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U.S. Climate Law: A Broad & Rapidly Growing Field

Legal Planet

Standards for existing stationary carbon sources (focused on power plants to date). Vehicle biofuels requirements. Energy efficiency standards for new appliances and lighting sources. Nuclear power regulation D. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rules bearing on electricity transmission E.

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New Inflation Reduction Act Tracker Launched by the Sabin Center and EDF

Law Columbia

The IRA extends and expands several tax credits and incentives, including those for renewable energy investments and production, clean vehicles, carbon capture and sequestration, biofuels, and commercial and residential energy efficiency.

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Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Enviromental Defense

But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 .

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Minnesota Federal Court Said State Biofuel Mandate Was Not Preempted. The federal district court for the District of Minnesota ruled that the “Minnesota Mandate,” which requires diesel fuel sold in the state to contain a specific percentage of biodiesel, was not preempted by the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. United States v.

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Physics: The Science of the Universe and Everything In It

Environmental Science

Responsible for nuclear physics which has given us nuclear power, and nuclear medicine which has opened up new avenues of medical treatment for such things as cancer. It was also the age of electricity and the light bulb - a great age of invention. RELATED : Online Masters in Energy Policy and Climate.

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Why Ceding Nuclear to China and Russia Threatens National Security: Michael Shellenberger's Congressional Testimony July 28, 2020

Environmental Progress

The High Cost of Renewables House Democrats propose spending hundreds of billions of public and ratepayer money on renewable energy, new transmission lines, energy efficiency, mass transit, electric vehicles, carbon capture and storage, and advanced nuclear energy.

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

Environmental Progress

US electricity sector emissions decreased 34 percent from 2005 to 2019, including an astonishing 10 percent in 2019, which is the largest year-on-year decline in history. By contrast, the Obama administration’s proposed carbon regulation of the power sector, the “Clean Power Plan,” proposed emissions reductions of 32 percent — by 2030.

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