Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 30, 2021

As political parties prepare their election platforms and publish their climate priorities, it can be difficult to determine which parties are releasing strong climate plans that put us on a pathway to zero emissions – and what policies are actually dangerous distractions from real solutions. of annual emissions from fossil fuels.

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Edouard Stenger

APRIL 25, 2023

He has been for a long time a target of attacks from conservatives and climate deniers. Very active on Twitter and providing very astute commentary on everything related to politics, climate science and many other topics, I wanted to read his book to see what I could learn from it. This is not useful at all for our energy transition.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 31, 2021

As John Dernbach wrote in a recent blog for ACOEL, on July 21, 2021 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that this amendment required all state revenues from oil and gas leases to go to conserve and maintain public natural resources for the benefit of future generations. Now we have an important new decision from Montana.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 17, 2021

OTTAWA | Unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People — With Canada’s 2021 federal election just five weeks away, a coalition of 34 Canada’s leading environmental organizations are calling on everyone in Canada to vote on September 20 — and when they do, vote for a green and just recovery from COVID-19.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Our website host has been made aware of these issues and is working to resolve them." 17 [PaEN] -- NRCS-PA: Pennsylvania State Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Jan. 19 & Feb. 19 & Feb. 19 & Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Yaw: SB 465 Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program A Win-Win For PA’s Farmers And Local Water Quality [If passed and funded] -- ReadingE: Blue Marsh Lake Algae Blooms Unlikely To Be Sole Cause Of Philadelphia-Area Water Complaints -- Register Today For Aug. 23 - Learn About How To Protect Your Land With A Conservation Easement Webinar.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 28, 2023

NYCI, to be implemented by the Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), is currently in its early design stages. NYCI’s immediate linkage with WCI could also be seen as politically desirable. Linkage could exempt NYCI from higher prices and political pushback.

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Acoel

AUGUST 27, 2021

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Michael B. As John Dernbach wrote in a recent blog for ACOEL, on July 21, 2021 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that this amendment required all state revenues from oil and gas leases to go to conserve and maintain public natural resources for the benefit of future generations.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

Japan’s dependency on fossil fuel s had been slightly declining until 2010. But the country changed course as a result of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, which led to the forced shutdown of nuclear power plants and greater reliance on fossil fuels. As a result, Japan’s CO 2 emissions increased, peaking in 2013.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The flares from the refinery burned so bright after Hurricane Ida in 2021 that they could be seen 25 miles away. In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Seven workers were killed in a 1988 explosion at the refinery. billion pounds of ethylene a year.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 23, 2021

It will rightfully be seen by almost everyone as a political stunt, and should normally be ignored as such, if only its content and intended purpose were not such a threat to public debate in Canada. It ignores all work done to encourage and develop alternative energy sources like wind, solar, geothermal, conservation, etc.;

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The PJM Interconnection , the regional electric grid operator that includes Pennsylvania, has issued a Cold Weather Alert and declared Conservative Operations throughout the PJM footprint for February 3–4 in anticipation of frigid temperatures. With the Cold Weather Alert and a preceding Cold Weather Advisory issued Jan.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce For a hearing on “Power Struggle: Examining the 2021 Texas Grid Failure” Written statement submitted by: Michael D. is 32 years, as of January 2021. [14] percent, 47.4 percent, 51.5 percent, and 13.7

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 27, 2023

In 2021, under Corson’s leadership, Imperial Oil joined forces with two other major plastics producers to sue the federal government for trying to regulate harmful single use plastics and reduce industry pollution. The refineries make millions of tonnes of polyethylene, a type of plastic that is used to produce wasteful single-use packaging.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 24, 2021

In the waning hours of the 2021 session and the day after Earth Day, the Washington House of Representatives passed the Climate Commitment Act in a floor vote of 54-43. ” — David Mendoza, Advocacy and Engagement Director for The Nature Conservancy in Washington. “ ” — SB 5126 prime sponsor Sen.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2023

The image that comes to mind when I think of fossil fuel villains is Batman’s adversary Two-Face. To be two-faced is to be deceitful, and deception is what the fossil fuel industry executives excel in. What is ESG? ” Kentucky officials are not doing this alone, it is part of a coordinated effort.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

USA: Stop the Formosa Plastics Plant Coalition Against Death Alley | 2021 As part of the fossil fuel industry’s push to increase North American plastic production by 35 percent by 2025(1), Formosa Plastics is planning to build a massive petrochemical industrial complex in St. billion complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 14, 2023

From the outset, the notion that financial institutions are “boycotting” the fossil fuel industry – despite the fact that many targeted banks are leading financiers of fossil fuels – has animated Republican politicians advocating for anti-ESG legislation. Cases like Allied Tube Conduit Corp.

