FERC’s rejection of DOE’s pro-coal and nuclear proposal shows evidence can still trump politics
6 years 9 months ago
Last week the Midwest and northeastern United States experienced an historic cold snap that tested our nation’s electric grid. Like last year’s solar eclipse, unprecedented wildfires in California, and extreme flooding after Hurricane Harvey, this year’s “bomb cyclone” has not created a reliability crisis. In fact, it appears based on the evidence thus far that […]
Michael Panfil
FERC’s rejection of DOE’s pro-coal and nuclear proposal shows evidence can still trump politics
6 years 9 months ago
Last week the Midwest and northeastern United States experienced an historic cold snap that tested our nation’s electric grid. Like last year’s solar eclipse, unprecedented wildfires in California, and extreme flooding after Hurricane Harvey, this year’s “bomb cyclone” has not created a reliability crisis. In fact, it appears based on the evidence thus far that […]
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Michael Panfil
The Great Barrier Reef of the Americas: Coastal Lessons from the Past
6 years 9 months ago
efalgoust
The Great Barrier Reef of the Americas: Coastal Lessons from the Past
6 years 9 months ago
This is part 1 of a two-part series concerning Richard Condrey and Natalie Peyronnin’s recent paper, “Using Louisiana’s coastal history to innovate its coastal future,” published in Shore & Beach, Fall 2017. They were there, billions of oysters on the Great Barrier Reef of the Americas (GRBA), along the southern coast of Louisiana – a dangerous impediment to navigation. Just three to four feet under the surface of the water, though visible when the winds blew from the north, with ...
Read The Full StoryThe post The Great Barrier Reef of the Americas: Coastal Lessons from the Past appeared first on Restore the Mississippi River Delta.
efalgoust
The Great Barrier Reef of the Americas: Coastal Lessons from the Past
6 years 9 months ago
This is part 1 of a two-part series concerning Richard Condrey and Natalie Peyronnin’s recent paper, “Using Louisiana’s coastal history to innovate its coastal future,” published in Shore & Beach, Fall 2017. They were there, billions of oysters on the Great Barrier Reef of the Americas (GRBA), along the southern coast of Louisiana – a dangerous impediment to navigation. Just three to four feet under the surface of the water, though visible when the winds blew from the north, with ...
Read The Full StoryThe post The Great Barrier Reef of the Americas: Coastal Lessons from the Past appeared first on Restore the Mississippi River Delta.
efalgoust
EDF Climate & Energy @EDFEnergyEX
6 years 9 months ago
FirstEnergy Facts newsletter, January 8, 2018 - mailchi.mp/a890684478fa/f…
EDF Climate & Energy @EDFEnergyEX
6 years 9 months ago
What's in store for FirstEnergy in 2018? ow.ly/zG8V30hEqsD @firstenergycorp
To Fight Climate Change, We Must Change Our Vocabulary
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Written by Moms Clean Air Force
This was written by Dick Munson, the director of Midwest clean energy for the Environmental Defense Fund: Chicago throws a Humanities Festival to promote “the lifelong exploration of what it means to be human,” attracting thoughtful authors and expressive performers. Two lectures on a recent Saturday...
Moms Clean Air Force
Arizona must act now to secure state’s water future
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bstrachan
EDF, Allies Ask EPA to Protect Americans’ Health from Super-Polluting Glider Trucks
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sstein
Delaware Holds Its Own Public Meeting on Pruitt’s Proposed Clean Power Plan Rollback
6 years 9 months ago
sstein
FERC’s Rejection of DOE’s Attack on Markets Shows Evidence Matters
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What’s in store for FirstEnergy in 2018?
6 years 9 months ago
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Christmas is over, but the weather outside is still frightful. And things are not looking so hot for FirstEnergy’s nuclear bailout either.
Monday January 8, 2018 - Edition #45
PJM recently released its 2018 forecast of anticipated electricity demand, which predicts that demand throughout the region will continue to decline over the coming years. Less demand = less need for power = even less reason to force customers to keep FirstEnergy’s old, expensive plants running.
Consider the PJM forecast the elephant sitting on top of the final nail in the coffin. The nation’s surprising carbon-reducing powerhouse For the past decade or so, expensive coal in Ohio has been going the way of the dodo.
That transition is illustrated in recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, which shows – somewhat surprisingly – that Ohio’s power sector slashed its carbon emissions by 50 million metric tons (MMT) during 2005 – 2015. In absolute terms, that massive cut is way more than any other state. Consider that: Ohio is #1 in electricity-related greenhouse-gas cuts.
Not only does this help keep costs down for electricity customers, it means cleaner, healthier air for all. But bailing out dirty coal could reverse this promising trend. Misguided support The Akron Beacon Journal’s recent editorial may be the first time Ohio longed to be more like New Jersey, which was rushing headlong to increase electricity rates so a profitable utility monopoly could get more subsidies.
