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He expressed the sentiment in a media briefing organized by clean energy group RE-AMP, arguing against a proposed coal plant in Marshalltown, Iowa.

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A competition launched by New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo allowing student groups from colleges and universities in the state to construct plans for clean energy programs has begun accepting applications.

Environmental groups on Monday are hailing the adoption by the Public Service Commission of a proposed clean energy standard designed to require half of New York's energy be proposed by renewable sources by 2030.

That's according to a coalition of more than 70 environmental, faith and labor groups have launched a campaign on this Earth Day to require New York to transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2030.

A group of energy companies and power plants are challenging New York's recently approved Clean Energy Standard (CES), which aims to reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions in the state by subsidizing financially distressed nuclear power plants, including the FitzPatrick and Nine Mile Point plants in Oswego cenergy companies and power plants are challenging New York's recently approved Clean Energy Standard (CES), which aims to reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions in the state by subsidizing financially distressed nuclear power plants, including the FitzPatrick and Nine Mile Point plants in Oswego cEnergy Standard (CES), which aims to reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions in the state by subsidizing financially distressed nuclear power plants, including the FitzPatrick and Nine Mile Point plants in Oswego county.

The report was released by Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Environment America, Environment New York, Environmental Advocates of New York, HealthyPlanet, Long Island Solar Energy Industries Association, National Wildlife Federation, New York Building Congress, New York League of Conservation Voters, New York Public Interest Research Group, Renewable Energy Long Island, and Sierra Club.

The group wants the United States to public commit to transition to a 100 % clean, renewable energy economy by 2030 when the UN meeting on climate change takes place in NYC in September.

Steyer's group wants to see the United States derive half of its energy from clean sources by 2030, a goal that's unlikely to be met without bipartisan support in Washington.

Brian Sales, distinguished research scientist and lead of the Correlated Electron Materials Group in the Materials Science and Technology Division, was nominated by the AAAS section on physics for «pioneering research for clean energy technologies, including thermoelectric and superconducting materials, and materials for nuclear waste storage.»

A group of about 50 women in Othaya, Nyeri County have been trained on sustainable clean energy, thanks to a new initiative by wPOWER Hub, Wangari Maathai Institute.

The presidents welcomed: (i) a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to the China Power Engineering and Consulting Group Corporation to support a feasibility study for an integrated gasification combined cycle (I.G.C.C.) power plant in China using American technology, (ii) an agreement by Missouri - based Peabody Energy to invest and participate in GreenGen, a project of several major Chinese energy companies to develop a near - zero emissions coal - fired power plant, (iii) an agreement between G.E. and Shenhua Corporation to collaborate on the development and deployment of I.G.C.C. and other clean coal technologies; and (iv) an agreement between AES and Songzao Coal and Electric Company to use methane captured from a coal mine in Chongqing, China, to generate electricity and reduce greenhouse gas emisEnergy to invest and participate in GreenGen, a project of several major Chinese energy companies to develop a near - zero emissions coal - fired power plant, (iii) an agreement between G.E. and Shenhua Corporation to collaborate on the development and deployment of I.G.C.C. and other clean coal technologies; and (iv) an agreement between AES and Songzao Coal and Electric Company to use methane captured from a coal mine in Chongqing, China, to generate electricity and reduce greenhouse gas emisenergy companies to develop a near - zero emissions coal - fired power plant, (iii) an agreement between G.E. and Shenhua Corporation to collaborate on the development and deployment of I.G.C.C. and other clean coal technologies; and (iv) an agreement between AES and Songzao Coal and Electric Company to use methane captured from a coal mine in Chongqing, China, to generate electricity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The letter notes that PG&E's proposal — endorsed by anti-nuclear groups NRDC and Sierra Club, which are invested in renewable energy and fossil fuel companies that could benefit from Diablo Canyon's closure — would not replace Diablo Canyon with power from clean energy sources.

Three of those states — North Carolina, Ohio, and Kansas — saw strong pushes by conservative groups to reverse clean energy regulations this year.

Founded by a bipartisan and bicameral group of Congressional Members, EESI seeks to be a catalyst that moves society away from environmentally damaging fossil fuels and toward a clean energy future.

It was conducted by Clean Wisconsin, a clean energy advocacy group, and four independent fClean Wisconsin, a clean energy advocacy group, and four independent fclean energy advocacy group, and four independent firms.

«China's new goal of producing 20 percent of its power from clean energy by 2030 is a huge step forward that signals a historic shift away from dirty fossil fuels, and could drive a new global competition for clean energy technology,» the group said in a statement.

The first piece of news was welcomed by clean energy advocates and consumer groups who've been fighting FirstEnergy's attempts to bail out its generator business.

Coauthored by the California Housing Partnership, Center for Sustainable Energy, and Clean Energy Group, the report says solar + storage systems could nearly eliminate electric bills for owners of affordable apartment buildings in California.

EQUITY AND FAIR TRADE Fair wages and working conditions for all workers (including construction) as defined by international labour standards HEALTH AND HAPPINESS Facilities and events for every demographic group In June 2007, Masdar City received the first World Clean Energy Award from the Transatlantic21 Association in Basel, Switzerland.

Pushed by grassroots environmental and social - justice groups, California has led the way on this approach, with 2012 legislation (Senate Bill 535) requiring that 25 percent of carbon revenue from the state's cap - and - trade program must be spent on clean - energy investments that benefit environmentally vulnerable low - income communities in places like Stockton, Fresno, Richmond, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles (the targeted share for these communities was recently raised to 35 percent).

