Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

6 is still driving up Ohioans’ electricity bills—and undermining the state’s prospects for a clean energy future. 6 went into effect, Ohio ratepayers have paid more than $182 million to subsidize two 67-year-old coal-fired power plants operated by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC). Despite the partial repeal, H.B.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

The public was thankfully not harmed by the Nebraska incident, but this was unfortunately not an isolated incident in terms of flood risks posed to the US nuclear power fleet. Spring in a warming world means a broadened focus The link between climate change and tornado activity is an active area of research.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

To help avoid the worst possible consequences of climate change, however, the alliance states need to reach that 100-percent objective much more quickly. What job opportunities would this clean energy transition create? EN: Energy prices have gone up dramatically in the last year.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Here are the four biggest things that have changed since 2018 that make grid regionalization worth reconsideration. Change #1: 100% clean energy goals have spread At the beginning of 2018, the only state in the country with a 100% clean or renewable energy goal was Hawaii.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 13, 2022

By Hilary Mercer , Shell Polymers/Pennsylvania Chemicals Project & Kevin Walker, President/CEO Duquesne Light This guest essay first appeared on TribLive.com May 11, 2022 -- Climate change demands that the world, including our region, transition its energy profile to a low-carbon one.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Assaad Razzouk is a Lebanese-British entrepreneur based in Singapore, a board member at Client Earth , and commentator on clean energy. What matter most is ending fossil fuels , and breaking the power of the corporations that keep us addicted to them. Fossil fuels are the primary cause of climate change, but not the only one.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

Under PACER, 70% of the revenue will be directed back to Pennsylvania residents as a rebate on their electric bill – more than any other cap-and-invest program in the nation – resulting in long-term, price relief on energy costs. Pennsylvania is 45th in the nation in terms of investing in clean energy sources like wind, solar, and hydropower.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Those findings might surprise physicists, who will be aware that the energy density of nuclear fission is so high that just a fingertip of uranium has an energy equivalent of 5000 barrels of oil. We want to ensure a clean, sustainable and abundant future for us and the next generation. Young support.

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Inside Climate News

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The push and pull of progress and catastrophe made 2023 one of the most discordant—and consequential—years for the world’s climate. By ICN Staff In 2023, clean energy progress and the horrors of a radically warming climate fought almost to a draw.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Among the main reasons to choose a career in renewables, Davies cites the growth that the sector is experiencing due to the increased focus on climate change and demand for clean energy. Hari Chohan , nuclear radiation analyst, UK Atomic Energy Authority. (Courtesy: Lightsource BP).

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The draft guidance avoids wasting billions of tax dollars on subsidies for dirty hydrogen production projects that would spike climate and health-harming pollution.” Read more here.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund have just launched IRAtracker.org. Source: iratracker.org The IRA is this country’s largest climate investment to date. Similarly, other agencies have made significant progress towards implementing the IRA programs they administer.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Thank you for your leadership! -- Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen [PaEN] -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 45 Years After Infamous Accident, Why Are They Still Cleaning Up Three Mile Island?

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2020

For years, legislators, policymakers, and business – Dominion Energy – have been avoiding the writing on the wall that climate change is having a substantial impact on Virginians, whether it be the fate of our historic sites in Williamsburg, the crop yield in the Shenandoah Valley, or an even more miserable pollen season in.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 11, 2023

This document is little more than a belated attempt to rationalize the government’s recent announcements for new nuclear and gas facilities. It is certainly not a plan for clean energy generation – it’s a plan to keep critics at bay while the province keeps polluting and using antiquated and dangerous technologies.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil & Gas Development Health Risks Will Be Included Health Department Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Pennsylvanians Near State’s Four Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6% KTA Trail Challenge Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

-- Republican Herald: West Nile Virus Monitoring Starts In Schuylkill County -- Shapiro Administration Commends 3 PA Schools For Environmental Efforts As Green Ribbon Schools -- National Energy Technology Laboratory: Winners In Western PA, West Virginia Science Bowl Competed In National Science Bowl -- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Announces 5 Recipients (..)

