Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2023

Hydrogen’s supply-side has been buttressed by incentives from state and federal governments, refineries and utilities looking to extend the life of fossil fuel infrastructure, and renewable energy companies seeking to take advantage of the huge amounts of clean energy needed to produce green hydrogen.

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Acoel

MAY 18, 2021

Perhaps predictably, the large energy companies NextERA and Calpine oppose it, and are funding the opposition: the companies own fossil fuel and other power plants that will become less economical, and stand to lose many millions when the less expensive hydropower enters the grid. Stay tuned. What’s Wrong?

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

On August 9, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority announced it would be committing to the purchase of wind power and the use of clean energy to support the production and operations of water services. PWSA holds the largest share at 30% of the total, underlining our strong commitment to sustainable energy practices. “It

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 22, 2022

We all know that to successfully address climate change we need to phase out fossil fuels and switch to electric power. A s we transition our homes and vehicles to electric power, it’s imperative that the electricity sector be clean. The costs of wind and solar power have been dropping like a stone.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2021

Hydropower generation across California and the American West has declined in this extremely dry year, meaning that electricity providers will lean more heavily on natural gas, solar, and wind power. President Biden’s goal is to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, and to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 24, 2021

The Power of Making Smart Investments. UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that we’re in a “ code red for humanity ” and called for an end to fossil fuel production and exploration, along with a massive transition to renewable energy, to mitigate climate change. That’s not helping our ocean or Americans.

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Acoel

MARCH 8, 2023

Congress 24 more years to pass major legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions. In last year’s blog , I touted the climate and energy provisions of President Biden’s proposals for what became the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The date of this appearance was October 26,1998! Alas, it took the U.S. See [link]. The post The U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency show that CO2 accounts for the vast majority of heat-trapping greenhouse gases emitted by the U.S. Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere have risen approximately 47 percent since 1750, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels for energy. Some scientists and energy experts say the U.S.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2023

Fossil gas, which is used for heating, electricity, and industrial processes, is responsible for one third of Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions and is harmful to human health. You can use fossil gas which is highly polluting, or you can use renewable energy like wind and solar.

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A Greener Life

MAY 19, 2021

The offshore wind strategy is part of President Biden’s wider and ambitious climate plan to cut US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at a speed never before seen in the country. Part of the route to achieve this goal will be to open up new areas for development, to accelerate permits and to boost public financing for projects.

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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.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 22, 2020

Roughly 9 percent of the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions come from the agriculture sector. [1]. Some activities within agriculture emit greenhouse gases inherently – for example: cows burping. [2]. In a place like Texas, where wind power is cheap and plentiful, that has worked out in renewable energy’s favor. [22].

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Law Columbia

JULY 31, 2015

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ move to ban utility-scale wind turbines and to impose severe restrictions on utility-scale solar in unincorporated areas of the county is not compatible with averting the worst impacts of climate change. And let’s not forget the many local benefits associated with wind energy development.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Healey issued the CID in connection with an investigation into unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trade or commerce with respect to fossil fuel products and securities. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP , No. 451962/2016 (N.Y. Massachusetts Appellate Court Affirmed Dismissal of Divestment Action Against Harvard. Sierra Club v.

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Edouard Stenger

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

While solar PV and wind power are grabbing headlines, another clean energy revolution is silently taking place. According to the IPCC, this greenhouse gas is 86 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a twenty-year period (and 34 times more potent over a century). Over a third of global food production , 1.3

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Science Blogs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Meet the fossil fuel all-stars Trump has appointed to his administration. Trump attacks wind power in state that gets nearly third of energy from wind. EPA not renewing advisory roles for dozens of scientists: report. . NOAA erases ‘human activity’ from news release on soaring greenhouse gases.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

There has been much talk in recent weeks about pricing carbon to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The most direct of these is imposed on certain fossil fuel power plants by requiring them to purchase carbon dioxide emissions allowances as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. That seems unlikely, however.

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Electricity Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Supreme Court denied fossil fuel companies’ petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision reversing the district court’s 2018 denial of Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change nuisance cases to California state court. DECISIONS & SETTLEMENTS. On June 14, 2021, the U.S.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

A federal bankruptcy court in Missouri enjoined San Mateo and Marin Counties and the City of Imperial Beach (the plaintiffs) from pursuing their climate change lawsuits against Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody). Circuit Stayed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Truck Trailers.

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