The paper rightfully suggests Akron-based FirstEnergy should take responsibility for its own bad business decisions, the electricity grid is plenty reliable without the utility’s old power plants, and that critics (like us) say the company is seeking a bailout.
The editorial board also recognizes the urgency of climate change and the importance of low-carbon energy to help us avoid the worst effects. Yet, that does not mean FirstEnergy’s nuclear proposal is the answer.
While we certainly support cutting carbon pollution, subsidies for uneconomic reactors will only divert investments from the array of innovative green technologies already available. The Garden State didn't let the bailout go through - why would the leading GHG-reducer? What’s in it for us? The term “grid modernization” is being thrown around a lot these days, and for good reason. There are scores of new technologies and approaches that can help our century-old electric grid be more modern and efficient.
Many of these new technologies unlock benefits for customers. For example, right-sizing grid voltage, or voltage optimization, saves money and cuts pollution. Then you’ve got advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and access to data, which can help people better understand their electricity use and ways to save.
Yet when FirstEnergy recently sought to recover $450 million (a cost that will be borne by customers) under the label “grid modernization,” the aforementioned beneficial improvements were nowhere to be found.
Once again, the utility’s looking out for #1.
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Christmas is over, but the weather outside is still frightful.
And things are not looking so hot for FirstEnergy’s nuclear bailout either. When we last left the utility giant, it was still intent on passing legislation to prop up its uneconomic nuclear reactors, despite little interest from state legislators and the governor.
The utility’s bailout recently suffered another blow. The new federal tax law – passed in December – will give utilities like FirstEnergy a huge bonanza, so the requested subsidies are even more unnecessary. Consider tax reform the final nail in the nuclear bailout’s coffin.
PJM recently released its 2018 forecast of anticipated electricity demand, which predicts that demand throughout the region will continue to decline over the coming years. Less demand = less need for power = even less reason to force customers to keep FirstEnergy’s old, expensive plants running.
Consider the PJM forecast the elephant sitting on top of the final nail in the coffin. The nation’s surprising carbon-reducing powerhouse For the past decade or so, expensive coal in Ohio has been going the way of the dodo.
That transition is illustrated in recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, which shows – somewhat surprisingly – that Ohio’s power sector slashed its carbon emissions by 50 million metric tons (MMT) during 2005 – 2015. In absolute terms, that massive cut is way more than any other state. Consider that: Ohio is #1 in electricity-related greenhouse-gas cuts.
Not only does this help keep costs down for electricity customers, it means cleaner, healthier air for all. But bailing out dirty coal could reverse this promising trend. Misguided support The Akron Beacon Journal’s recent editorial may be the first time Ohio longed to be more like New Jersey, which was rushing headlong to increase electricity rates so a profitable utility monopoly could get more subsidies.
The paper rightfully suggests Akron-based FirstEnergy should take responsibility for its own bad business decisions, the electricity grid is plenty reliable without the utility’s old power plants, and that critics (like us) say the company is seeking a bailout.
The editorial board also recognizes the urgency of climate change and the importance of low-carbon energy to help us avoid the worst effects. Yet, that does not mean FirstEnergy’s nuclear proposal is the answer.
While we certainly support cutting carbon pollution, subsidies for uneconomic reactors will only divert investments from the array of innovative green technologies already available. The Garden State didn't let the bailout go through - why would the leading GHG-reducer? What’s in it for us? The term “grid modernization” is being thrown around a lot these days, and for good reason. There are scores of new technologies and approaches that can help our century-old electric grid be more modern and efficient.
Many of these new technologies unlock benefits for customers. For example, right-sizing grid voltage, or voltage optimization, saves money and cuts pollution. Then you’ve got advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and access to data, which can help people better understand their electricity use and ways to save.
Yet when FirstEnergy recently sought to recover $450 million (a cost that will be borne by customers) under the label “grid modernization,” the aforementioned beneficial improvements were nowhere to be found.
Once again, the utility’s looking out for #1.
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Christmas is over, but the weather outside is still frightful. And things are not looking so hot for FirstEnergy’s nuclear bailout either.
Monday January 8, 2018 - Edition #45
PJM recently released its 2018 forecast of anticipated electricity demand, which predicts that demand throughout the region will continue to decline over the coming years. Less demand = less need for power = even less reason to force customers to keep FirstEnergy’s old, expensive plants running.
Consider the PJM forecast the elephant sitting on top of the final nail in the coffin. The nation’s surprising carbon-reducing powerhouse For the past decade or so, expensive coal in Ohio has been going the way of the dodo.
That transition is illustrated in recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, which shows – somewhat surprisingly – that Ohio’s power sector slashed its carbon emissions by 50 million metric tons (MMT) during 2005 – 2015. In absolute terms, that massive cut is way more than any other state. Consider that: Ohio is #1 in electricity-related greenhouse-gas cuts.
