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Analysis: Colombia’s offshore wind power plans spark hope and caution

A Greener Life

An offshore wind farm in Europe. Colombia’s Caribbean coast has great potential for offshore wind power projects but is also home to protected areas of ecological importance. Among these is the Windpeshi wind project , owned by Enel Colombia and located in the department of La Guajira in the country’s far north.

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Gov. Shapiro Announces Commitment To Get 50% Of Electricity For State Government From Solar Energy Facilities In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

By next year, Pennsylvania will get 50 percent of its electricity from ten new solar arrays around the Commonwealth – making Pennsylvania the first state in the country to commit to getting half of its energy from solar power.

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Environmental Defence Calls on the Alberta Government to Drop its Ideological Opposition to Clean, Renewable Energy

Enviromental Defense

Placing restrictions on solar, wind, and geothermal power that don’t apply to climate change causing oil and gas development will put Alberta’s burgeoning renewable energy industry at risk, and cost Albertans more for their energy.

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What Happened in the California Legislature in 2023?

Union of Concerned Scientists

To regionalize or not to regionalize remains unanswered Early in the legislative session, Assemblymember Chris Holden introduced Assembly Bill 538 which would have changed the governance of the California’s grid operator from a governor-appointed board to an independent structure that would allow for a more coordinated, region-wide grid.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro On Republican Reaction To His Energy Plan: They’ve Done Nothing And Power ‘Plants Have Closed On Their Watch;’ They’re ‘Used To Doing Nothing;’ ‘Doing Nothing Is Not Acceptable’ [PaEN] -- Senate Republicans Reject Gov. Posted: March 17, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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The Bumper Crop of New State Climate Policies Since July.

Legal Planet

State governments began cutting emissions at a time when the federal government was essentially doing nothing about climate change. The 2024 initial phase will apply only to new commercial buildings over 100,000 square feet. Maine Maine adopted legislation calling for the state to procure 3 GW of offshore wind power by 2040.

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120 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Here are 120 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.