PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

Shapiro -- Observer-Reporter: Former Washington County Couple Sentenced To Federal Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S.

Natural Gas 87

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Renewable Energy 87

Enviromental Defense

MAY 17, 2024

In British Columbia, millions of residents and commercial customers were asked to conserve precious drinking water. The only way to avoid increasing levels of climate catastrophe is to keep oil, gas and coal in the ground and to shift to clean renewable energy. What’s missing is political leadership.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Government 2024 95

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Climate Envoy Kerry: No Rolling Back Clean Energy Transition PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Inquirer: 100 Days: A Look At Shapiro’s ‘Common Ground’ Approach To Governing One Of The Nation’s Most Politically Divided States -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s House Takeover - A Tale Of Two Speakers - By Fmr Rep.

Natural Gas 83

Natural Gas Earth Day Politics Fossil Fuels 83

Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The cholera outbreak in Syria may have been intensified by social and political circumstances. The report is from the conservation group World Wildlife Fund and the Zoological Society of London, and it takes the pulse of nearly 32,000 species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Hydrogen comes in many forms.

2022 130

2022 Fossil Fuels 2007 Renewable Energy 130

Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action. In order to reduce emissions, we must phase out fossil fuels—oil, coal and gas—and move towards renewable energy and less plastic and petrochemical production since these products, so dangerous as ocean pollutants, are made from oil.

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Ocean Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Greenhouse 101

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2023

18 PA Renewable Energy Policy Webinar - Time To Take Action [PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Test Emergency Sirens Thursday, Aug. 17 -- WeConservePA: North Branch Land Trust, Earth Conservancy Highlight Major Conservation Projects In Luzerne County During Site Visit -- Mountain Watershed Assn.

Natural Gas 74

Natural Gas Nuclear Power 2025 Renewable Energy 74

PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

In addition to his work with the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds, Mr. Dawes owns a purebred Angus farm in Huntingdon County where he employs sustainable and conservation farming practices. Mr. Minott holds two degrees in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law.

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Climate Change Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2006 118

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 15, 2023

Commission Office, 1601 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. Commission Office, 1601 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg.

Natural Gas 92

Natural Gas Climate Change Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels 92

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In addition, he ran the State Energy Office and was charged with coordination of renewable energy and energy efficiency issues. Witmer of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, focusing on electric, natural gas and water issues, as well as cybersecurity and the impact of environmental regulation on energy markets.

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Environmental Protection Climate Change Politics Renewable Energy 99

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Monday] -- WSJ: BP Slows Transition To Renewable Energy As Oil Bonanza Continues -- Reuters: BP Makes Record Profit In 2022, Boosts Oil Spending -- The Economist: Where On Earth Is Big Oil Spending Its $200 Billion Profit Bonanza? 17 -- Warren Times: Eagle Watch Event Set For Feb.

Nuclear Power 106

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Renewable Energy 2023 106

Enviromental Defense

MAY 14, 2022

Rally sends strong message to all political parties: Ontarians expect climate and environmental leadership from the next government. As a result, Ontario is not on track to meet its own weak emissions reduction target.

Climate Change 89

Climate Change Government Renewable Energy Environmental Protection 89

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. This election will ripple out to the broader climate justice movement too.

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2024 Renewable Energy Clean Energy Climate Change 52

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

8 [PaEN] -- Lancaster County Community Foundation Awards $64,837 In Community Conservation Grants -- Williamsport Sun: Experts In Parks, Green Infrastructure Hired In Williamsport -- National Assn. Of Health Pushing For Changes To Reduce Adverse Health Impacts [PaEN] -- Senate Environmental Committee Meets Dec.

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Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Electricity Climate Change 94

Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. It is within this context that Ocean Conservancy releases Zero-Carbon for Shipping: Sailing Carbon-free along North America’s West Coast. The post New Report Highlights Benefits of Zero-Carbon Ports appeared first on Ocean Conservancy. Enter Your Email.loading.

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Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Ocean Renewable Energy 54

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In particular, the Department should take a hard look at how Local Law 97’s renewable energy credit (or REC) compliance mechanism currently undermines Local Law 97’s integrity. Renewable Energy Credits as a Compliance Mechanism. Despite carefully crafted markets, political factors push prices far too low.

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Law Renewable Energy Greenhouse Carbon Emissions 52

Legal Planet

AUGUST 15, 2023

The state defendants will undoubtedly appeal Judge Seeley’s decision to the Montana Supreme Court, whose current makeup is decidedly more conservative than it’s been in the past. Despite the Held plaintiffs’ dramatic legal victory, the case is far from over.

Climate Change 150

Climate Change Government Fossil Fuels Energy Policy Act 150

Law Columbia

AUGUST 28, 2023

NYCI, to be implemented by the Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), is currently in its early design stages. NYCI’s immediate linkage with WCI could also be seen as politically desirable. Unfortunately, no reforms of the cap have been made.

2030 52

2030 Fossil Fuels Politics Greenhouse 52

A Greener Life

MARCH 25, 2022

The devastating war in Ukraine has understandably distracted media and political attention from climate change and related issues. The Ukraine conflict has dramatically underlined the imperative to shift to cleaner energy sources, not just to reduce emissions, but to dilute the influence of oil and gas on geopolitics.

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Deforestation Climate Change Greenhouse Fossil Fuels 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 22, 2023

That means they are a conservative estimate of how much extreme weather costs the United States each year.” Disinformation dulls urgency Climate change denial and skepticism is a key feature of the deep political divide in this nation, fueled by long-running and coordinated campaigns of disinformation , often funded by fossil fuel interests.

