A Greener Life

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A solar power field in Kawasaki, near Tokyo. Last week, regulators in the local assembly of Tokyo , the capital of Japan , ruled that all new homes constructed by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar panels to cut emissions. Poor solar uptake. Photo credit: Reuters / Toru Hanai.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). gigawatts (GW) of planned solar projects expected to come online this year is almost double the previous 13.4 Solar” only includes large-scale solar.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Clean renewable electricity – such as wind and solar power – is the lowest cost source of new electricity supply. The IESO’s Resource Adequacy Update clearly shows that polluting gas-fired turbines are more expensive than clean wind power and ground mounted solar. And it is a competitive advantage for the province.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 22, 2022

With several new power-intensive IT industries proposed to be established, Bhutan’s domestic demand for energy is projected to more than double in the next two years, and its winter energy deficit will worsen, officials at the Department of Industry told me. Solar energy has become competitive. Previous obstacles have been overcome.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 19, 2023

These could include local solar power, smaller-scale energy storage options, and energy efficiency and conservation programs, all of which would be way cheaper than constructing new gas plants. There is also abundant hydroelectricity on offer from Hydro Quebec. What a boondoggle!

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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

Multiple lines of analysis make clear that regardless of how cheap wind and solar power get, without directly addressing pollution from coal and gas plants, the country’s clean energy transition will not happen fast enough. Each rule is moving independently, but they all impact power plant operations.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Electricity nerds might be writing off the prospect of new gas plant contracts because of the forthcoming Federal Clean Electricity Regulations (CER). One is that gas plant contracts signed (or renewed) before 2025 will be able to evade meeting the national CERs beyond 2035 which is when the regulations are supposed to kick in. .

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 15, 2024

The government has gone from ripping out electric vehicle charging stations to championing the manufacture of EVs, and from canceling 750 renewable power projects to, very recently, announcing plans to build new wind and solar power.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

TODAY 10:00: House Transportation Committee meets to consider House Bill 1338 (Neilson-D- Philadelphia) authorizing Philadelphia to adopt a local ordinance regulating illegal use of off-road vehicles like dirt bikes and ATVs on city streets. Click Here to watch live. Room 140 Main Capitol. Click Here to watch live.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 27, 2023

Ontario does not need any more fossil gas, it can easily meet its growing electricity demand with clean sources like wind and solar power, which would be less expensive for residents too. The province needs to face the reality that the only way forward is to focus on building clean electricity projects like wind and solar.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

By Lily Jones, PEC Communications Director What does a local Audubon chapter have in common with a solar-powered business incubator? They’re both making a difference in northeastern Pennsylvania by building community connections around environmental projects. Click Here for a video about the Audubon Chapter’s projects.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Only 5 percent had any guidance for utility-scale solar energy systems. The lack of regulation might seem like a good thing for developers who don’t want to deal with red tape.” “But Some counties in the PA Wilds have active proposals for solar fields going on old strip mine lands. It is an excellent use of ground.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 13, 2022

There’s tremendous interest especially in solar power—installing panels on the rooftops of homes and business, and in large-scale community installations. Of course, every clean energy resource has room for improvement in terms of technical innovation.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The Energy Co-op’s 100 percent wind and solar renewable electricity is (1) wholesale electricity from that grid bundled with (2) wind and solar renewable electricity certificates— state-law regulated credentials that confirm that your electricity was generated with clean wind and solar resources.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Power companies will therefore have to pay more for the fuel, but utilities are generally allowed by state regulators to pass those cost increases onto their customers in the form of higher electricity rates. Henry Hub is the national benchmark for wholesale gas prices (Source: US Energy Information Administration ).

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As of late October 2022, Russia had destroyed 90% of Ukraine's wind energy production and 50% of its solar power production. 30 To Consider Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN] -- Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 24, 2023

North Carolina and Tennessee experienced the most customer outages, but Duke Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority —the main power providers for those respective states—have apparently provided only limited information about what happened thus far.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2023

Oil/Natural Gas Production Other States/National/International -- WITF/NPR: The U.S.