Not only does this help keep costs down for electricity customers, it means cleaner, healthier air for all. But bailing out dirty coal could reverse this promising trend. Misguided support The Akron Beacon Journal’s recent editorial may be the first time Ohio longed to be more like New Jersey, which was rushing headlong to increase electricity rates so a profitable utility monopoly could get more subsidies.
The paper rightfully suggests Akron-based FirstEnergy should take responsibility for its own bad business decisions, the electricity grid is plenty reliable without the utility’s old power plants, and that critics (like us) say the company is seeking a bailout.
The editorial board also recognizes the urgency of climate change and the importance of low-carbon energy to help us avoid the worst effects. Yet, that does not mean FirstEnergy’s nuclear proposal is the answer.
While we certainly support cutting carbon pollution, subsidies for uneconomic reactors will only divert investments from the array of innovative green technologies already available. The Garden State didn't let the bailout go through - why would the leading GHG-reducer? What’s in it for us? The term “grid modernization” is being thrown around a lot these days, and for good reason. There are scores of new technologies and approaches that can help our century-old electric grid be more modern and efficient.
Many of these new technologies unlock benefits for customers. For example, right-sizing grid voltage, or voltage optimization, saves money and cuts pollution. Then you’ve got advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and access to data, which can help people better understand their electricity use and ways to save.
Yet when FirstEnergy recently sought to recover $450 million (a cost that will be borne by customers) under the label “grid modernization,” the aforementioned beneficial improvements were nowhere to be found.
Once again, the utility’s looking out for #1.
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Christmas is over, but the weather outside is still frightful.
And things are not looking so hot for FirstEnergy’s nuclear bailout either. When we last left the utility giant, it was still intent on passing legislation to prop up its uneconomic nuclear reactors, despite little interest from state legislators and the governor.
The utility’s bailout recently suffered another blow. The new federal tax law – passed in December – will give utilities like FirstEnergy a huge bonanza, so the requested subsidies are even more unnecessary. Consider tax reform the final nail in the nuclear bailout’s coffin.
PJM recently released its 2018 forecast of anticipated electricity demand, which predicts that demand throughout the region will continue to decline over the coming years. Less demand = less need for power = even less reason to force customers to keep FirstEnergy’s old, expensive plants running.
Consider the PJM forecast the elephant sitting on top of the final nail in the coffin. The nation’s surprising carbon-reducing powerhouse For the past decade or so, expensive coal in Ohio has been going the way of the dodo.
That transition is illustrated in recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, which shows – somewhat surprisingly – that Ohio’s power sector slashed its carbon emissions by 50 million metric tons (MMT) during 2005 – 2015. In absolute terms, that massive cut is way more than any other state. Consider that: Ohio is #1 in electricity-related greenhouse-gas cuts.
Not only does this help keep costs down for electricity customers, it means cleaner, healthier air for all. But bailing out dirty coal could reverse this promising trend. Misguided support The Akron Beacon Journal’s recent editorial may be the first time Ohio longed to be more like New Jersey, which was rushing headlong to increase electricity rates so a profitable utility monopoly could get more subsidies.
The paper rightfully suggests Akron-based FirstEnergy should take responsibility for its own bad business decisions, the electricity grid is plenty reliable without the utility’s old power plants, and that critics (like us) say the company is seeking a bailout.
The editorial board also recognizes the urgency of climate change and the importance of low-carbon energy to help us avoid the worst effects. Yet, that does not mean FirstEnergy’s nuclear proposal is the answer.
While we certainly support cutting carbon pollution, subsidies for uneconomic reactors will only divert investments from the array of innovative green technologies already available. The Garden State didn't let the bailout go through - why would the leading GHG-reducer? What’s in it for us? The term “grid modernization” is being thrown around a lot these days, and for good reason. There are scores of new technologies and approaches that can help our century-old electric grid be more modern and efficient.
Many of these new technologies unlock benefits for customers. For example, right-sizing grid voltage, or voltage optimization, saves money and cuts pollution. Then you’ve got advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and access to data, which can help people better understand their electricity use and ways to save.
Yet when FirstEnergy recently sought to recover $450 million (a cost that will be borne by customers) under the label “grid modernization,” the aforementioned beneficial improvements were nowhere to be found.
Once again, the utility’s looking out for #1.
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Coastal Latest & Greatest: 3 Things You Don’t Want to Miss
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A weekly round-up of what's new in Louisiana coastal restoration 1) The Times Picayune published an opinion piece, “This was the year Louisiana started taking back our coast” by our Campaign Director, Steve Cochran. In it, he discusses progress made on the coast in 2017, particularly Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan and LA SAFE (Louisiana Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments), and opportunities that exist going forward to build on this progress. Writes Steve, “Ultimately, it will be this combination of science-based coastal restoration projects and planning around the ...
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