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June 18 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
18 Jun 2018 at 5:30am
Headline News: President Donald Trump ordered a rescue of the nation?s struggling coal and nuclear power industries, but that does not mean utilities are reconsidering the shutdown of unprofitable plants. Many said Trump has not altered their plans to retire old units despite the prospect of his trying to force grid operators to buy power [...]
June 17 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
17 Jun 2018 at 5:21am
Headline News: The Indian city of Chennai has the potential to harness solar energy enough to reduce the demand by at least 20% says a report by Greenpeace India and Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute. The report found that the total rooftop potential of the city was 1,380 MW and that at least 46% [...]
June 16 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
16 Jun 2018 at 5:22am
Headline News: Massachusetts moved closer to embracing an economy-wide price on carbon, as the Senate approved an energy bill with a ?market-based compliance mechanism.? One of New England?s largest utilities backed the move, saying a carbon price is needed for the region to have a chance of meeting its greenhouse gas emission targets. [CommonWealth magazine] [...]
MA Senate Bill 2545 ? Mind Boggling PV Progressive legislation!
by Michelle Harrison
15 Jun 2018 at 7:52pm
The Senate passed S.2545 unanimously – in a decisive bi-partisan message to the House. The bill includes almost everything we could want in a clean energy bill. The [...]
June 15 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
15 Jun 2018 at 5:26am
Headline News: “NRDC, 19 Other Groups Challenge EU?s Mistaken Climate Decision” ? EU policymakers agreed on a new Renewable Energy Directive that failed to fix Europe?s broken bioenergy policies. The decision to continue to label the indiscriminate burning of wood as ?carbon neutral? undercuts the EU?s climate targets. [Natural Resources Defense Council] Clearcut forest [...]
Energy Plan in Hartford
by Michelle Harrison
14 Jun 2018 at 9:58pm
Is Fracked Gas Really Banned in New York? ? Opinion Piece
by Michelle Harrison
14 Jun 2018 at 9:39pm
As a founding member of Stop NY Fracked Gas Pipeline, I am greatly concerned about Governor Cuomo’s proposal for a new fracked gas power plant to be built in the Sheridan Hollow neighborhood of Albany. Although the governor banned fracking in New York State due to the health hazards of fracked gas, he continues to [...]
June 14 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
14 Jun 2018 at 4:30am
Headline News: Scotland?s Climate Change Secretary announced that the country had met its statutory annual greenhouse gas emissions target for the third year in a row in 2016, and this resulted in emissions being down 49% on a 1990 baseline. Of European countries, only Sweden, with a drop of 51%, reduced emissions faster than Scotland. [...]
VW to Pay $6.5 Million to Consumers, State of Vermont in Settlement
by Michelle Harrison
13 Jun 2018 at 10:20pm
Owners of Each Eligible Vehicle to Receive Up to $1,000 Attorney General T.J. Donovan has announced a $6.5 million settlement with Volkswagen and related entities Porsche and Audi. The settlement resolves alleged violations of Vermont?s consumer protection laws involving VW?s false advertising claims about so-called ?Clean Diesel? cars and the diesel engine [...]
June 13 Green Energy News
by George Harvey
13 Jun 2018 at 5:33am
Headline News: The oil markets shrugged off the historic meeting between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Both sides hailed the summit as a breakthrough, with a pledge towards denuclearization, but as expected, there was a lack of even the most basic details on how they might get there. Oil was flat [...]
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