A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It is prompted in large part by low gas storage capacity, the COVID-19 pandemic, a power plant coming offline and low wind speeds responsible for a downturn in wind power output. UK’s hugely inefficient housing stock means most homes and buildings do a very poor job of conserving heat.

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

An environmental non-profit hopes to support development of wind power while protecting whales and fish. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Edouard Stenger

MAY 2, 2023

These would be astounding news if it were coupled with increased efforts in sufficiency, efficiency and conservation (cf How can we quickly slash energy consumption is a trillion-dollar question …) But back to our energy revolution. I wrote about it before, both solar photovoltaic and wind power are on exponential curves.

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Edouard Stenger

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Not anymore as the IEA now states that global renewable power capacity growth is set to double over the next five years. In other words, between now and 2027, we will collectively install as much wind power and solar pv capacity than we did in the past twenty years, or 2,400 GW.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action. The Ocean Conservancy team advanced several ocean-climate solutions at COP27 to help countries meet their goals under the Paris Agreement. The post Advancing Ocean Climate Action at COP27 appeared first on Ocean Conservancy. degrees Celsius.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 31, 2021

This is in contrast to traditional conservation movements that have often emphasised wild nature as separate from humanity. People and community will be just as important in addressing climate change as technologies such as wind power or electric cars but are rarely discussed in that way.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

By next year, Pennsylvania will get 50 percent of its electricity from ten new solar arrays around the Commonwealth – making Pennsylvania the first state in the country to commit to getting half of its energy from solar power.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 27, 2022

While a wind-powered cargo vessel may seem like a 19 th Century idea, the Grain de Sail may be a herald of a greener future rather than a nostalgic nod to the past. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. The post Wind-powered Cargo Vessel Holds Hope for a Greener Future appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

Keep in mind that this calculation comes nowhere close to a full estimation of the costs that would be avoided by retiring these power plants, since it only focuses on three pollutants and doesn’t account for the effects taking place upstream of the plants, such as the health and environmental impacts of extracting gas and coal.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2023

There are also other low cost ways to address the province’s energy needs like importing hydroelectricity from Quebec and investing in energy efficiency and conservation. In contrast, ramping up polluting gas generation will be costly. It’s a win-win. Why would we make electricity, to make hydrogen, to make electricity?

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 6, 2022

That means we continue to advocate for water conservation,” Neese said. Farm fields near Buckeye, Arizona, where irrigation pumps are partly powered by Glen Canyon Dam. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue. Hydropower as a Service. Nonetheless, hydropower fulfills a valuable niche.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 28, 2024

Activists plastered the underground station with stickers proclaiming `50% off `, promoting offshore wind and referring to the huge drop in the cost of producing electricity from offshore wind farms.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 20, 2017

On the other hand, the dramatic rise in renewable electricity generation, particularly wind power, has created a need for construction of new transmission lines to bring electricity to market. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation recently filed a petition in the U.S.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Battery and Flywheel Energy Storage Projects : Unlike solar PV projects and power lines, battery and flywheel energy storage systems do not currently have their own categorical exclusions.

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Acoel

MAY 18, 2021

Environmental groups are split: the Conservation Law Foundation supports it, but the Natural Resources Council of Maine opposes it. Note also that the hydropower is a “base-load” contribution, not an intermittent source like solar or wind power. The opposition offers several objections: (1) Mainers don’t benefit.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

And, unlike fossil fuels, electricity generated by wind and solar does not use water or produce any emissions or wastes that can contaminate the air, land or waterways. Minimizing land use impacts will require responsible siting of wind and solar projects that avoids use of sensitive, or otherwise inappropriate, land and waters.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2022

Awards Student Scholarships To Alexis Wildt, Aaron Order [PaEN] -- Lebtown: Lebanon Valley Conservancy Awards Karen R. Light Scholarship To Lebanon Valley College Student -- Patch: Aquetong Watershed Assn. Awards Student Scholarships To New Hope-Solebury H.S. Centre Hall, Centre County.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Because many forests were already in existence, and some even already protected by conservation easements and other legal tools , the program has yielded far fewer emissions reductions than anticipated – as much as 80 million tons fewer.

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Edouard Stenger

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Conserving resources is great but it can’t scale fast enough. Solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power have become in recent years the cheapest sources of electricity and now account for 8 percent of global electricity. PSEG, a large utility in New Jersey will spend $2.8 of savings.

