A Greener Life

JUNE 30, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen The renewable energy sector experienced record growth in 2022 of 1%. 2022 was dominated by turmoil in energy markets , as Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine helped to boost gas and coal prices to record levels in Europe and Asia. In 2022, emissions were up 0.8%, reaching a new high of 39.3 billion tonnes of CO2.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 24, 2023

Since 2020, the company has diverted 22 million pounds of food waste from landfills, achieving 88% of their goal, which is to divert 25 million pounds of food waste.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

Solar energy production starts to dwindle by September. Solar power peaks earlier in the summer when the days are longer. By September, the sun sets earlier in the evening, and solar power production tapers off when people are still using substantial amounts of electricity in the evening. and 6:28 to 6:48 p.m.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Small-scale solar in Pennsylvania produced 2.3 times more energy in 2022 than it did 5 years prior according to Rooftop Solar on the Rise , a new report released by PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center on February 13. Residential solar in the state grew 207% from 2017 through 2022.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

On November 4, 2022, the White House announced a new initiative to support research and development projects on 37 “game-changing” technologies to advance the Biden Administration’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. We will be tracking future funding announcements under this initiative.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

schools to obtain solar power and benefit from cost savings, educational opportunities, and climate protection. This switch to solar at schools significantly reduces carbon emissions and creates community anchors for climate education, awareness, and action. Solar on U.S. Posted: March 29, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The PA Chapter of the American Planning Association is proud to announce the 2022 Great Places in PA Award winners in two categories-- Great Public Spaces and Great Greenway/Trails. Below are the 2022 Great Public Spaces-- -- Etna Riverfront Trail and Park (Etna Borough/Allegheny County): The Borough transformed a 1.8

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

The tar sands currently (2022) emit 87 MT of carbon each year, so a $16 billion investment of taxpayer money would net a reduction of 3.4 It’s called wind and solar power. The reality is that CCS has never come close to meeting targets for emissions reduction.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Where Solar and Farming Meet ”—a free webinar discussing the growing field of agrisolar—on December 7 at 11:00 a.m. The term “agrisolar” refers to the co-location of agriculture and photovoltaic energy generation (solar power) systems. Posted: November 30, 2022] PA Environment Digest According to the U.S.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 23, 2022

Solar energy is taking off in the United States. Energy Information Agency projects that solar power will account for nearly half of all new electricity-generating capacity in 2022. Read the full story from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. But this growth is not shared equally across the United States.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

County and municipal governments directly affected by drilling will receive a total of $157,349,593 for the 2022 reporting year. This year’s distribution is over $44 million higher than last year, driven primarily by the average price of natural gas in 2022 ($6.64 per MMBtu) versus the average price in 2021 ($3.84

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Physics World

JULY 9, 2021

Glester’s first guest is Jim Bell from Arizona State University who is involved in the mission to the asteroid Psyche , which launches in 2022 and arrives in 2026. Located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter with an average diameter of 226 km, Psyche consists largely of metal.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2022

By Sharon Pillar, Executive Director PA Solar Center The recently passed [federal] Inflation Reduction Act offers a number of incentives that make transitioning to solar power very attractive to homeowners, businesses, and other organizations. Click Here to sign up for regular updates.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2022

On September 21, 2022, the New York Times published an essay by Gabriel Popkin titled “Are There Better Places to Put Large Solar Farms Than These Forests?” For comparison, nearly 3% of solar power is currently sited in urban areas. [1]. By Matthew Eisenson.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The 2022 UN NDC Synthesis report assesses the collective impact of emissions reduction pledges, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs), that countries have submitted under the Paris Agreement. Source: UN Climate Change 2022 NDC Synthesis Report. Source: UN Climate Change 2022 NDC Synthesis Report.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

From a countrywide perspective, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released a study in August 2022 identifying multiple pathways to a net-zero power grid by 2035. It’s time for the state Legislature to ensure the two utilities meet those goals and urge them and others to accelerate their progress.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In 2022, the installed capacity of wind and solar power grew almost 10% in the United States [1]. In Colorado, renewable energy generating capacity has more than quadrupled since 2010 [2]. These statistics are extremely encouraging and are critical steps in the transition to a clean energy system.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Electric vehicles are “the most direct and efficient solution to improving the air quality in Vietnam , and in other countries in Southeast Asia,” Nguyen told Vietnam Investment Review in 2022. Indonesia This pier on Indonesia’s Karampuang Island, seen in December 2022, is lighted with electricity from solar power.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

