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Re: Energy: Achieving 100 percent Renewable Energy IS Possible
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Achieving 100 percent Renewable Energy IS Possible. Last week, West Virginia showed us what not to do. When it comes to renewable energy. This week, Pennsylvania can look to the Green Mountain State as inspiration for adding to our Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) goal. Background Information on Pennsylvania's and Vermont's RPS. Is to have 18 percent. Vermont’s RPS is called the Sustainably Priced Energy Enterprise Development ( SPEED. 16 percent of statewide electric sales...
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Re: Energy: EPA’s Clean Power Plan is a win for renewable energy and energy efficiency
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. EPA’s Clean Power Plan is a win for renewable energy and energy efficiency. Since announcing the final Clean Power Plan rule on Monday, the Obama Administration has been focusing on the importance of renewable sources of energy, particularly wind and solar. During. President Obama’s remarks. He mentioned making “greater investment in our booming clean energy sector, and smarter investments in energy efficiency.”. Although the EPA removed the energy efficiency component (aka Bui...
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Re: Energy: Distributed generation and grid security: Sometimes you have to go back to move forward
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Distributed generation and grid security: Sometimes you have to go back to move forward. For more background on Grid Security, see my previous post from January 7, 2015: " Should we be worried about an attack on our electric grid? Electricity has become a Necessity. During the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, over 8 million people (myself and other e. And shut down the entire island of Nantucket. There has to be a solution, right? Well, lucky for us, there are. Meaning g...
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A Bear in the Woods: Environmental Law Blog: July 2014
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Newest TRI data shows Clairton’s impact on surrounding community. The TRI data quantifies the toxic emissions coming from the Clairton plant, including toxic air emissions. Below are two tables showing a select number of Clairton’s air emissions. Table 1 shows Clairton’s total greenhouse gas emissions measured in CO2 equivalents, and Table 2 shows major toxic pollutants for 2013. Clairton’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions for 2013. Total Facility Emissions (CO2e). George Jugovic is chi...
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A Climate for Change: "Beat the Heat" with PennFuture and friends on July 30
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A Climate for Change. PennFuture's A Climate for Change header/graphic. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Beat the Heat" with PennFuture and friends on July 30. This summer, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will finalize its Clean Power Plan. The first federal standard on carbon pollution from power plants. This is big. News and an historic achievement toward mitigating climate change. What's more, the rule is a step toward a zero-carbon, clean energy future. And will create jobs. When, where and more:.
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A Bear in the Woods: Environmental Law Blog: September 2014
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Gaston's back-up comes through. In March, this blog. In an update posted in July — " Alphonse Makes a Play. 8212; we applauded W&W for taking enforcement actions against the owner of the Curry site and a timbering company for violation of DEP's erosion and sedimentation control regulations. Gaston, in contrast, has been a stick-in-the-sediment. In short, Gaston's position was "don't call me, call Alphonse.". The full story is spelled out in a September 8, 2014 Decision.
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A Bear in the Woods: Environmental Law Blog: November 2014
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014. PennFuture legal appeal leads to improvements in Pennsylvania stormwater program. PennFuture has scored an important win that will help to improve water quality in Pennsylvania. On November 19, PennFuture and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) entered into a Stipulation of Settlement (“Settlement”) that will improve Pennsylvania’s program for preventing stormwater runoff from polluting our streams and rivers. In 2003, the Environmental Protecti...
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A Bear in the Woods: Environmental Law Blog: Gaston's back-up comes through
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Gaston's back-up comes through. In March, this blog. In an update posted in July — " Alphonse Makes a Play. 8212; we applauded W&W for taking enforcement actions against the owner of the Curry site and a timbering company for violation of DEP's erosion and sedimentation control regulations. Gaston, in contrast, has been a stick-in-the-sediment. In short, Gaston's position was "don't call me, call Alphonse.". The full story is spelled out in a September 8, 2014 Decision.
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A Bear in the Woods: Environmental Law Blog: PennFuture continues to fight irresponsible oil and gas development in Pennsylvania
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015. PennFuture continues to fight irresponsible oil and gas development in Pennsylvania. On Monday, our attorneys filed a brief. Requesting that the Commonwealth Court uphold a lower court ruling, which would keep an unconventional shale gas well pad out of a residential community in Lycoming County. The Township had issued a conditional use permit that would have allowed the company to put this industrial development in a neighborhood zoned Residential Agricultural. Repres...In th...
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