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How Much Battery Storage Does Illinois Need? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Energy storage, or the storing of electricity for later use on the power grid, plays an important role in the clean energy transition. Renewable generation is variable—wind and solar power produce electricity when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining. Curtailment means we are wasting otherwise clean, perfectly usable electricity.

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Massachusetts’ Freedom to Move Act Can Get Transportation on Track

Union of Concerned Scientists

Driving away from state climate targets Transportation has been the biggest sector contributing to climate change in Massachusetts practically every year since the earliest emissions inventory for 1990 and most recently has contributed 38% of state greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2021. Fast forward to 2021.

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The Animal Agriculture Industry Undermines Climate Action

Legal Planet

Furthermore, a 2022 study from the World Wildlife Federation found that a shift toward healthier diets with an emphasis on more plant-based foods, while reducing food loss and waste globally, can increase mitigation by as much as 2.5 million directly from the animal agriculture industry, according to his 2021 CV. Gt CO₂ per year.

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River of the Anthropocene

Circle of Blue

This river system is the basis of millions of livelihoods, enabling transportation, agriculture, fishing and electricity generation. Fishing is vital to the Cambodian economy, representing 7%-8% of the country’s GDP in 2021. In 2022, almost 30% of Cambodia’s electricity , about 1,331 megawatts, came from hydropower.

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Daily Grind Living Next To Oil & Gas Industry: Spills, Polluted Water Supplies, Smells Like Gas, Noise, Air Pollution, Explosions, Truck Traffic, Erosion, Radioactive Waste, Gas Flares, Dust, Lights, Road Dumping Waste, Abandoned Wells

PA Environment Daily

Its a daily litany of spills, polluted water supplies, smell of natural gas in the air, noise, air pollution, explosions, landslides, truck traffic, radioactive waste, gas flares, erosion problems, dust, lights, road dumping waste, abandoned equipment and wells. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

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Beyond the Cloud: What’s AI’s True Environmental Cost? Part 2

Enviromental Defense

In 2021, a Google data centres was responsible for almost 30 per cent of The Dalles, Oregon’s water consumption. 2 Energy The electricity required to power and cool date centres represents another significant environmental concern. AI-induced electricity demand can lead consumers to pay significantly more for electricity.

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Late Night Dumping II: Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Dumping Continues On Roads, This Time With Bigger Trucks; New Research On Harmful Wastewater Impacts

PA Environment Daily

Where We Are With The Issue At a June 10, 2024 hearing on House Bill 2384 (Vitali-D-Delaware) that would ban road dumping by the House Environmental Committee, DEP said, The Administration is supportive of this clear ban on the practice and views the Solid Waste Management Act as a sound vehicle for such statutory language. Read more here.