Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 24, 2023

Utilities and grid operators prepared for the storm as it was coming down the pike, but they still underestimated the energy demand it would trigger, as well as the number of outages at fossil fuel power plants—mainly natural gas-fired, plus some coal-fired plants. Where do we go from here?

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Dutch are also trialling a cluster of floating solar panels named ‘Oceans of Energy’. Using existing fossil fuel infrastructure, the green hydrogen project ‘PosHYdon’ will convert electricity to hydrogen and send it to shore via natural gas pipelines.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2023

Begins Appeal Hearing On Invenergy Natural Gas Power Plant Proposed In Elizabeth Twp. -- WHYY: SEPTA Natural Gas Power Plant In Nicetown Still Faces Opposition As Philadelphia Weighs Permit Renewal -- York Dispatch: Local Groups Mobilize Opposition To $2.1 15 In Washington County [PaEN] -- WeConservePA Hosts Aug.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

compressed natural gas, solar, hydroelectric, wind). Climate in a wider sense is the state, including a statistical description, of the climate system. Climate Change Climate change refers to any significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an extended period of time.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 25, 2021

Coast Guard icebreaker Healy will travel from the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska through Arctic waters to the northern Atlantic Ocean. In the past, the Arctic Ocean–and the Northwest Passage in particular—was often choked with thick sea ice that made maritime voyages risky and arduous, even at the most favorable times of the year.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

Army Corps of Engineers to Driftwood LNG – a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal under construction near Lake Charles. 1] The petition was filed – and the suit will proceed – in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which has jurisdiction over such matters pursuant to The Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2023

Thank you for your leadership! -- Pennsylvania Environmental Council President Davitt Woodwell To Retire [PaEN] -- Luzerne County Native Dr. Kate Moran Honored For Ocean Science And Planet Sustainability Leadership By Canada [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Steve Sorenson Takes Home PA Outdoor Writers Assn.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 17, 2024

The climate impacts people around the world experience are connected to the fossil fuel industry’s record-breaking profits: “The profits made by the oil and gas majors come at the direct expense of all of us and our shared planet. They need to be held accountable for these actions.” C above the preindustrial average.

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Edouard Stenger

MARCH 20, 2017

There are still reasons to cheer in our fight against climate change. This is the third year in a row that emissions from energy are flat, yet, climate scientists report that our atmosphere is seeing its carbon content grow faster than ever. Global emissions from the energy sector stood at 32.1 Deforestation is one.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Of note, the United Nations Framework on Climate Change was adopted at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 with the goal of preventing dangerous human influence in the Earth’s climate system. The annual Conference of Parties was to fill in the details. In September [Posted: December 9, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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Acoel

OCTOBER 18, 2022

However, that cooperation masks the failure of federal and state governments, and the private sector, to work together to tackle climate change, which likely exacerbated the intensity and destructiveness of that storm. Immediacy cannot be a prerequisite to cooperation on climate change. Supreme Court, in West Virginia v.

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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. Climate change : The process by which the climate changes due to “forcings”.

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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. Burning oil, coal and natural gas is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions globally, responsible for 75% of global emissions. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) 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. and non-U.S. State of New Jersey v North Beach 1003, LLC , Nos. A-3393-15T4 et al.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This post is an introduction to methane in climate change: where it comes from, how it’s different from CO 2 , how those differences matter, and what that all means for controls. We most often encounter methane as the largest component of natural gas: methane makes up 75 – 95% of the gas coming to your stove and furnace.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

As climate change intensifies, droughts lengthen and aquifers deplete, there will likely be more demand for irrigation infrastructure. Introduction We release this report in the wake of yet another report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the nature of the climate crisis.

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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. Burning oil, coal and natural gas is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions globally, responsible for 75% of global emissions. It’s time to tip the scales in favor of our ocean.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 18, 2023

The Biden administration, which set a goal of 15,000 MW of floating offshore wind by 2035 , also has set a price target for floating offshore wind power at $45/MWh by 2035, which is less than the cost of electricity from new natural gas plants. Pass this bill!

