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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

In a separate but similar Ninth Circuit appeal, the federal government filed a brief on October 18 urging the court to overturn a district court decision vacating the listing of a ringed seal subspecies as threatened based on climate change threats through the end of the century. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP , No. 451962/2016 (N.Y.

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Happy New Year, New England?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Getting there requires an all-of-society approach; getting there requires leadership at all levels of government. We have made a start by expanding our wind power, extending our nuclear power, pushing hard to get access to Canadian hydro power, and making our homes more energy efficient—that’s less costs and carbon free.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. Loss of Nuclear Plants Threatens Reliability, Affordability, and Sustainability The U.S.

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New Sabin Center Report Finds NYISO Could Price Carbon in Wholesale Electricity Markets

Law Columbia

There has been much talk in recent weeks about pricing carbon to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Even the proposal’s main architect, former Secretary of State James Baker, acknowledged that he faces an “uphill slog” in convincing the federal government to act. by Romany Webb and Justin Gundlach. That seems unlikely, however.

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The Trump War on Science: Daring blindness, Denying climate change, Destroying the EPA and other daily disasters

Science Blogs

Trump attacks wind power in state that gets nearly third of energy from wind. NOAA erases ‘human activity’ from news release on soaring greenhouse gases. How Science Can Survive Hostile Governments. Energy Department Scientists Barred From Attending Nuclear Power Conference. 2017.06.20. 2017.06.21.