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A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2021

The National Development and Reform Commission’s Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection said in a statement that energy intensity increased 9.5% It has huge potential for renewables, with vast areas of sparsely populated land and plenty of wind and sun.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The CLCPA requires the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation to enforce emissions targets through the adoption of regulations consistent with the final scoping plan, which must be promulgated by Jan. The final plan must be sent to the Legislature by Jan.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2016

Most of the carbon allowances are auctioned and the proceeds of those auctions are typically used to promote energy conservation and renewable energy programs. Nine states currently participate in the initiative: New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Conservation Groups Asked to Intervene in Oil and Gas Trade Association’s Suit to Compel Quarterly Federal Mineral Lease Sales. Nine conservation groups moved to intervene in Western Energy Alliance’s (WEA’s) action seeking to compel the Bureau of Land Management to hold quarterly federal mineral sales. motion for leave to amend Oct.

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Law Columbia

JULY 31, 2015

LA County can play an important role in addressing this paramount challenge of our time given that the Antelope Valley region happens to host one of the largest untapped concentrations of high-quality wind resources in all of California.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 23, 2023

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. This regularity complements other existing renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. appeared first on Ocean Conservancy. How does tidal energy work? The post What is Tidal Energy?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the end, the ISO had not needed to issue public appeals for conservation or resort to “load-shedding” (i.e. rolling blackouts ), but the scarcity of gas, the outages at oil plants, and the inability of other power plants to respond quickly had all contributed to a very close call.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

To avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis, it’s crucial that we shift energy production away from the unsustainable fossil fuels that cause climate change and towards those that release little to no greenhouse gases (GHG), such as solar and wind power. Learn more about how the ocean can help us tackle climate change here.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 24, 2021

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. This February, an extreme freeze in Texas left millions without power, took over 200 lives and caused dead fish to wash up along Texas shorelines. Offshore wind power is a key ocean-based climate solution that we need to invest in. appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

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Environmental Science

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

A Brief History of the Use, Study, and Conservation, of Deserts. The birth of the science of eremology (the study of the desert biome) began in the mid-20 th century and with the dawning of the understanding of such environmental concepts as human geography, ecology, and, of course, conservation. In Antiquity. Leisure and Tourism.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 24, 2023

These include cutting fossil fuel use and emissions, protecting nature, setting aside more land for wildlife and forest, and conservation zones such as rewilding initiatives. However, wind power analysts believe that policy needs to be further updated to support the industry and that the current set-up is not fit for purpose.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

ERCOT also expected, during peak demand events in winter, to have power from wind represent about 27% of installed wind capacity. In its most severe appraisal of the loss of wind capacity, ERCOT expected 8% of wind power compared to capacity.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

The coalition government of the past four years was formed by the conservative liberal party VVD, the right-wing Christian CDA, the liberal democrats of D66 and ChristenUnie (CU), a progressive Christian party. Graphically portrayed on axis for conservative-progressive and left-right, the spectrum looks like this: Source: www.kieskompas.nl

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Energy from the sun and wind never runs out and is used again and again. Rechargeable large-scale batteries can be charged with solar or wind power and cycled thousands of times in their lifetime. How are Lithium-ion Batteries that Store Solar and Wind Power Made? A circular battery life cycle is possible.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

. -- March 20 Penn State Extension Webinar On Defining Nature's Worth From A Health And Economic Perspective [PaEN] -- Clean Air Council, Moms Clean Air Force, Earthworks Host March 20 Webinar On Federal Waste Oil & Gas Emission Charges [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center Hosts March 22 Webinar Unpacking Solar Energy Interconnection With Electric Grid In (..)

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) visits a hybrid power plant where “green” hydrogen is made using wind power and fed into the gas grid. A wind farm owned by General Electric around 50km south of Berlin, Germany. If Germany is to stop buying gas from Russia in the long term, it will need alternatives.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 26, 2022

-- Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers, Hunters, Anglers, Farm, Environmental, Recreation Groups All Working Together, Down To The Wire, To Bring Home A Win On Growing Greener III Funding [PaEN] -- Governor's Adult, Youth Advisory Councils For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation Urge Lawmakers To Support Growing Greener III Environmental Funding [PaEN] -- (..)

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ESA

AUGUST 30, 2021

New Mexico governor signs executive order creating a “30 by 30” conservation committee. The judge sided with conservation groups and ruled that the U.S. land conservation committee – KRQE. IUCN: The IUCN World Conservation Congress will take place from Sept. “Chuck” Sams to lead the National Park Service.

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