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 22, 2023

The plans differed in the mix of new energy sources (natural gas, solar, battery storage, nuclear and wind) to replace coal and the timelines for bringing those new sources on line. Planning for additional natural gas generation (combined cycle units and combustion turbines) to offset lost coal-fired generation.

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Environmental Science

JULY 22, 2018

Climatology, or sometimes known as climate science, is the study of the Earth's weather patterns and the systems that cause them. Natural Variables That Influence Our Climate. They are usually predictable, but the increasing effects of climate change can sometimes push them back to a little later. Oscillations.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Most of these pieces were about the company’s support for a seemingly independent network of anti-regulation, “free-market” nonprofits that spread falsehoods about the reality and seriousness of climate change. We do not support climate denial,” he replied. “We Rex Tillerson, ExxonMobil CEO from 2006 to 2016.

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Environmental Science

JUNE 15, 2018

It is vital to prospecting for and mining of fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal, and crude oil that we convert to fuel our homes, public transportation, and personal vehicles. That includes coastal floodplains, continental boundaries, beaches, river estuaries and lakes that empty into oceans (24). Mineralogy.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2021

To Battle Raging Wildfires -- AP: Western Wildfire Battles Aided By Weather But Losses Grow -- PG Editorial: Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Floods, Wildfires And Heat.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 5, 2023

The BIL directs DOE to select at least two hubs—to the “maximum extent possible”—for development in “economically distressed communities” with large coal, oil, or natural gas resources. Ineligible CDR technologies include biochar, biomass burial, direct ocean capture, soil carbon sequestration, and afforestation/reforestation.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 5, 2022

EQB Overwhelmingly Approves Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; Republicans Vote Against DEP Preparing To Plug The Next 198 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells With Federal Funding DEP: Schedule For Updating Conventional Oil & Gas Environmental, Waste Regulations Will Be Up To Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2022

2, 2022 -- Bob Donnan Blog: Tale Of Two Townships In Washington County: Union & Peters Townships - A Decade Of Fracking Issues -- DEP Has Ordered A ‘Top To Bottom Review’ Of How It Regulates Underground Natural Gas Storage Areas As A Result Of The Equitrans Gas Leak In Cambria County In Nov. 10:30 a.m. -- Dec.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

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. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 149. With respect to climate change, the D.C.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

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. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 107. and non-U.S.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

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. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 145. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Koati.

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

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. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 133. By Margaret Barry and Hillary Aidun.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 28, 2021

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law posted its Winter/Spring 2021 Semi-Annual Report, which includes a summary of the Center’s key activities between January and May 2021. These include, among others: The UNEP Global Climate Litigation Report: 2020 Status Review , co-authored by Michael Burger and Daniel Metzger.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

In the meantime, under the leadership of new Chair Richard Glick, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is wasting no time in charting its own course on the GHG emissions impacts of natural gas transportation facilities. See Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities , 163 FERC ¶ 61,042 (2018) (2018 NOI).]]

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

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. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 147. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

Biden should walk up to the podium and say, “Look folks, here’s the deal,” and finally declare that climate change is a national emergency. puts “natural gas” on par with coal. Heck, do it at a hospital in Phoenix. Do it now while people still remember what it’s like to suffer 31 days of temperatures above 110-degrees.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) 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. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 103. and non-U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 2, 2022

At the start of the recent COP 27 climate meeting in Egypt, a United Nations report on the role of financial institutions in controlling climate change said, “There is no room for new investment in fossil fuel supply.”. Climate change is a material risk, but it is only one factor in an investment decision.” .

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

Do my colleagues who oppose RGGI have a plan, a new plan to address climate change, rising energy costs, the decline of coal fired power plants, and impact to their workers and communities? Let us remember, we're not here to debate the issue of climate change. I am not aware of one.

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