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Environmental Progress

MAY 28, 2020

It gives us the food we eat, the water we drink, the materials with which we build our homes, and the mechanisms that regulate our weather patterns, our ocean currents, and much more. How the “earth’s systems” regulate our ability to exist and thrive on planet earth has been less understood.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 14, 2022

In the pre-colonial era, mechanisms such as the traditional administrative system which regulated grazing activities and demarcated cattle migratory routes, known as the burti, were key to establishing clear boundaries between farmers and herders. Nonetheless, modern state bodies have tried to regulate them.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 1, 2024

On March 21, 2024, state regulators in Ohio approved the Oak Run Solar Project, an 800-megawatt (MW) solar generation project that will include 300 MW of battery storage, as well as 4,000 acres of crops and 1,000 sheep on site. Opinion ¶ 227.) More generally, the Siting Board also found that “some local opposition . . .

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

Volunteer StreamWatcher Training March 24 & 26 In Monroe County [PaEN] -- AltoonaM: Cambria Conservation District Sponsoring 50th Tree & Plant Sale -- Warren Times: Students Part Of Warren Conservation District Rain Barrel Effort -- CourierT: Bucks County Targeting PFAS Manufacturers In Lawsuit Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ Chemical Contamination (..)

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The key changes DOE is proposing to make to its categorical exclusions are as follows: Solar PV Projects : DOE’s current NEPA regulations include a categorical exclusion ( Exclusion B5.16 ) for certain categories of solar PV projects.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2022

“These results confirm that Pennsylvanians are ready to reclaim the Commonwealth’s onetime status as a national leader in solar production,” says Elena Weissmann, Mid-Atlantic Regional Director at Vote Solar. It’s clear that Pennsylvania residents from all backgrounds recognize the many environmental and economic benefits of solar.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Construction and operation of an interstate natural gas pipeline requires a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (“FERC”) under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2021

-- Ed Wytovich Discusses Catawissa Creek's Unique Potential, Threats It Faces, What's Needed [PaEN] -- Clearfield Conservation District, Trout Unlimited, DEP Potts Run Passive Mine Drainage Treatment - Video -- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Announces 2021 Environmental Award Winners; Nov.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2023

In May, the government submitted a bill for consideration in Congress, aimed at regulating and incentivising growth in the nascent green hydrogen industry, but its progress is likely to be slow in the near term as attention turns to the elections. In other words, the demand for low-emission hydrogen would represent just 4% of the total.”

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 9, 2022

supersede any applicable statute, ordinance, or regulation of any state, local, or regional agency,” id. Specifically, it provides that the commission’s issuance of a certificate shall: “be in lieu of any permit, certificate, or similar document required by any state, local, or regional agency,” id. b)(1) (emphasis added); and.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2016

These diversions are inconsistent with New York State regulations aimed at ensuring the proceeds of the auctions would be spent on new programs to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If the Senate proposal is approved, the diversions will total $269 million—nearly 30% of the $925.8

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 16, 2022

But if there was any doubt as to what is intended that uncertainty is assuaged by the following explanatory example provided in the Green Guides, Example: A toy manufacturer places solar panels on the roof of its plant to generate power and advertises that its plant is “100% solar-powered.”

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Columbia Climate Law

JULY 9, 2015

On May 22, 2015, CPUC Commissioner Mike Florio issued an alternate proposal that is seen as a compromise between the existing regulations and the ALJs’ proposal. In the evening, energy demand suddenly increases when solar power does not function.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2021

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Earlier this year, the MPSC approved a settlement agreement on Consumers Energy’s integrated resource plan that commits the company to retire all its remaining coal-fired power plants by 2025, construct no new fossil gas infrastructure, and build large amounts of new solar power between now and 2040.

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Physics World

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The strategy therefore brings together science and technology, defence, regulation, and diplomacy into what it calls a single “bold national vision”. Solar power. Alongside the space strategy, meanwhile, the UK government has released a feasibility study into Space Based Solar Power (SBSP). Chris Newman.

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Columbia Climate Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

2] Under a cooperative federalism framework, PURPA directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) to promulgate regulations to promote development of QFs and delegated to states the role of implementing FERC’s regulations.

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