Sun.Feb 27, 2022

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Marketing My Four Amazon Economics E-Books that Sell for $1 Each

Environmental and Urban Economics

Most economists do not write books. The profession does not reward book authors and not every book sells like Freakonomics or Why Nations Fail. In truth, most economists do not read books and most view economics books to be indulgent as the author writes out thousands of words rather than cutting the fat, facing the referees and making his/her point concisely.

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Why Did California Regulators Choose a Firm with Ties to Chevron to Study Irrigating Crops with Oil Wastewater?

Inside Climate News

Chevron is the largest provider of the wastewater. GSI Environmental identified no health risks associated with the controversial practice. By Liza Gross In 2015, a California water board suddenly found itself under a microscope for allowing farmers to irrigate their crops with oil field wastewater, a practice it had condoned for decades.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- PA Solar Center : March 3 Virtual Lodestar Solar Energy Awards For Northeast PA. 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. -- Friends Of Heinz Refuge Hosting 4-Part Webinar Series On Preventing Plastic Pollution Starting March 9 [PaEN] -- PA Recreation & Park Society March 10 Meadow Management For Pollinators.

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Pennsylvania Federal Court Denies Class Certification in Incinerator Odor Lawsuit

MGKF Law

A successful defense of a mass environmental tort case frequently turns on class certification. In Holly Lloyd v. Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy, LLC , No. 20-4330, 2022 WL 407377 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 10, 2022), a federal district court denied a motion to certify a class of neighboring residents complaining about noxious odors from a municipal waste incinerator.

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.

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30 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Here are 30 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- Award-Winning Master Watershed Steward Projects From 2021 [PaEN] -- Spotlight On A Busy Master Watershed Steward - Tom Price, Bucks County [PaEN] -- Stroud Water Research Center: In Memoriam - Greg

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Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 2.27.22

PA Environment Daily

Is Your Story Being Told? House returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 21, 22, 23 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 28, 29, 30 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events MONDAY 10:00: House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: Department of Environmental Protection. House Floor. Click Here to watch live.

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- New Voting Districts - Senate, House, Congressional -- AP: PA Supreme Court Picks New Map Of Congressional Voting Districts -- PennLive: New Congressional Districts Map Has Keller, Meuser Vying For Same Seat -- Inquirer: Is New Congressional Districts Map Better For Democrats or Republicans?