Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

SB 1145 requires CARB to create and maintain an online dashboard providing the public with information about the state’s progress on meeting its climate change goals, increasing government accountability. Clean Energy.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

California’s offshore wind (OSW) industry is transitioning from planning to implementation in a statewide effort to deliver 2-5 GW clean energy by 2030. In support of this goal, the California Energy Commission (CEC) released a draft of its Assembly Bill 525 Offshore Wind Strategic Plan (the Plan).

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 17, 2022

In the first half of 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has moved swiftly toward the first offshore wind lease sales in California , currently anticipated to occur in the fall. BOEM has identified a total of five proposed leases across two areas — the Humboldt Wind Energy Area (WEA) and the Morro Bay WEA.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 4, 2021

On the shores of the Salish Sea where land and ocean meet, the animals and plants that live between the constant motion of the high and low tides are masters of life on the edge. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. The post Heatwave in the Pacific Northwest appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Interior (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—to implement the IRA. Similarly, other agencies have made significant progress towards implementing the IRA programs they administer.

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Legal Planet

JULY 18, 2023

Here’s a statement from the Center for International Environmental Law: Despite occupying center stage in the “net-zero” climate plans trumpeted by the United States and Canada at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate, government spending programs, and bills pending before Congress and Parliament, carbon capture is not a climate solution.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

To meet our climate goals, a massive acceleration in the global deployment of clean- energy technologies is needed now. These two key ocean-climate solutions were featured at the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) which brought together clean-energy leaders from around the world to accelerate the clean-energy transition.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 18, 2024

The 2024 session of the Washington State Legislature has wrapped up, and at The Nature Conservancy in Washington we are celebrating new investments in the transition to a clean energy economy and a climate-resilient future for all Washingtonians. Yet persistent efforts to undermine the CCA made this session complex and unique.

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Greenbuilding Law

MAY 20, 2023

Commercial properties account for a significant portion of global emissions, making it crucial to find innovative ways to fund energy efficiency upgrades to those existing buildings. Increased Property Value : Energy efficient buildings have higher market value and appeal to eco-conscious tenants.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Clean ocean energy solutions are critical to reducing emissions and averting the climate crisis. Climate change is the single greatest threat our ocean faces. It puts the wildlife and communities that depend on the ocean at risk through impacts like ocean acidification, sea level rise and temperature changes.

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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.

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Law Columbia

JULY 27, 2020

On Monday, July 27, the Sabin Center filed comments with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in support of the proposed Vineyard Wind energy facility offshore Massachusetts on behalf of the group Win with South Fork Wind (“Win with Wind”).

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Washington Nature

JULY 11, 2023

By Anya Blaney A childhood love of sea turtles led Jennifer Lee Clinchy to her life's work protecting the oceans and their inhabitants. © Jennifer Lee Clinchy However, Jennifer’s most transformational chapter unfolded during her tenure at the White House, where she played a pivotal role in shaping international ocean policies.

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 29, 2021

Although both the Jobs Plan and the Families Plan are critical components of building back better, I want to take a deeper look into why the American Jobs Plan is inexplicably linked to our ocean and climate—and why accounting for this link is vital to the plan’s success. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Already reeling from the impacts of climate change and plastic pollution, our ocean now faces another threat: deep-sea mining. The massive machines that would be deployed to mine the seabed for critical minerals would destroy ocean ecosystems that developed over tens of millions of years.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

STILL FIDDLING, AT 100 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT, AS THE WORLD WARMS, FLOODS AND BURNS: OCEANS’ SURVIVAL NEED FASTER SITING AND TRANSMISSION OF OFFSHORE WIND FARM PROJECTS. in 1931: “We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Nature's inexhaustible sources of energy -- sun, wind, and tide.”