By 2050, gas plants operate at less than 6 percent of their rated capacity during the year compared to more than 38 percent for all gas plants in 2022, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). It also ignores the reality that gas power plant failures correlate with outages that occur in extreme weather.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

By Odette Mucha , Vote Solar and Liz Robinson , Philadelphia Solar Energy Association As we know, solar power provides a wide range of benefits to Pennsylvanians. It creates local jobs, with Pennsylvania currently home to over 400 solar companies with over 4,300 solar workers. billion in the Keystone State.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Today, over 6 million students now attend more than 8,400 schools nationwide that utilize solar power. Solar energy offsets electricity at nearly 1 in 10 (9%) K-12 schools in the United States. The report found that 87% of solar power installed at U.S. The report found that 87% of solar power installed at U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). gigawatts (GW) of planned solar projects expected to come online this year is almost double the previous 13.4 Solar” only includes large-scale solar.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2023

Are To Blame For One Of The Grid’s Biggest Vulnerabilities When Weather Gets Rough -- The Guardian: Solar Helps Texas Carry Energy Load As Heatwave Puts Power Grid To Test; Atypically Large Number Of Coal, Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Have Failed Amid Temperature Spikes -- Utility Dive: Texas Electric Grid Has Remained Stable Despite 9.6

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Kaitlyn Spangler, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Geography at Penn State, will deliver the talk "Towards solar justice in Pennsylvania: tensions of land, farming, and power" at 4:00 p.m. Spangler’s talk is part of the fall 2022 EESI EarthTalks series, “Exploring the Multiple Dimensions of Solar Energy.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. Fifty percent came from coal and 20 percent came from fossil gas.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC The following article first appeared on LinkedIn November 19, 2022 -- On November 3, 2022, Pennsylvania Governor Wolf quietly signed into law resurrecting the prospect of liquified natural gas ("LNG") export facilities at the Port of Philadelphia. Williams, Esq.,

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 28, 2022

On June 27, Nextracker LLC , the global market leader in utility-scale solar trackers, and BCI Steel , a Pittsburgh-based steel fabricator, announced the reopening of the historic Bethlehem Steel manufacturing factory in nearby Leetsdale to produce solar tracker equipment for large-scale solar power plants. million homes.

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2023

This report updates and considerably expands two previous Sabin Center reports, published in September 2021 and March 2022. The 228 local restrictions described in this report include 59 new restrictions (adopted post-March 2022) and 58 previously overlooked restrictions (adopted pre-March 2022).

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Backed by The GIANT Company’s commitment, Constellation has entered into separate long-term power purchase agreements to procure a total of 80 megawatts of renewable energy. The solar projects, which will be developed by Pine Gate Renewables, are expected to achieve commercial operation between June 2022 and January 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2022

However, despite this growth, less than 2% of K-12 schools (108 total) generate solar power, which means many more school districts could be enjoying the cost-saving and other benefits solar offers. K-12 schools that have embraced solar power.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 26, 2024

Less than a billion was spent by the government and industry in 2022 to clean up the enormous mess from the oil and gas industry,, and while math isn’t my forte, I know that means it will be a long time before this legal liability is addressed.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Community solar would provide Pennsylvania consumers with an additional option for their electric providers, and enable thousands to reap the economic benefits of solar power. Pennsylvania can’t afford to wait any longer to deliver the benefits of community solar to their constituents.

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Physics World

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

China, the world’s biggest producer and consumer of glass, will host China Glass 2022 in Shanghai alongside a number of satellite events 11–15 April. In renewable energy, glass is used for concentrated solar power, photovoltaics and the fibreglass of wind turbines. Supporting the UN’s sustainability goals.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2022

Solar is providing Pennsylvania schools with an array of opportunities as demonstrated by 100+ schools in Pennsylvania that are supplying up to 100% of their electricity with solar while integrating solar technology into STEM and career education. Click Here to sign up for regular updates.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 24, 2023

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which will invest $369 billion in climate and energy solutions, adds more flexibility to energy storage tax credits, as well as new tax credits for clean hydrogen , which can potentially be used as a long-duration storage technology.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

By Lily Jones, PEC Communications Director What does a local Audubon chapter have in common with a solar-powered business incubator? Related Article: -- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Announce 2021 Award Recipients [Posted: February 8, 2022] PA Environment Digest Click Here to receive regular updates from PEC.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 27, 2023

Ontario does not need any more fossil gas, it can easily meet its growing electricity demand with clean sources like wind and solar power, which would be less expensive for residents too. On December 23, 2022, the Minister of Energy sent a letter to the IESO requiring new gas projects receive municipal resolutions in support.

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