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The Stream, April 20, 2022: Conservation Groups Say a Canadian Utility Company Failed to Rebuilt Habitats They Destroyed

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Conservation groups in Canada claim an electric utility is failing to appropriately restore habitats destroyed by hydroelectric dam projects. Conservation Groups Claim Canadian Electric Utility is Misusing Funds Meant for Habitat Restoration. Conservation groups say B.C. The Elk River. Photo © waferboard / Flickr.

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??Advocating For Solar Energy Projects On Abandoned Mine Lands

PA Environment Daily

EPCAMR is a public nonprofit organization of conservation districts that facilitates the reclamation and remediation of land and water that has been adversely affected by past mining practices. Hughes hopes to talk to Chambers of Commerce, commercial real estate developers, county redevelopment authorities and private landowners.

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Pennsylvania Holds First-Ever Online Sustainability Summit Oct. 3-7

PA Environment Daily

The Summit will bring together Pennsylvania’s leading sustainability experts, elected officials, state-agency leaders and policymakers for an exciting and informative series of conversations and presentations on the energy conservation and sustainability progress the commonwealth has made as well as the challenges it will face in the future.

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DEP: $5 Million In Grants Recommended To Support Mitigation Projects In Beaver County Related To Shell Petrochemical Plant Environmental Violations + Shell Paid Total Penalties Of $7,606,027.75

PA Environment Daily

The First Waves Beaver project will consist of three events per year focused on education and conservation serving 15-30 Beaver County 13 to 20-year-olds selected through a partnership with Outdoor Immersion, a Beaver County nonprofit with extensive experience engaging youth in the outdoors.

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How can we peak emissions and fast forward towards Net Zero ?

Edouard Stenger

How can we boost energy efficiency and conservation and get energy sufficiency on the table ? Yes, technology can help us get there – heat pumps , renewables, electric bikes and vehicles… – but we most definitively need societal changes, systems change even. What are these said levels ?

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Renewables are now an unstoppable juggernaut

Edouard Stenger

I previously noted that renewables are to become first global electricity source by 2025. ” according to Wikipedia ), the share of coal in the total electricity mix decreased by 3.7 In the other hand, the UK, Australia and Germany saw massive drops of coal in the local electricity mixes. percentage point.

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Environmental groups taking provincial government to court over attack on Hamilton’s official plan

Enviromental Defense

It is used to ensure that future planning development appropriately balances social, economic, and environmental interests of the community. Changes to Hamilton’s official plan are the latest in a series of moves by the provincial government to push sprawl development into farmland, woodland, and wetlands.