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Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority To Buy More Wind Energy From Western PA Energy Consortium

PA Environment Daily

The main goal is to align the contract term end date from 2026 to 2029 to meet the requirements of the Wind Energy supplier that is part of our regional electricity grid network. To advance its renewable energy goals, WPEC, in collaboration with PWSA, initiated this amendment to the original Direct Energy Agreement.

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How Much Land Would it Require to Get Most of Our Electricity from Wind and Solar?

Union of Concerned Scientists

A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower 48—that’s an area comparable to or even smaller than the fossil fuel industry’s current footprint. NREL found that total US transmission capacity would have to increase by 1.3 times current levels by 2035.

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Analysis: Can Inner Mongolia reach peak carbon this decade?

A Greener Life

The other is to improve the energy structure, replacing fossil fuel sources with alternatives. The Energy Foundation China predicts that Inner Mongolia will be one of the last provinces to reach peak carbon, sometime between 2026 and 2030. Neither of these will be easy for Inner Mongolia. An urgent need for change.

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Power through the Adirondack Park

Circle of Blue

Financed by one of the world’s richest private equity firms, The Blackstone Group, the CHPE is championed by its supporters as essential to unwind New York’s reliance on carbon-spewing fossil fuel and meet a 2040 target of emissions-free electricity. Emissions-Free Electricity by 2040. the company building CHPE.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.14.23

PA Environment Daily

to Noon. -- Penn State Extension Ag Conservation Currents: New Director Of Ag Conservation Training; Funding For Farm Conservation Practices Available; Ag Conservation Assistance Program; More! 6 Lake Management Workshop In Wilkes-Barre , 9:00 a.m. 6 Lake Management Workshop In Wilkes-Barre , 9:00 a.m.

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Thank you one and all for your conservation leadership! The diversity, creativity and just the sheer number of projects and programs is truly amazing! This kind of leadership deserves our respect and the support by state lawmakers. Thank you to local news media for publishing these stories! Support Local Journalism!

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104 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Beaver Dams The Blueprint For Conservation [PaEN] -- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Now Accepting Applications For Chesapeake Bay Watershed Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction Grants; Webinar Jan. Residents Concerned About Proposed Solar Energy Facility -- WeConservePA Hosts Jan. Keystone Goldwater Conference Feb.