Demand Response Is the Best Cure for Texas’ Ailing Grid
By Marita Mirzatuny Source: North America Power Partners The Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has, yet again, kicked the can down the road on securing reliable energy to power the state’s growing population. The PUC, the state agency charged with managing electricity rates, meets to…
Demand Response Is the Best Cure for Texas’ Ailing Grid
By Marita Mirzatuny Source: North America Power Partners The Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has, yet again, kicked the can down the road on securing reliable energy to power the state’s growing population. The PUC, the state agency charged with managing electricity rates, meets to…
6 key insights from the latest IPCC climate report
By Ilissa Ocko (This post originally appeared on EDF Voices ) Since 1990, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) has released a series of reports that assess the latest data and research on climate change. The reports are issued approximately every five years.…
Earth Month Tip: Change Five Lights
A series of daily tips throughout April. Did you know that the average home has approximately 30 light fixtures and spends about 12% of its electricity bill on lighting? Replace your five most frequently used light fixtures or light bulbs with Energy Star qualified products, and you will prevent…
EPA Hosts National Summit to Address Environmental Concerns and Sustainability at Ports
By Elena Craft, PhD Source: Digital Vision Every day, countless heavy duty diesel trucks and oil-burning cargo ships move tons of goods through U.S. ports, adding pollution to urban areas that may be suffering from poor air quality. As many ports across the nation are undergoing expansion projects…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 1, 2014
U.S. Geological Survey releases map detailing coastal Louisiana marshes By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune. March 31, 2014. “The U.S. Geological Survey has released a map of coastal Louisiana marshes, listing more than 956,000 acres of fresh marsh and nearly 730,000 acres of…
Missoula Sawmill Site: Ready for Reuse
By Ted Lanzano On February 19th, after nearly 15 years of environmental work, the Missoula Sawmill property became fully “ready for reuse”. This long-awaited news from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) brings relief and excitement to the community as…
Media Advisory: The Gulf Oil Disaster: Four Years Later, Visit Oiled Wetlands & Restoration Sites
Media Advisory for Thursday, April 10, 2014 The Gulf Oil Disaster: Four Years Later, Visit Oiled Wetlands & Restoration Sites Interview and Boat Trip Opportunities Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Erin Greeson, National Audubon…
U.S. EPA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Carbon Sequestration Permits in Central Illinois
CHICAGO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting public comment on proposed permits that would allow the FutureGen Industrial Alliance Inc. to inject carbon dioxide deep underground near Jacksonville, Illinois. This process – known as “carbon sequestration” – is a means of…
EDF Statement on Announcement of First 'Climate Credit' for Californians"
March 31, 2014
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: March 31, 2014
Editorial: Heart of the oil spill By Pensacola News Journal editorial staff, March 27, 2014. “The further we get from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the more crucial it is that we remain hypervigilant and angry about what BP’s man-made disaster has done to the Gulf of Mexico.…” ( read…
Climate Action is Turning Green to Gold for Californians
By Lauren Navarro By Lauren Navarro and Emily Reyna What would you do with an extra $70? Starting this April , customers of California’s biggest utilities will experience first-hand how the state’s fight against climate change is actually paying off – in the form of real money. Wait… real…
EPA Takes Action to Protect Public from an Illegal Nano Silver Pesticide in Food Containers; Cites NJ Company for Selling Food Containers with an Unregistered Pesticide Warns Large Retailers Not to Sell These Products
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an order to the Pathway Investment Corp. of Englewood, New Jersey to stop the sale of plastic food storage containers that have not been tested or registered with the EPA, in violation of federal pesticides law
EPA Takes Action to Protect Public from an Illegal Nano Silver Pesticide in Food Containers; Cites NJ Company for Selling Food Containers with an Unregistered Pesticide Warns Large Retailers Not to Sell These Products
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an order to the Pathway Investment Corp. of Englewood, New Jersey to stop the sale of plastic food storage containers that have not been tested or registered with the EPA, in violation of federal pesticides law
Three Companies to Repay EPA for Costs of Cleaning Up Contaminated Site in Clifton, New Jersey; Successful Cleanup of Leaking Drums Protecting Health and Safety of Community
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced legal agreements with Clifton 2003, L.L.C, Hampshire Generational Fund, L.L.C and WEA Enterprises Co., Inc. to repay $2.1 million spent by the EPA to clean up contamination at Abrachem Chemical, a former bulk chemical…
Three Companies to Repay EPA for Costs of Cleaning Up Contaminated Site in Clifton, New Jersey; Successful Cleanup of Leaking Drums Protecting Health and Safety of Community
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced legal agreements with Clifton 2003, L.L.C, Hampshire Generational Fund, L.L.C and WEA Enterprises Co., Inc. to repay $2.1 million spent by the EPA to clean up contamination at Abrachem Chemical, a former bulk chemical…
Climate Change Impacts Affecting Us Here and Now – IPCC Report
March 31, 2014
Conference on Clean Energy Financing Signals a Shift in Funding the Low-Carbon Economy
By Brad Copithorne Source: eProGuide In 2010, I began working on financial policy at EDF. Our objective was to implement policies that would allow private sector companies to profitably deliver financing solutions to residential and commercial property owners footing the upfront cost of…
Women in Power: Leading the Way to a Clean Energy Economy
By EDF Blogs By: Lauren Faber , West Coast Political Director This is the first in a series of posts about leading women in the power, environmental science, advocacy, policy, and business sectors. Pull back the curtain on climate leadership, and you’ll see women in power. From the author of…
Women in Power: Leading the Way to a Clean Energy Economy
By Lauren Faber This is the first in a series of posts about leading women in the power, environmental science, advocacy, policy, and business sectors. Pull back the curtain on climate leadership, and you’ll see women in power. From the author of the country’s leading clean car standards,…
