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Following Refinery Blast, Philadelphia Looks to a Cleaner Future
into the surrounding Philadelphia air, and launched bus ... dissipating effect of winds on toxic gasses, and thanks to the clear headed ... months following the explosion, the city, its residents, and business
Accelerating Climate Action
climate change. The findings of the report aren’t encouraging, and point to an acceleration of climate impacts and continued growth in fossil fuel ... UNFCCC Climate Champions and author of a newly published book, “Five Times
Report Highlights Three Paths for U.S. to Meet Paris Climate Target
reprinted with their permission. The Center for Climate and Energy ... emissions by 2050. What’s unique, and particularly revealing about the ... different scenarios, with the federal government, the states and consumers
Extra-Metabolic Energy: The Power to Sustain or Destroy
A Brief History of Energy The acquisition and consumption of ... successful at securing energy than others, and that competition for a limited ... relative balance, but very rarely, a species adapts in such a unique and
Grid Forward Debate: Has Electricity Deregulation Led to Better Community Outcomes?
consumers with abundant and reliable electricity more economically than ever ... benefits and challenges In the early years of deregulation, an ill ... market manipulation, high energy prices, and ultimately to utility
Can California’s Emissions Market Survive Past 2030?
For more than a decade, California’s cap-and-trade program has been a ... emissions and achieve a net-zero carbon economy by 2045. Yet the future of California’s cap-and-trade program is uncertain. The program is currently
Will Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks Survive?
profile rollbacks taking place in the energy and environmental arenas. In ... Plan, rolled back restrictions on methane leaks and, most recently ... tools to pursue his deregulatory agenda, and at how a new administration
Tilting at Windmills: The Emerging U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Industry
silence. Roughly equidistant from mainland Rhode Island and Montauk, New ... mainland grid, and was the first location in the United States to have an ... (powering approximately 2,200 homes), and produced 243 GWh of electricity over
Corporations Deepen Clean Energy Commitments
issue sustainability reports that disclose their environmental and social ... goals for clean energy use, with Google, Microsoft and Wal-Mart having set ... contracts known as wind and solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), under
The Many Fronts of Trump’s Environmental Deregulation Effort
and wider economy. Rollback efforts are taking place through a variety ... environmental oversight, and the use of an obscure rule that allows Congress to ... protections exist due to legal requirement, and where rollbacks create a