Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

At RePlanet Nederland, we are delighted that the European Commission has proposed, on December 31, 2021, to include nuclear energy in the sustainable finance taxonomy. Yet, we believe that in its current form the proposal would underachieve the goal of encouraging private investment in nuclear energy as a sustainable activity.

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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. Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. TAKE ACTION : Tell Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) that you support the phase-out of polluting gas powered electricity by 2030.

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Cresforum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The United States has natural advantages for hydrogen production because of its ample availability of feedstocks, storage, and adaptable natural gas supply infrastructure. Hydrogen Production and Challenges In 2021, the U.S. Growth in the U.S. produced 11.4 Currently, most clean hydrogen production in the U.S.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 18, 2021

Part of this plan will be to make greater use of so-called green bonds, which will be issued to fund specific climate change and renewable energy projects. It also argues that the share of renewable energy in its total energy mix is over 25% because of hydro and nuclear power.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

Congress took questions relating to the security of America’s electricity supply seriously before more than a dozen states experienced energy shortages last month, but those events make this hearing all the more urgent. In that same time, EIA projects renewable electricity will rise from 28 percent to 50 percent of global generation. [6]

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 1464 ) -- Kevin Eshbaugh/LOLA Energy Petroco LLC - Polaris Well Pad: DEP did NOT approve A Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with chloride in Oakland Twp., PA Bulletin, page 1444 ) -- Beech Resources, LLC - 16-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline/16-Inch Water Pipeline: DEP approved Chapter 105 permit for 1.9

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

Pennsylvania is squarely in the middle of a national debate over “unleashing” our considerable reserves of natural gas to help supply the parts of Europe now dependent on natural gas from Russia. And natural gas is the most valuable commodity Russia has – for now.” And they meant all natural gas imports.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Energy Information Administration (EIA)-- -- Natural Gas: Pennsylvania’s marketed natural gas production, primarily from the Marcellus Shale, reached a record 7.6 Yaw did not mention renewable energy in this announcement.] Yaw believes renewables are a problem and not an opportunity.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 20, 2022

Washington Landmark -- TribLive: Westmoreland Recycler Salvages Old Electronics; Donates Laptops To Shelter -- MCall: Earth Day: Your Guide To Events, Cleanups In Lehigh Valley Area -- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Farm Kills 1.4

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2023

“Panther Creek has committed at least seven violations related to unpermitted air pollution issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the vast majority of those violations came after Stronghold Mining acquired the Panther Creek Tower Plant in late 2021,” said Zerbo. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Thanks in large measure to natural gas replacing coal, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts carbon emissions in 2040 to be lower than in almost all of the IPCC scenarios. Subsidies and mandates for renewables result in higher electricity prices and the net transfer of wealth from lower to upper income citizens.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2022

Yet look at prices at the pump, and you’ll see why we can’t drill our way to true energy security.” -- Yahoo! Yet look at prices at the pump, and you’ll see why we can’t drill our way to true energy security.” -- Yahoo!News: Penn’s Cave & Wildlife Park , Centre Hall, PA. to 4:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The poll found an almost even divide on nuclear power-- 37 percent more emphasis and 34 percent less. Forty-eight percent of those polled wanted more emphasis on natural gas and 23 percent wanted less. There is little support for putting more emphasis on coal-- 51 percent would put less emphasis, 24 percent more.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2022

Of Human Services Announces Supplemental Payments For LIHEAP Households To Cover Existing Utility, Fuel Bills -- PUC To Investigate Proposed 32% Natural Gas Rate Increase By Leatherstocking Gas Company -- PUC Aug. Rate Increase For Valley Energy Natural Gas -- Bloomberg: U.S. 11 Hearing On Proposed 11.8%

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 22, 2022

House Republicans Pass Bill Exempting Conventional Oil & Gas Wells From Plugging Bonds Sticking Taxpayers With $5.1 Billion In Cleanup Liability [PaEN] -- Independent Fiscal Office Projects Up To $24.3 Billion In Cleanup Liability [PaEN] -- Independent Fiscal Office Projects Up To $24.3 What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2021

House Resolution 106 (Benninghoff-R-Mifflin) is on the House Calendar that would, they say, terminate some, but not all the provisions of the declaration and extend it to October 1, 2021. Coal-fired power plants were the biggest losers in the auction market clearing 8,175 MW less power than during the last auction.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

million is to be used for methane abatement projects from plugging abandoned gas wells. -- $62.5 Over the last decade 19 coal-fired power plants shutdown as a result of competition from natural gas, yet the communities and workers were left on their own to deal with the consequences by the people that presently run the General Assembly.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2023

27 [PaEN] -- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion -- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Resume Fall On Worrisome Inflation Figures, Analyst Says -- Scranton Times: UGI Natural Gas Adds New ‘Weather Normalization Adjustment’ Distribution Charge To Bills -- PUC To Investigation Proposed 8.9%

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