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Fossil Fuels 2023 Climate Change 2012 260

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2023

1, 8 Master Watershed Steward Program Webinars -- WeConservePA Accepting Larry Williamson Scholarship Application For 2023 PA Land Conservation Conference -- Interns Wanted: Intern With Game Commission In 2023 ! -- PA iMap Invasives Webinar Jan. 21 [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 2 Hearing On A 4.5 2 Hearing On A 4.5

Natural Gas 72

Natural Gas 2023 Renewable Energy Waste 72

Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The big reservoirs on the Colorado River continued to shrink as a warming climate and inadequate conservation dry out the basin. Betraying its carefree reputation, summer became a season of dread as cloudless days and broiling heat underscored the fragility of water-dependent energy systems. They still haven’t been attained.

2022 299

2022 Climate Change Government Law 299

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In political terms, this seems like a lost opportunity to showcase the government’s achievements; it’s also a disservice to those in the policy community who are tracking implementation. Announced the availability of $1 billion to fund dozens of new clean energy projects and energy storage to serve rural Americans across the U.S.

Biofuels 253

Biofuels Clean Energy Electricity Government 253

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

2024 40

2024 Ocean Conservation Paris Agreement 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

Moreover, analysts generally consider EIA data to be relatively conservative, so the plant closures and associated benefits could potentially be even greater this year, especially now that 99 percent of existing US coal plants are more expensive to run than building new wind and solar generating capacity, according to a recent analysis.

Fossil Fuels 184

Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides 184

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In between, Bonomo has had a front row seat to some of the most important conservation developments of the last four decades, working at the national level and in 24 states and U.S. Schweiger, nationally renowned climate activist and past president of National Wildlife Federation, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and PennFuture.

Conservation 52

Conservation Clean Air Act 2017 Technology 52

Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 30, 2021

As political parties prepare their election platforms and publish their climate priorities, it can be difficult to determine which parties are releasing strong climate plans that put us on a pathway to zero emissions – and what policies are actually dangerous distractions from real solutions. But not all hydrogen is created equal.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions Technology 98

A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2023

Previously, the environmental sector was focused on air and water pollution, and wildlife conservation. For years, companies outside of directly green sectors like renewable energy saw ESG roles as non-profit-generating, and those employees were put in compliance or marketing departments. The rise of ESG is changing that.

2015 52

2015 Carbon Emissions Climate Change 2025 52

Legal Planet

MAY 23, 2022

The Liberal Party — conservative in everything but name — lost control of the federal government to Labor. Together we can take advantage of the opportunity for Australia to be a renewable energy superpower.”. Together we can take advantage of the opportunity for Australia to be a renewable energy superpower.”.

Carbon Emissions 227

Carbon Emissions Climate Change Fossil Fuels Politics 227

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

What is Conservation? We define conservation as a broad approach to preserving what is already there and the due care and attention to protecting it for the future (1). Resource conservation is the active ways in which we seek to limit the use of resources to reduce the strain put on supply. Conservation, Ethics, Philosophy.

Conservation 52

Conservation Law Natural Resources Fossil Fuels 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 30, 2023

This political rollercoaster ride was also unfolding across last year’s Danger Season , stressing the urgency of the need to act big, and act now. The same partisan politics that delayed the IRA’s passage also carved some flaws into the bill. This is the largest farm conservation investment since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.

Clean Energy 242

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Conservation Electricity 242

Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Equally exciting, in August 2016, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld agencies’ ability under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to include the. Critics of environmental policies often draw upon the tension between economic security and environmental conservation to generate opposition to such policies. free market.

Paris Agreement 40

Paris Agreement Carbon Emissions Climate Change 2016 40

Frontiers

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Private and public sector leaders will discuss the importance of making scientific results openly available in order to boost innovation, increase public consensus, and bolster political will to act. Watch the session here.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Sustainable Development Paris Agreement Technology 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2023

Here’s the bottom line: Because of decades of politically motivated inaction from policymakers, especially in richer countries, and the greed of fossil fuel companies bent on extracting every last bit of profit, scientific projections show that we are currently on a trajectory to exceed 1.5˚C Who bears responsibility for climate change?

Fossil Fuels 278

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Clean Energy Politics 278

Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Therefore, it is crucial to rapidly transition from the production and use of fossil fuels to sustainable renewable energy sources to reach our global climate goals so we can leave a habitable planet for future generations. Offshore wind energy is a crucial piece of the renewable energy mix.

Clean Energy 46

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Ocean Renewable Energy 46

Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Second Circuit Rejected Challenges to Connecticut Renewable Energy Programs. Allco is an owner, operator, and developer of solar energy projects throughout the country, including in Georgia and New York. State Air Resources Board , No. S241948 (Cal. June 28, 2017). PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP , No. 451962/2016 (N.Y.

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Renewable Energy 40

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Basically, I go back to my freshman year geopolitics class from college and the professor who really got us thinking about political geography, but the layers of geography. Political geography of borders and so on, in a complex interplay. Then there’s politics, civil wars, conflicts and so forth. To decarbonize industries.

Politics 246

Politics Climate Change Technology Technology 246

Law and Environment

MAY 12, 2023

Fossil power plants could offset emissions by investing in new natural gas and renewable energy generation sources. Yet because of the politics of climate change, the rule will almost certainly be subject to a similar challenge. The Social Cost of Carbon has served as a punching bag for conservatives.

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Greenhouse Clean Air Act Air Pollution Natural Gas 130