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MAY 5, 2024

By Council To Modernize Governance -- The Allegheny Front: New Book Takes On Radiation Dangers In Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN] -- ABC27: Environmental Advocacy Groups Rally At Capitol For Action On Gas, Oil Industry -- Sen.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

However, the energy aspect is not excluded, as JTF’s investments can also be channelled towards the deployment of technologies and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2023

According to the science, over the next 7 years we must focus on reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases significantly to halve emissions by 2030 and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Is climate change a priority for our New England Governors? Inauguration Week. We’re bringing offshore wind to East Providence.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing May 1 on cryptocurrency and climate change. At the hearing, Robert Altenburg, PennFuture’s Senior Director for Energy and Climate presented an overview of cryptocurrency mining in Pennsylvania and its environmental impacts.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This year’s list includes a diverse array of topics, from concerns over our energy and transportation infrastructure; housing and land conservation; international and local climate change; food security and contamination; and water quality of our world’s oceans. But despite producing enough food to support its 1.3

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2022

These models are essentially designed to determine what resources need to be added to the grid to meet certain goals, such as clean energy or emissions reduction goals. Capacity expansion modeling helps determine how many clean resources, such as solar and wind, need to be added to the grid to meet clean energy goals.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2015

However, what is often overlooked is the impact of nuclear power on our water systems, especially in drought prone areas. Many leading energy experts often deem nuclear an acceptable form of sustainable energy. Questions that often arise are: Is it safe? Is it sustainable? By Allen Smith.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Whereas the existing criteria require that the transitional activity does not hamper the development and deployment of low-carbon alternatives (such as wind, solar or nuclear) the current proposal has no such restriction in function. Summary: The expiry date on nuclear energy is baseless, arbitrary and serves no useful purpose.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . Ontario has built a clean energy supply. And the climate change impacts of using natural gas are severely under reported.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2022

Read more here.] [ DEP Gets Headstart On Spending These Funds ] Many other provisions in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will also benefit Pennsylvania’s environment and public health, including-- -- Replacing lead pipes, addressing drinking water contamination by PFAS, wastewater facilities; -- Cleaning up Superfund and brownfield sites [ $38.7

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 22, 2023

Any new natural gas generating units will require individual NCUC approval before construction and the order directs Duke Energy to address natural gas availability in those project proposals. Pursue extension of federal licenses for existing nuclear power plants serving North Carolina.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

9] That $50 billion, and future money, is money that could have gone to making the grid more resilient to extreme weather events, whether from climate change or not, but instead went into subsidizing the integration of variable renewable energy sources. We can see the same impact of variable energies in Germany.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

“The Solar for Schools Grant Program is a critical piece of legislation that provides us with a chance to invest in our aging school buildings -- while supporting and sustaining good-paying, clean-energy union jobs.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2023

15] -- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Aug. 16 Webinar: Why Should We Care About, Advocate For A Climate-Friendly Federal Farm Bill? PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Test Emergency Sirens Thursday, Aug. 17 -- PA Solar Center Hosts Aug. Potter County To Sept.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 29, 2020

I am an invited expert reviewer of the next assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a regular contributor to the New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes , and other publications, and a Time Magazine “Hero of the Environment.” In reality there is a growing amount of good news about climate change.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2022

The government’s cost-benefit analysis reveals that prolonging the runtime of its remaining three nuclear power plants is neither advisable technically nor in terms of security. Finance Minister Christian Lindner has called renewables “freedom energies”, alluding to their potential to reduce Germany’s energy dependency on Russia.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The most direct of these is imposed on certain fossil fuel power plants by requiring them to purchase carbon dioxide emissions allowances as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The others, established through New York’s Clean Energy Standard, compensate renewable generators and nuclear plants for their low-carbon attributes.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Through the IRA, there are also many opportunities for climate change mitigation through cleaner vehicles, homes that are more energy efficient, and reductions in greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. Fighting Climate Change for Pennsylvania The reality of climate change is here for Pennsylvania.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 25, 2022

Believing in the importance of aggressive action to address climate change is something of a recipe for bipolar disorder. News today from ClimateWire (subscription required) that power plant GHG emissions increased by more than 3% in both 2020 and 2021 – depression. I’ll let those opposed to nuclear power ponder that tidbit.

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