PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Million Gallons Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater Dumped On PA Roads Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater; Radiation Monitoring Of Drilling Wastes; More On DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Agenda Sept. Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4

Carbon Emissions

HumanNature

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The IPCC’s 5 th Assessment Report noted that, “Globally, economic and population growth continue to be the most important drivers of increases in CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion”.

Climate Change

Vermont Law

JANUARY 18, 2016

green-roofs can cut the urban global warming contributions in half and could reduce urban carbon emissions dramatically. Green-roofs buffer some stormwater, sequester carbon, and improve water quality. in the largest metropolitan areas in the US also confirm the links between mortality, the UHIE, and climate change.

Climate Change

Environmental Science

JULY 22, 2018

The sun receives a constant stream of energy produced by nuclear processes that generate an immense amount of heat, light, and radiation. This radiation hits the atmosphere and is absorbed by the ozone layer which reduces the most harmful. At the center of our solar system is a star that we call “The Sun”.

Atmosphere

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. They are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, CFCs, and hydrofluorocarbons.

Government

Physics World

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Lo first became interested in this area while studying physics and astronomy at Durham University , UK, where her final-year project looked at how to calibrate telescopes to correct for atmospheric effects on the radiation they detect. Eunice Lo is a researcher at the University of Bristol and frequently contributes to climate reports.

Atmosphere

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2024

Shell’s CEO said “China is likely to dominate LNG demand growth this decade as its industry seeks to cut carbon emissions by switching from coal to gas.” Read more here. Not only EQT, but Shell and other companies see LNG gas demand growing significantly by 2040 as the Chinese industrial sector pivots from coal to gas. Read more here.

Natural Gas

Physics World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

What’s harder is knowing the carbon footprint of building materials throughout their lifecycle, which requires reams of data about supply chains and logistics that either don’t exist or have never been tracked. Overall, cement accounts for 3% of the world’s carbon emissions. Wood you believe?

Cooling

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2021

formal notice ) Click Here for more on the meeting agenda - Radiation Decontamination and Decommissioning of Facilities in PA including oil and gas wastewater treatment facilities. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. Contact: Keith Salador, Executive Director, ksalador@pa.gov.

Clean Energy

Environmental Progress

AUGUST 3, 2020

I further argue that, if we continue to develop in these ways, deaths from natural disasters will continue to decline, food surpluses will continue to rise, and global carbon emissions will likely peak and decline soon, preventing temperatures from rising more than three degrees centigrade over pre-industrial levels. Why else use it?

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

Public Health -- Berkeley Lab: Halfway to Zero: Progress towards a Carbon-Free Power Sector ( April 2021 ) “Switching from coal to natural gas for power generation played a big role in lowering carbon emissions. Natural gas generation grew rapidly, driven by the shale gas revolution and low fuel prices.”

Natural Gas

Environmental Science

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Surface albedo is high - heat acquired during the day is radiated at night. Radiation is intense - both in terms of how much deserts receive and how much they reflect back into the environment. Many are not aware that deserts are a net carbon sink, providing some relief from the increase in greenhouse gases.

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 10, 2022

JDB: Cities have dense concentrations of asphalt, cement and other surfaces that absorb solar heat during the day and radiate it back into the environment. Obviously, the federal government also has a role to play to mitigate carbon emissions and protect the country from unavoidable climate impacts.

Climate Change

HumanNature

MARCH 31, 2021

This is because of black carbon’s enhanced ability to absorb visible light; it actually absorbs nearly a million times more energy per unit mass than CO 2. Black carbon’s lifetime is on the order of days to a couple weeks, which is about 0.004% of the lifetime of other pollutants like CO 2 (which has a lifetime of 300 – 1000 years).

Atmosphere

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Check Out C-SAW -- Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers New R.I.S.E Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

Of Agriculture Announces Nearly $11 Billion For Renewable Energy In Rural Communities -- EPA Seeks Input On Methane Emissions, Waste Reduction Incentive Program For Petroleum, Natural Gas Systems -- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: How EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Rules Could Impact Pennsylvania -- Inside Climate News: As EPA Proposes (..)

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

Holding high-level positions in the Office of Air and Radiation are Abigale Tardif and Alex Dominguez. Aaron Szabo has been nominated to be assistant secretary for Air and Radiation. Wright told a conservative policy conference in Februarywithout evidence that net zero goals for carbon emissions by 2050 were sinister and lunacy.

Climate Change

Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

She had previously worked in EPA’s air and radiation office where she “played a key role in the administration’s efforts to address . This plan set “state-by-state targets for carbon emissions reductions,” and offered, “flexible framework under which states may meet those targets.”. [17]. global warming.

2017

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 11, 2022

We are at a game-changing moment for all of humanity, as climate science tells us exactly where we’re headed if we don’t reduce carbon emissions urgently. However, with the right policy changes and a commitment to diplomacy, the United States can be a leader in reducing the nuclear threat.

Climate Change