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CPV Announces New 1.8-GW Gas-Fired Plant for West Virginia

September 16, 2022 admin Carbon Capture, ccus, competitive power ventures, cpv, Gas, natural gas, news, West Virginia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 19:20:39 +0000

A Maryland-based power generation group said it will build an 1,800-MW combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in West Virginia, a project that will utilize carbon capture and storage to take advantage of a government tax credit. Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) on Sept. 16 said it plans for the project to be operational later this decade. […]

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Electric School Buses Win Big In USA

August 9, 2022 admin California, clean transport, COLORADO, Connecticut, electric buses, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, EPA, idaho, indiana, maine, MARYLAND, mass transit / public transit, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, policy & politics, subsidies, Washington, West Virginia

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:02:59 +0000

Electric school buses are experiencing rapid growth in the United States, with a nearly 10-fold increase in commitments by school districts and fleet operators in the past year. Thirty-eight states have now committed to procure more than 12,000 electric school buses. In the first half of 2022, several states took important action to further the transition to […]

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Climate Bill Rope-A-Dope, Part Infinity: Joe Manchin Caves (Or Does He?)

July 28, 2022 admin build back better, clean power, climate bill, green hydrogen, hydrogen economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Manchin, policy & politics, West Virginia

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:45:59 +0000

The on-again, off-again climate bill is back, now that West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin is on board, for now.

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West Virginia Vs EPA Doesn’t Have To Hurt The Environment (Part 2)

July 5, 2022 admin clean power, EPA, policy & politics, supreme court of the united states, West Virginia

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 16:35:32 +0000

In Part 1, I explained an alternative approach to looking at Supreme Court cases that don’t go your way. Rather than just be angry and go protest, it’s always a good idea to read the case, put it in the wider context of US government, and find whatever upsides you can. Then, formulate strategies to […]

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West Virginia Vs EPA Doesn’t Have To Hurt The Environment

July 5, 2022 admin clean power, EPA, policy & politics, West Virginia

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:35:30 +0000

Originally, I was going to write about the West Virginia vs EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) case the day it came out. But, with a giant case load at the Supreme Court that had been saved or procrastinated until the last few days of the term, the court ended up releasing the decision on a day […]

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The Profound Climate Implications of Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Decision

July 2, 2022 admin climate change, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, HEALTH, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, Supreme Court, us environmental protection agency (epa), West Virginia

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2022 01:18:14 +0000

This term, alongside a number of cases with the potential for seismic implications, the Supreme Court also took up West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. Though the case caught fewer headlines, it, too, threatened Earth-shifting implications all its own by thrusting into question a critical EPA lever for addressing climate change. Now we have that decision in […]

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Repowering Project Aims for Pinnacle of Success

July 1, 2022 admin clearway energy, fibretech, pinnacle, reinvention, Renewables, repowering, siemens gamesa renewable energy, top plant, turbine blades, turbines, West Virginia, Wind, wind farm

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 04:17:00 +0000

Clearway Energy Group reaffirmed its commitment to renewable energy, and to its support of West Virginia’s push for cleaner energy, with a repowering of the Pinnacle Wind Farm. The project extends the wind

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Report: Energy Jobs Grew Faster Than Overall U.S. Employment in 2021

June 30, 2022 admin bluegreen alliance, California, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev jobs, green economy, green jobs, gretchen whitmer, jason walsh, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, Michigan, Pennsylvania, policy & politics, shaheen, Solar energy, solar energy jobs, solar jobs, texas, us department of energy (doe), us solar energy jobs, us wind energy jobs, West Virginia, wind energy, wind energy jobs

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 20:05:54 +0000

Annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) Shows Strength in Clean Energy Jobs WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week released the 2022 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER), a comprehensive study designed to track and understand employment trends across the energy sector and within key energy technologies. The report covers […]

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Just Don’t Say “Climate Change,” & Manchin Is On Board With West Virginia Wind Power

May 11, 2022 admin carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Joe Manchin, renewable energy, West Virginia, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 22:05:20 +0000

The duplicity is everywhere. Although red state legislators stall key climate legislation, they benefit in their home states by promoting renewable energy enterprises. Their efforts play both sides of the energy division.

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Joe Manchin Coal Conflict Of Interest Is Dangerous For The Planet

April 1, 2022 admin carbon emissions, climate change, Coal, Fossil Fuels, Joe Manchin, policy & politics, West Virginia

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:15:09 +0000

Manchin blocked the spending bill that contained President Biden’s climate proposals and which had included penalties for power companies that did not reduce their coal use. Manchin’s duplicity is slowly being uncovered, and it truly demonstrates the need to tighten Senate ethics rules.