By EDF Blogs By: Ellen Shea , Analyst, EDF Climate Corps I recently read a white paper by Chet Lyons of the Energy Strategies Group performing a cost-benefits analysis of utility companies purchasing battery storage systems vs. simple cycle gas-fired combustion turbines (CT). These CT…
By Ilissa Ocko Photo: IPCC It was released two days late for Halloween, but an international report on the dangers of climate change still has plenty of information about our warming planet that will chill you to the core. The report is the latest from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
The Battle to Control the Story – and Science – of the Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe By John Platt, Takepart.com Oct. 31, 2014. “BP argues the impact of the spill was short-lived. Conservation groups disagree …” ( read more ) Denial is not a river in Louisiana By Holly Moeller, The…
By Ilissa Ocko Photo: IPCC It was released two days late for Halloween, but an international report on the dangers of climate change still has plenty of information about our warming planet that will chill you to the core. The report is the latest from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
By EDF Blogs By: Dan Upham , Editor We no longer fret over taxes on tea, but there’s another American Revolution forming in our great nation today. Like the colonist uprising 241 years ago, it’s fueled by a need to stand up against an outdated system that threatens our way of life. It’s a…
November 3, 2014
BP seeks to reconsider parts of Deepwater Horizon settlement agreement based on Claims Administrator ‘conflict of interest’ By Kyle Barnett, The Louisiana Record. Oct. 31, 2014. “A filing earlier this week by BP PLC seeks to halt parts of the Deepwater Horizon settlement agreement it alleges…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 3, 2014 United States Reaches Settlement with Hyundai and Kia in Historic Greenhouse Gas Enforcement CaseHyundai and Kia to pay record $100 million penalty for selling vehicles that emit more greenhouse gases than automakers certified to EPAWashington – The U.S.…
By Marilynn Marsh-Robinson A rural electric cooperative in North Carolina is one of the first in the country to receive funds from a new United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on-bill finance program that will help customers improve energy efficiency, lower utility bills, and reduce carbon…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENov. 3, 2014 EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Attorney General Eric Holder to Announce Historic Clean Air Act Settlement WASHINGTON – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and Attorney General Eric Holder will hold a press conference TODAY, MONDAY,…
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes that humans must reduce their carbon emissions to zero. The statement that carbon emissions must fall to zero was “game-changing”, according to Kaisa Kosonen of Greenpeace. “We can still limit warming to 2C, or even 1.5C or less…
This is a rougarou. On Saturday October 25 th , the Restore the Mississippi River Delta field team came together to recruit supporters for coastal restoration at Rougarou Fest in Houma, Louisiana. Rougarou Fest is a family-friendly festival with a spooky flair that celebrates the rich folklore…
By Shems Jud Astoria, Oregon fisherman Kevin Dunn is familiar to EDF’s Pacific Ocean team because we worked with him closely to redesign fishing nets and reduce bycatch. Now he’s becoming familiar to millions of others through a Whole Foods Market commercial that debuted during the World…
By EDF Blogs Each month, the Energy Exchange rounds up a list of top clean energy conferences around the country. Our list includes conferences at which experts from the EDF Clean Energy Program will be speaking, plus additional events that we think our readers may benefit from marking on their…
WASHINGTON--As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, EPA today released plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for climate change impacts such as flooding, sea level rise, severe weather and temperature extremes
Plan Builds Capacity to Protect Human Health and the Environment in a Changing Climate Contact: Jason McDonald, (404) 562-9203, mcdonald.jason@epa.gov ATLANTA--As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, EPA today released plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for climate…
DALLAS – (Oct. 31, 2014) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the State of Texas program to issue greenhouse gas (GHG) permits for new and modified facilities. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has worked closely with EPA and submitted a state…
By Katie Hsia-Kiung EDF ’ s Innovators Series profiles companies and people across California with bold solutions to reduce carbon pollution and help the state meet the goals of AB 32. Each addition to the series will profile a different solution, focused on the development of new technologies and…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed a new plan to remove mercury contamination from areas of Pompton Lake in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, including the areas where the Acid Brook flows into the lake, called the Acid Brook Delta. Areas of the sediment on the bottom…
Gulf Coast landowners, farmers can tap $40M in conservation cash from BP oil spill By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Oct. 29, 2014. “This monumental partnership is an encouraging sign of the cooperation and dedication present on all sides with a stake in restoring this unique…