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MODERNIZING THE GRID IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: A GUIDE FOR VIRGINIA STAKEHOLDERS
This report, titled, MODERNIZING THE GRID IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: A GUIDE FOR VIRGINIA STAKEHOLDERS, discusses how the electric grid can be modernized while protecting ratepayers.
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On the road to zero carbon, Portland pinches off fossil fuels
This article discusses how Portland, OR, is heading down the road to zero carbon, by pinching off fossil fuels. Despite a legal battle, the city has banned new large-scale fossil fuel facilities – which could have far-reaching effects.
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Utilities have a problem: the public wants 100% renewable energy, and quick
This article discusses a problem facing utilities – the public wants 100% renewable energy, and quick. The industry is groping for ways to talk the public down.
Renewable energy is hot. It has incredible momentum, not only in terms of deployment and costs but in terms of public opinion and […]
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Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment sues to block oil drilling next to people’s homes
This article discusses how the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment is suing to block oil drilling next to people’s homes.
On October 1, 2018, the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment (CRPE) joined the law firm of Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, LLP in filing a lawsuit on behalf of the Committee for a […]
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Study: When will a warming Earth copy the greenhouse effect of Venus?
This article discusses looking at what happened to Venus as a result of the Greenhouse effect. Modelling finds the precious equilibrium between temperature and radiation breaks down beyond a certain point, spelling big trouble.
Climate models show a warming Earth radiates more heat into space, but when pushed too far, […]
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What Is Coal Ash and Why Is It Dangerous? And a Dam break in NC
The first article discusses what coal ash is and why it is so dangerous. The phrase “coal ash” made headlines this week after a dam on a lake at the site of a power plant in Wilmington, N.C., was breached, allowing the hazardous ash into a river that […]
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Young Activists’ Lawsuit Seeks to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Emissions
This article discusses a lawsuit that seeks to phase out fossil fuel emissions. Environmentalists are hoping that a trial, due to begin October 29, will explain to the public how the government has known for decades about the dangers of fossil fuels but failed to act on this knowledge.
The lawsuit […]
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Firms offer free climate work while they also defend Big Oil
This article discusses how some law firms are promising to help environmental groups fight climate change. At least two of them also work for Big Oil.
Of all of the hoopla coming out of the California climate action summit last week, one development has garnered less attention: a pledge by […]
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The Renewables Threat to Natural Gas
These 2 articles (here and here) show how renewable energy will continue its inexorable march to replace natural gas.
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25 zones along the proposed Shell Falcon Pipeline are at risk of explosions due to landslides
This article discusses the dangers involved in building the Shell Falcon Pipeline = 25 zones along the proposed Shell Falcon Pipeline are at risk of explosions due to landslides. A landslide caused a natural gas pipeline 35 miles west of Pittsburgh to explode on Monday. It wasn’t […]
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