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Tracking Gasoline Price Impacts in California: Part 1

. Concerns that the program exacerbates climate change, air and water pollution, and global food insecurity are reason enough to be concerned with the ... and clarified my views about the most likely outcomes in an oped, many

Increasing Electricity Access in the Developing World through Equitable Load-Shedding

consider and investigate the role of electricity theft. Electricity theft is ... ) and therefore may be a contributing cause to higher rates of load

Pennsylvania’s ZEC Bill Reveal

version revealed by StateImpact is outdated, and the draft legislation has ... solar) and a 10% by 2021 non-renewable Tier II requirement that includes things like waste coal and municipal waste to energy.  Electric

Is Solar Geoengineering a Viable Tool in the Climate Policy Arsenal?

visitors. PennOpen Pass and PennOpen Campus screenings are no longer required

Direct Air Capture Technology Takes a Big Step Forward

its Direct Air Capture and “Air to Fuels” technologies, to industrial-scale commercialization at multiple facilities. By adapting and repurposing existing industrial equipment, Carbon Engineering has been able to design and test a

The Case for Electrifying California’s Cars

, and other endeavors. Moreover, the case noted that the money was coming ... charging station infrastructure and vehicle to grid energy sale market is ... for changing points, and the vehicle to grid potential to provide

Broken Trust: Understanding the Private Distribution of Electricity in Philadelphia

. Investor-owned firms such PECO and its parent company, Exelon, are privately operated, and service the majority of Americans. Proponents of consumer ... regulated by elected city commissioners and therefore are, in principle

Tritium: A Few Kilograms Can Make or Break Nuclear Fusion

the sun and stars), chances are you’ve stumbled across the line ... ’t come sooner. With two hydrogen isotopes, deuterium and tritium, you can ... Canada and produced from byproducts of Canadian Deuterium-Uranium (CANDU

The Real Fukushima: Exploring Fukushima with The Green Program

with The GREEN Program learning about clean-up efforts and how the ... is the region’s soil. Topsoil and vegetation absorb and contain ... , contaminated topsoil across the region has been removed and temporarily stored in

Carbon Offsets Cannot Be Our Primary Solution to Climate Change

. Given our current climate crisis and the difficulty of accurately ... . The impact of carbon offsets is often difficult to measure and predict ... findings demonstrate the pressing need of oversight and regulation in this