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Why Energy Conservation Will Remain Crucial

Legal Planet

One reason to save energy is to limit carbon emissions from the energy we use. But energy conservation is important for reasons that go beyond the direct effect on emissions. Before I get to the reasons, I need to explain what I mean by energy conservation and why it’s different than energy efficiency.

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100 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Million EPA Loan For Water Infrastructure Improvements -- Pittsburgh 2030 District Announces Significant Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions - 44.8% Host 2023 Forest Products Equipment & Technology Exposition June 9-10 In Centre County [PaEN] -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Permanently Preserves 63.5

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68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh) + Molly Parzen, Conservation Voters Of PA -- TribLive: Highlands Democrats Host ‘Green Heroes’ Environmental Rally At Harrison Hills Today -- Courier Times: How Bucks County Farmers Are Dealing With Climate Change -- Renewables Now: CPV Building 100 MW Solar Farm On Former Coal Mine In Portage Twp.,

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The Revolution, the Enlightenment and the Climate Crisis

Legal Planet

Skepticism about this enterprise certainly exists among some on the Left, but it is among conservatives that it is strongest. And the percentage of Republicans believing that global warming is caused by human carbon emissions fell from 65% to 32% from 2003 to 2021 – an example of massive willed ignorance.

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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

What is Conservation? We define conservation as a broad approach to preserving what is already there and the due care and attention to protecting it for the future (1). Resource conservation is the active ways in which we seek to limit the use of resources to reduce the strain put on supply. Conservation, Ethics, Philosophy.

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Stanford and Beyond

Legal Planet

A lot has been written about the efforts of universities to clean up their own carbon emissions. I couldn’t find anything that simply listed sustainability or environmental studies colleges, let alone assessing them in a systematic way. I want to begin by lamenting the lack of systematic information.

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The Blueprint Foundation Receives Environmental Offsets from the Ecological Society of America

ESA

Large conferences leave a large environmental footprint – with air travel, accommodations, and production of single-use items all generating substantial carbon emissions and impacts on surrounding wildlife and habitats. Photo by Jason Stroman.