Circle of Blue

JUNE 6, 2022

In 2021, the fund was in jeopardy due to declining hydropower generation. The fund balance was cut in half , dropping from $146 million in January 2021 to $74 million by the end of the year. More coal and natural gas will certainly increase greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. But how much?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

The use of natural gas, which generated 38 percent of US electricity in 2021, certainly would drop, but some utilities would continue to use it to export electricity to non-alliance states. Our 100-percent RES scenario triggers a significant decline in fossil fuel use.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Higher prices for oil, natural gas, coal, and electricity are all pushing up inflation across the economy, dampening consumer demand, canceling out wage gains, and compounding the burdens facing working families and the poor as they seek to recover from the pandemic. In the U.S.,

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

20, 2021, the New York State Climate Action Council (Council) voted unanimously to approve the most recent draft of the scoping plan, a roadmap to achieve compliance with the state’s landmark climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 18, 2023

Maine can capitalize on falling costs and federal incentives Like land-based wind and solar photovoltaics, the cost of offshore wind is projected to fall rapidly over time as the technology matures and the supply chain grows. Incentives in the historic federal climate bill passed last fall will help lower the costs even further.

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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. In its most severe appraisal of the loss of wind capacity, ERCOT expected 8% of wind power compared to capacity.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

I sometimes ask students to guess what state produces the most wind power. It’s not as if the state’s extensive use of wind power is just a historical fluke, either. The state will soon get more power from renewables than natural gas. They’re always shocked to find out the right answer: Texas.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2022

Energy Information Administration reported-- in our January Short-Term Energy Outlook , we forecast that rising electricity generation from renewable energy resources such as solar and wind will reduce generation from fossil fuel-fired power plants over the next two years. EIA forecasts the cost of natural gas will average $3.79

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A Greener Life

JUNE 18, 2021

It also argues that the share of renewable energy in its total energy mix is over 25% because of hydro and nuclear power. Moscow is also arguing that Russian natural gas, which Putin emphasised at the St Petersburg Economic Forum, is much cleaner and cheaper than US LNG (liquid natural gas) which is mostly produced by fracking.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

In 2012, 2017, and 2021 the National Academies of Science and Engineering published three separate reports on threats to the grid, resilience, and the future of electricity. [1] Electricity experts are not able to clearly answer the question, “who is in charge of planning, developing and ensuring the integrity of the future power system?” [3]

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

By Ceciel Nieuwenhout, Postdoctoral researcher at GCELS and City Council member for GroenLinks On 17 March 2021 the people of the Netherlands will elect a new House of Representatives ( Tweede Kamer) , which also kickstarts the formation process for a new government ( regering). These are strange times to have elections.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

The federal district court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Biden administration from implementing a “Pause” on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters. June 15, 2021). June 16, 2021). On June 14, 2021, the U.S. June 14, 2021).

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 26, 2022

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: 60 Years Ago, Pittsburgh’s Rachel Carson Was More Right Than She Knew - By Jack Doyle, Historian [PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals] -- Penn State Extension Host July 27 Water Cooler Talk On Pesticides And Water Pollution [PaEN] -- Sign On To The REAL Energy Freedom For Pennsylvania Petition To PA Lawmakers [PaEN] -- New Muhlenberg (..)

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2022

Other States/National/International -- CNN: Wind Power Generated More Electricity Than Coal, Nuclear For First Time, Right Behind Natural Gas -- AP: Wind Energy Company Kills 150 Eagles In U.S., What’s Your Community Doing? Pleads Guilty -- Reuters: Special Report: U.S.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Since then, the Ohio Capital Journal reports , ten counties have taken the state up on that offer, passing resolutions that restrict or ban large wind and solar projects. Circle of Blue picked up the story back in 2013, amid a sharp increase in public scrutiny in the United States to a continental boom in oil and natural gas production.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2022

26 Get To Know The Clear Creek State Forest, Noon 6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables [ There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay ] -- October 19, 1973: First Of Six Major Fossil Fuel Embargos For Political Gain, This One By OPEC Over U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

2021] -- WESA: Wolf Calls On Schools, Communities To Prepare To Welcome Ukrainian Refugees Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: April 4, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Fossil fuel, they argue, will still be needed in the near term as a backstop for the intermittency of solar and wind power and to keep consumer power bills affordable. What, where and how Carbon dioxide can be captured from the exhaust of power plants and other industries either before or after combustion.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 24, 2022

10:00 a.m. -- Independent Fiscal Office: FY 2021-22 Revenue $48.15 Point Park University , Lawrence Room, Pittsburgh. Billion, $6.24 Billion Above Estimates; FY 2022-23 Revenue $42.32 Billion, $6.24 Billion Above Estimates; FY 2022-23 Revenue $42.32 Billion, $6.24 Billion Above Estimates; FY 2022-23 Revenue $42.32

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2022

In 2021 [PaEN] -- Scranton Times Editorial: At Least Pick Low-Hanging Fruit To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Why PA Natural Gas Might Not Be Poised To Come To Europe’s Rescue -- PA Insurance Dept.,

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