From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): You can be the difference in getting this crucial legislation across the finish line. If we hope to curb our country’s single biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, we can’t miss this chance to drive closer toward … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): After two and a half years of public comment, legislative votes, and expert review, Pennsylvania’s first cap-and-invest climate change program will go into effect, significantly addressing the state’s carbon pollution emissions. Publication of the CO2 Budget Trading … Continued
From the Sierra Club (http://pennsylvania.sierraclub.org/): The gas industry is again showing how powerful its influence is in Harrisburg. Industry-friendly legislators are pushing Senate Bill 275 and House Bill 1947 which would take power away from local governments by prohibiting them … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/08/must-read-analysis-reveals-massive-global-gap-between-declared-and-actual-emissions The new investigation from the Washington Post reveals as much as 13.3 billion tons of under-reported emissions. ANDREA GERMANOS November 8, 2021 A major new investigation from the Washington Post has found “a giant gap” between the greenhouse gas emissions … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/09/not-report-despair-over-ipcc-gives-humanity-clear-directive-act-boldly-and-urgently “We have the solutions to prevent further harm to people and the planet—it’s time to implement them,” says 350.org. “We must start by putting an immediate end to fossil fuels.” JESSICA CORBETT August 9, 2021 As the … Continued
From Berks Gas Truth (https://gastruth.org/): Berks Gas Truth has partnered with grassroots and advocacy organizations across the country to draft a letter to President Biden calling on him to stop Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exports. We’ve created a petition version … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The administration has cut the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget by 26% ($2.4 billion) in his proposed 2021 federal budget, including a 71% cut to the EPA’s Environmental Justice program. It is also proposing to cut … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, led by former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, just proposed the complete elimination of methane controls in the 2016 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for oil and gas facilities. Methane … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/04/16/thawing-permafrost-emitting-higher-levels-potent-greenhouse-gas-previously-thought Published on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 by Common Dreams Nitrous oxide is nearly 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Point Barrow, the northern-most location in the United States sits between the … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): According to the recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world only has 11 years to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 45% to avoid catastrophic climate change. Bold actions must be … Continued