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A Greener Life

JULY 6, 2022

The Conservative majority of judges in the US Supreme Court on Thursday last week intervened to weaken President Biden ’s plans to reduce emissions. This is set to have serious implications for US’s global role in climate leadership which only resumed when Joe Biden took over in January 2021. Steam rises from a US coal powerplant.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2021

Dianne Herrin for sponsoring the bill in the House and our environmental partners, PennFuture, Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania, Clean Water Action, Clean Air Action, PennEnvironment, and the Sierra Club, for their continued support of this important legislation.” Wolf: 2021 Climate Impacts Report Projects Pennsylvania Will Be 5.9°

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- Myers Family Farm In Centre County Receives 2023 PA Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN] -- PA Dept. 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb. 13 -- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center To Host Day Camp Jan.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 1, 2023

1: Sunak is standing against short-term thinking for political gain. Can we put the long-term interests of our country before the short-term political needs of the moment?” This is perhaps the most offensive of the false statements in Sunak’s speech, because short-term political need is exactly what motivates him here.

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Law Columbia

MAY 10, 2023

The leased land forms part of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (the “NPR-A”)—an area covering approximately 23 million acres that was set aside in 1923 by President Harding who, believing the land contained significant fossil fuel resources, designated it as an emergency oil supply for the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Gas Rate Hikes -- Peoples Gas: Seeks Base Rate Changes To Support Pipeline Modernization Program -- Times Leader Guest Essay: Powering Up Consumer Savings With Natural Gas - By Gas & Oil Association Of West Virginia [Forgot About 2021-22 Price Spikes Already ?

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2022

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- ReadingE Editorial: Local Impacts Of Redistricting Don’t Get Enough Attention -- AltoonaM: Blair County Republicans Hosting Jan. Senate returns to session Jan. 24, 25, 26; Feb. 7, 8, 9 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session Jan. 24, 25, 26; Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Tied To LNG Shipments and international markets setting our natural gas prices?] -- Williamsport Sun Guest Essay: How PA’s Government Can Prevent Deadly Blackouts - By Commonwealth Foundation -- DEP Sets Feb. National- $3.11

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2021

By Divya Desai, The Energy Co-op, Philadelphia [PaEN] -- WBTimes Editorial: Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Will Do Much For PA; Toomey Wrong To Oppose It National/International -- AP: Western Fires Threaten Thousands Of Homes, Strain Resources -- Utility Dive: PSEG In New Jersey Unloads Fossil Fuel Plants For $1.9

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In 1966, his campaign slogan was 'for clean streams and clean politics.' His political life was ignited in 1966 by clean streams legislation, when his would-be opponent voted against an amendment that would bring the coal companies under the Clean Streams Law already on the books. "We But this gives me the most satisfaction."

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

His father, Stanley Johnson, is a long-time advocate for climate action and environmentalism; his brother, Leo Johnson, works on climate efforts in the private sector, and his long-term friend and ally in the Conservative party, Zack Goldsmith, advocates for the party to take stronger action.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Gene Yaw’s often-said statement-- “You can’t have green energy without fossil fuels.”]

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 26, 2022

Cyber Officials Issued Another Warning In April On The Vulnerability Of Natural Gas Facilities To Cyber Attacks ] -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Southwestern Energy Plans $1 Billion Share Repurchase Giving Money Back To Investors [Part Of International Trend To Reward Investors First] -- Chesapeake Energy Doubles Stock Buyback To $2 Billion [Rewarding (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2022

] -- Committee Schedule House returns to session June 20, 21, 22 [ Budget Time! ] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Urges Lawmakers To Support Growing Greener III Funding [PaEN] -- PUC Distributes $234 Million In 2021 Revenue From Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee; Represents Lowest (..)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Manchin, Who Has Major Links To Fossil Fuel Industry, Will Craft U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Corman Pitches Gubernatorial Bid To PA’s Congressional Republicans -- Inquirer: PA Bar Assn.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

3, 2021); Vecinos para el Bienestar de la Comunidad Costera v. New Jersey Federal Court Remanded Hoboken’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies to State Court. Federal Court Stayed Remand Order in Minnesota’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Industry, Denied Attorney Fees. 20, 2021), No. 20-1045 (D.C.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Much of the media coverage so far has focused on the political dynamics driving the decision (as noted with some alarm here and here ) and devoted less attention to the legal dynamics. ” The Willow decision also shows the limits of politics. That blinkering is more a symptom of weak political will than of weak law.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Build Back Better Budget Bill -- TribLive Guest Essay: We Must Tackle Climate Change To Truly Build Back Better - Conservation Voters Of PA National/International -- Utility Dive: Major U.S. Contact: Kirit Dalal, kdalai@pa.gov. Peterman, York College -- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec.

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