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 25, 2023

That rule requires at least 60 million acres of our ocean be made available for offshore oil and gas drilling before any offshore wind leases can be sold. It doesn’t seem to matter that the new oil and gas leases will make the climate crisis worse and harm our ocean. That’s why Ocean Conservancy supports H.R.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 17, 2023

To secure the livable future that children around the world deserve, we must double down, ratchet up pressure on governments, and break the power of the fossil fuel industry. We are here, just a few tenths of a degree away from the 1.5°C Why is 1.5°C C an important global warming limit? The goal of limiting future warming to 1.5°C

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 25, 2023

That rule requires at least 60 million acres of our ocean be made available for offshore oil and gas drilling before any offshore wind leases can be sold. It doesn’t seem to matter that the new oil and gas leases will make the climate crisis worse and harm our ocean. That’s why Ocean Conservancy supports H.R.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the provisional winners of the first offshore wind energy lease auction in the Pacific. Katherine Hoff, CLEE Research Fellow, also contributed to this post. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 23, 2023

As people around the world grapple with climate change, scientists and engineers are exploring new and exciting ocean-based solutions to generate renewable energy. Tidal energy is emerging as another clean energy source alongside offshore wind farms and wave energy technology. What is tidal energy?

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 29, 2021

You probably know that climate change and plastic pollution are two of the biggest threats facing our ocean. Plastics are also made from fossil fuels, which means that more fossil fuel extraction leads to more plastics that can pollute our ocean. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Fossil fuels.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The ocean bed has a diverse landscape with plenty of challenges, but dealing with a single entity—the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)—for federally controlled waters does have advantages over the potential patchwork of landowners for land-based transmission.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This government-wide effort seeks to ensure that at least 40% of the overall benefits from federal investments in climate and clean energy are realized in disadvantaged communities. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. The post Introducing the Justice40 Initiative appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 29, 2021

You probably know that climate change and plastic pollution are two of the biggest threats facing our ocean. Plastics are also made from fossil fuels, which means that more fossil fuel extraction leads to more plastics that can pollute our ocean. A subsidy occurs when the government assumes some of the cost for an industry.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 17, 2022

This requires accelerating the energy transition to clean and renewable sources in a way that is equitable. An equitable energy transition must expand access to clean energy technologies and expand decision-making to include environmental justice and communities that rely on fossil fuels while phasing out coal and gas plants.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 28, 2023

There’s been much debate swirling in the news of the federal government’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget process, including the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Law and Environment

MAY 11, 2023

The fact sheet provides an endorsement of the Building American Energy Security Act of 2023, establishes several major objectives for permitting reform, provides several recommendations to streamline federal permitting processes, and urges Congress to include the objectives and recommendations as part of bipartisan permitting reform legislation.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 5, 2022

They are supposed to receive at least 40 percent of the benefits of the administration’s climate, clean energy, and clean water spending. Its rivers do not flow to the ocean. government water policy. EPA Management Challenges. A multi-state region centered on Nevada, the Great Basin is a closed hydrological system.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This allows for them to be positioned far further into the ocean than traditional offshore wind farms. . ” The government aims to have 15 gigawatts (GW) of floating offshore wind capacity along its coastlines by 2035 as part of a wider goal to have 30 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 22, 2023

T he law does not apply to EGUs operated by local government utilities; electric membership co-ops; industrial facilities; or other institutions since the Utilities Commission doesn’t regulate those facilities. coast where the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved wind energy leases.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In the 21 st century, it is common for countries to have laws in place to protect monuments, sites, and landscapes of cultural or historical importance and government-established charities or government departments assigned to their management, upkeep or conservation. Energy Conservation. Conservation Genetics.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy, I.E.A. Elections: The AAAS Office of Government Relations is pleased to announce a special edition CASE (Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering) Post-Election Virtual Workshop Nov. Rishi Sunak criticised for skipping COP27 climate summit – BBC News.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Later in the hour, Tillerson told Rose that the federal government should end subsidies for renewable energy. “I Likewise, they understate the potential consequences, contend that we can easily adapt to them, and fight government efforts to curb carbon emissions and promote renewable energy.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

If you don't have government policies behind them, you can only succeed so far, so I began to focus on advocacy in conjunction with working on nonprofit projects,” she said. Within two months of being on the board, Kathleen was chairing the Marketing and Communications Committee. It runs off our streets and flows unfiltered into the water.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Batteries are key to enabling the renewable energy transition. When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, batteries help store clean energy to continue supplying electricity to the grid and to customers consistently and reliably. A fossil fuel energy grid extracts and expends finite resources. Manufacturing.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 5, 2023

Public and private entities are eligible to apply, including DAC technology developers, nonprofits, academic institutions, state and local governments, and others. Ineligible CDR technologies include biochar, biomass burial, direct ocean capture, soil carbon sequestration, and afforestation/reforestation. Next Steps.

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