March 22, 2021, Press Release, Gov. Wolf office.
Governor Tom Wolf announced today a major clean energy initiative that will produce nearly 50 percent of state government’s electricity through seven new solar energy arrays totaling 191-megawatts to be built around …
David Hess, PA Environment Digest Blog, March 17, 2021.
Senators Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) and Art Haywood (D-Montgomery) recently announced plans to introduce legislation to increase the solar share under the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards from 0.5 to 5.5 percent by …
By Akshat Rathi, March 10, 2021, Bloomberg Green.
The exuberance of vaccine rollouts in rich countries is masking an ugly reality. Greenhouse gas emissions are already creeping higher than before the pandemic as economies come back to life.
That shouldn’t …
Fossil Free Pitt Coalition Press Release, Feb. 15, 2021
PITTSBURGH, PA — On Monday, February 15th at 9am, University of Pittsburgh students and allies will be installing a billboard in Oakland. The billboard, located at the intersection of Boulevard of …
In his new book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, a man who has left his mark on software, business, and philanthropy sets his sights squarely on the
By Belawoe Akwakoku February 5, 2021, Defend Our Future
This Black History Month, we are happy to add on to our list from last year, as we recognize and amplify the work of five more young Black leaders that …
By Dan Gearino
The Biden administration promises to restart U.S. progress on clean energy and climate policy, after the backsliding of the last four years.
But one thing that won’t change from the Trump …
Oliver Milman The Guardian, Jan. 20, 2021.
Joe Biden has moved to reinstate the US to the Paris climate agreement just hours after being sworn in as president, as his administration rolls out a cavalcade of executive orders aimed at …
Washington, DC — Today, as the U.S. Congress prepared to certify the November 2020 presidential election results, white supremacists breached four rounds of security around the U.S. Capitol, reaching armed conflict on the Congressional floor. Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump’s …