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Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. Hosts May 4 Webinar - Solar Schools: New Incentives Make Now The Best Time To Go Solar

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection is sponsoring this Toolkit to make it easier than ever for schools to harness the many benefits of solar.

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Pennsylvanians Realized $500+ Billion In Public Health Benefits By Eliminating Coal-Fired Power Plants, Switching To Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

The analysis leverages emissions data from the Department of Environmental Protection and applies U.S. Environmental Protection Agency methodologies to assign a dollar value to each ton of nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide reduced. billion in NOx and $445.1 billion - $1.02 billion in NOx and $445.1 billion - $1.02

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DEP Showcases City Of Reading’s Local Climate Action For Earth Day; Apply Now For Local Climate Assistance Program

PA Environment Daily

On April 21, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell joined city officials and volunteers to showcase Reading’s local climate action. I thank DEP for supporting the City of Reading in its transition to become more climate-resilient and a regional leader in renewable energy and sustainability.”

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Analysis: What challenges face Chile’s new ‘environmentalist’ government?

A Greener Life

Elsewhere, there are other significant commitments to fulfil: to put an end to Chile’s “ sacrifice zones ”, areas of the country impaired by chronic socio-environmental and economic problems; to create a state company to regulate the extraction and use of lithium, and to promote a new model of sustainable development.

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DEP Showcases City Of Reading’s Local Climate Action For Earth Day; Apply Now For Local Climate Assistance Program

PA Environment Daily

On April 21, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell joined city officials and volunteers to showcase Reading’s local climate action. I thank DEP for supporting the City of Reading in its transition to become more climate-resilient and a regional leader in renewable energy and sustainability.”

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A Right to Fossil Fuels? Pressure Mounts for Developing Countries to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground

Law Columbia

In his inaugural address , incoming General Assembly President Peter Thompson declared that the session would focus on advancing the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in September 2015. In this new era, questions abound regarding what constitutes “sustainabledevelopment and how to achieve it.

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Analysis: Green jobs take off in China

A Greener Life

He graduated in 2015 and spent four years working for two major charities, gaining experience in environmental protection, and poverty and hunger-reduction. For example, where car makers are setting up electric vehicle departments or energy firms are setting up renewable energy operations.”

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