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Climate Election 2024: “Drill, Baby, Drill” but Then What?

Legal Planet

The 2008-era slogan is shorthand for the Trump campaign’s energy policy, but we know much more about current conservative thinking on the subject thanks to Project 2025 , the 920-page transition plan for the next administration by policy strategists from the Heritage Foundation. That’s the crux of Project 2025’s energy chapter.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.12.23

PA Environment Daily

2025 [PaEN] -- DEP Starts Taxpayer-Funded Hazardous Sites Cleanup Process For American Biodiesel Site In Erie County; Hearing Sept. 18 PA Renewable Energy Policy Webinar - Time To Take Action [PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Test Emergency Sirens Thursday, Aug.

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House Passes Bill To Block RGGI Regulation - Again; Senate Republicans File Lawsuit

PA Environment Daily

million is to be used for methane abatement projects from plugging abandoned gas wells. -- $62.5 The new language is an attempt to attract some Democrats to vote for the bill, but the vote on House Bill 2025 in 2020 was about the same-- 130 to 71. At least $12.5 Read more here. Read more here.

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.12.22

PA Environment Daily

[Note: Conventional Oil & Gas Methane, PFOS MCL Regulations.] Don Ritter -- Post-Gazette: Canadian Nuclear Fuel Firm Buying Into Westinghouse Electric Co. PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- PA Capital-Star: Dept. What’s Your Community Doing? Rick Cessar, Longtime House Member From Etna, Dies -- TribLive Editorial: Rep.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. 7] Nuclear plants are among the most reliable components of America’s power grids.

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Testimony of Michael D. Shellenberger Founder and President, Environmental Progress For the House Oversight Committee August 5, 2020

Environmental Progress

In a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi after that hearing I noted that I am aware that Congressional hearings involve some political theater. However, I am not a political appointee. I did not expect to be drawn into political theater that violates basic civility. That may be the case. I do not represent a large trade association.

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The New Methane Emissions Charge: One (Limited but Important) Stick in the Inflation Reduction Act

Law Columbia

It is certainly true that the IRA uses “carrots” – principally in the form of tax credits – to incentivize actions that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For example, the IRA extends and expands existing tax credits for renewable electricity production, and creates a new credit for electricity production at certain nuclear power plants.