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Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Moves To Renewable Natural Gas, Away From Shale Gas To Power Vehicles

PA Environment Daily

On December 7, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it has begun providing renewable natural gas (RNG) for the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority in Bellefonte, Centre County, supporting a transition to a cleaner, low-carbon fuel produced from organic waste.

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Climate Adaptation Moves Toward Center Stage

Legal Planet

The big news today is the deal with Manchin to provide billions of dollars of funding for clean energy. The Bureau of Reclamation got $250 million for desalinization and a billion for water recycling and reuse. Even if we manage to curb carbon emissions by midcentury, the need for adaptation will only escalate.

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Critical Insights on the Mineral Boom

Legal Planet

Reaching the Paris agreement goals would require a quadrupling of mineral requirements for clean energy technologies by 2040,” he said. “To and China signed 9 key climate agreements to accelerate clean energy in those two countries—agreements that ultimately paved the way for the Paris agreement. Fabian said the U.S.

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How Are Lithium-ion Batteries that Store Solar and Wind Power Made?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Once the battery looks up to code, it is off to the grid to power our renewable energy future! Battery energy storage is powerful and growing. Battery energy storage can help store clean energy for the grid. Can they be reused or recycled at the end of their life? Want Clean Energy?

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

Union of Concerned Scientists

Acknowledging that the United States is a leading contributor to carbon emissions, the Biden administration has committed to cutting US emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Offshore wind turbines also have a relatively small footprint and are able to use much larger turbines than land-based projects.

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It’s Time for Charles Koch to Testify About His Climate Change Disinformation Campaign

Union of Concerned Scientists

The committee followed up that hearing —during which the executives disingenuously denied funding such a campaign—with another hearing on February 8 focusing on the oil companies’ inadequate plans to cut their carbon emissions. Investing in Clean Energy While Trashing It. Decades of Disinformation.

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Sheetz Convenience Stores/Gas Stations Invest In Solar Energy To Power 70% Of Its Pennsylvania Facilities

PA Environment Daily

The agreement will help Sheetz avoid nearly 78,000 metric tons of carbon emissions associated with its energy use annually, the equivalent of taking nearly 17,000 cars off the road, according to U.S. The RECs from the in-development solar projects are not included in this agreement. EPA estimates.