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The Partisan Threat to U.S. Energy Regulation
majors like Exxon, BP, Shell and others for a national price on carbon. As Americans’ concern over climate change has spread and bloomed into full-fledged anxiety, oil and gas companies have come to the realization that sooner or later
Impact of Solar Lighting Kits on the Lives of the Poor
humankind, and specifically half of Africa, does not have access to electricity and is constrained to live without clean and reliable lighting ... health, and costly in the long run. Grid-based lighting solutions are
Negative Emissions Won’t Rescue Us From Climate Change
month, is jarring stuff. It describes the extensive environmental and ... exactly what we need to do to hold warming to 1.5 degrees and minimize climate change and its impacts. Summing up, the path to least climate impact
Part 3: Philadelphia Energy Solutions Investors Prioritized Stronger Investments
to find that many of the challenges stressing PES were known and anticipated by its investors. And, reasonably, these investors sacrificed PES ... , investors knew the PES asset was distressed and in need of capital investment
Wither the Rooftop Resi Market?
foray into the residential solar market was abandoned, and the recent ... of some entrants to gain traction and the challenges even of those who are succeeding, what lessons and conclusions can we draw so far from the
Why Americans Want a Carbon Tax, But Won’t Support One at the Polls
differently. The idea of taxing the fuels that run our cars, and power our homes and jobs, has given Americans pause and, as a result, no carbon tax has ... circulation, with backing from liberals and conservatives. States have also
PA Future Utility Part III: Philosophies of Change
are facing, namely an environment of increased costs and flat or ... resiliency and respond to public policy requirements (e.g. environmental ... ) - like renewables, energy efficiency and demand response - and other
Wharton Students Push Renewable Resources at Business Case Competition
paradigm of hub-and-spoke grid infrastructure leads to problems like congestion and transmission line losses, challenges that distributed renewables ... distributed renewable energy projects, and includes provisions to improve the
Natural Gas’ Methane Problem
, EPA estimates that the methane leak rate from oil and gas operations at ... homes. And it corresponds to $2 billion in losses of natural gas product ... , and two thirds of this reduction can be at zero net cost to industry
Side Effects Include… A Rare Opportunity for Pennsylvania
change will require large amounts of metals and rare earth elements that ... and rare earth elements could create environmental problems in terms of energy, water and land use... and “carries potentially significant impacts