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138 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

29; FirstEnergy Companies Double Solar Rebates [PaEN] -- The Energy Age Blog: Electric Vehicle & Home Solar Energy Use January 2024 -- Planet Philadelphia Radio Show: Feb. 22 Virtual DEP Update On MS4 Stormwater Program, NPDES Water Quality Permitting [PaEN] -- Manada Conservancy Hosts Feb. Westmoreland County?

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Painful Tradeoffs

Legal Planet

Another example is presented by Trump’s effort to lighten requirements for environmental impact statements — uniformly opposed by environmentalists, but supported by the renewable energy industry. First, we should prioritize energy conservation.

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What’s Up With Water – September 27, 2021

Circle of Blue

Six weeks later, there is little information about the spill, according to the science and conservation news site Mongabay. In the United States, conservation data released last week shows that California residents are barely conserving water at all. These technologies require even more energy. It is already 1.1

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Can Solar, Storage and Efficiency Help Us Survive Winters Like This?

Union of Concerned Scientists

This means that for an indefinite amount of time—depending on the cause of the outage —a home can go without electricity for lighting, heating, cooling and other needs that people depend on every day. Lastly, this household took steps to make sure it conserves as much of that harnessed power as possible by making the home energy efficient.

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DCNR Issues 2nd Weekly Fall Foliage Report - 4 Counties At Peak Of Color

PA Environment Daily

On October 6, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued its second Weekly Fall Foliage Report showing four counties are already at their peak of color-- McKean, Potter, Susquehanna and Wayne counties. Signs of fall abound in Penn’s Woods, but a few northern tier counties will enter peak color this week, stealing the show.

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The Health, Environmental and Financial Risks of Oil Sands Carbon Capture Projects Need to be Adequately Assessed by Alberta

Enviromental Defense

For example: Water consumption: The equipment used to capture carbon generates heat and must be cooled with water. Alberta Wilderness Association is the oldest Alberta-based environmental conservation group with more than 7,500 members and supporters in Alberta and around the world. Water is life!”

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How Can We Build Transmission Infrastructure Responsibly?

Legal Planet

The ways in which the IIJA and IRA address the need for new transmission capacity will be the subject of the second panel in our symposium, Transmission Case Study: Remaking our Power Grid for Renewable Energy. The high-voltage wires must be well insulated, kept cool, and set at a safe distance from any people or obstacles.