With the world readying to spend $ 600 billion annually on clean - energy technology by 20202, the group noted, the United States is now running a trade deficit in these products and facing «declining export market shares» virtually everywhere.

The Climate Group just released an upbeat report, China's Clean Revolution, which lauds China for trailing only Germany in 2007 for renewable energy investments (US$ 12 billion vs. $ 14 billion), for leading the world in installed generating capacity of renewable energy at 152 GW by the end of 2007, and for being a leading manufacturer across various low carbon technologies.

On average, public finance institutions controlled by G20 governments, along with multilateral development banks such as the World Bank Group, provide $ 71.8 billion per year in public finance for fossil fuels, and only $ 18.7 billion in public finance for clean energy (figure taken from from the report Talk is Cheap: How G20 Governments are Financing Climate Disaster, July 2017, available here).

Instead, environmental groups should have focused on pain - free policies to boost innovation and make clean energy cheaper — by, say, funding R&D on a Manhattan Project-esque scale.

This Energy & Policy Institute briefing outlines the studies frequently used by pundits and special interests to attack the Clean Power Plan, details who has been paid or consulted in the production of these reports, and exposes the front groups involved in circulating the following reports:

Subtitle H: Energy and Efficiency Centers and Research -(Sec. 171) Requires the Secretary to implement a program to establish Energy Innovation Hubs by: (1) leveraging the expertise and resources of the university and private research communities, industry, venture capital, national laboratories, and other participants in energy innovation to support cross-disciplinary research and development in areas not being served by the private sector in order to develop and transfer innovative clean energy technologies into the marketplace; (2) expanding the knowledge base and human capital necessary to transition to a low - carbon economy; and (3) promoting regional economic development by cultivating clusters of clean energy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businEnergy and Efficiency Centers and Research -(Sec. 171) Requires the Secretary to implement a program to establish Energy Innovation Hubs by: (1) leveraging the expertise and resources of the university and private research communities, industry, venture capital, national laboratories, and other participants in energy innovation to support cross-disciplinary research and development in areas not being served by the private sector in order to develop and transfer innovative clean energy technologies into the marketplace; (2) expanding the knowledge base and human capital necessary to transition to a low - carbon economy; and (3) promoting regional economic development by cultivating clusters of clean energy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businEnergy Innovation Hubs by: (1) leveraging the expertise and resources of the university and private research communities, industry, venture capital, national laboratories, and other participants in energy innovation to support cross-disciplinary research and development in areas not being served by the private sector in order to develop and transfer innovative clean energy technologies into the marketplace; (2) expanding the knowledge base and human capital necessary to transition to a low - carbon economy; and (3) promoting regional economic development by cultivating clusters of clean energy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businenergy innovation to support cross-disciplinary research and development in areas not being served by the private sector in order to develop and transfer innovative clean energy technologies into the marketplace; (2) expanding the knowledge base and human capital necessary to transition to a low - carbon economy; and (3) promoting regional economic development by cultivating clusters of clean energy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businenergy technologies into the marketplace; (2) expanding the knowledge base and human capital necessary to transition to a low - carbon economy; and (3) promoting regional economic development by cultivating clusters of clean energy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businenergy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businesses.

and has since spawned a 20 - state coalition seeking a seat at the clean - energy table long dominated by liberal and environmental groups.

Ottawa, Ontario, June 29, 2016 — Robert Hornung, President of the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) issued this statement following the release of a report by the global economic consulting firm The Brattle Group titled, Enabling Canadian Electricity Imports for Clean Power Plan Compliance — Technical Guidance for U.S. State Policymakers.

The group formed in 2013 and has since spawned a 20 - state coalition seeking a seat at the clean - energy table long dominated by liberal and environmental groups.

A poll by TNS and YouGov for the online activist group Avaaz late last week found that 56 % of Poles thought that EU financial support for energy should back clean energy rather than fossil fuels.

But Gabe Elsner, co-director of the public watchdog group Checks and Balances Project, said the legislation and economic reports amount to «a one - two punch against clean energy laws across the country» by fossil - fuel interests.

The young activists, representing a number of youth action groups including SustainUS, the Sierra Student Coalition, the Cascade Climate Network, and other American youth NGOs, kicked off the protest by holding banners in front of the cameras reading «Climate Disaster Ahead» and «Clean Energy Now.»

«The Clean Power plan was an unprecedented power grab by the previous administration that was built on a shaky legal foundation,» said Thomas Pyle, head of the American Energy Alliance, a fossil fuel - oriented free market advocacy group.

See the Clean Energy Future Report by the Clean Energy Future Group for more information.

Minneapolis plans to power all city functions using 100 % renewable energy by 2030, and is working with utilities and a diverse group of stakeholders to determine other ways the city can create an equitable clean energy economy, with job creation and universal access to clean energy cost savings.

Businesses can sign on to various commitments, including RE100 for renewable power (led by the Climate Group and the CDP), Clean Trillion for clean - energy investment (led by Ceres) and the B team Call for Net - Zero Greenhouse - Gas Emissions by Clean Trillion for clean - energy investment (led by Ceres) and the B team Call for Net - Zero Greenhouse - Gas Emissions by clean - energy investment (led by Ceres) and the B team Call for Net - Zero Greenhouse - Gas Emissions by 2050.

Another group called the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy, backed by Democratic Governor Jay Inslee and other major green and labour groups, is gathering signatures for a cap - and - trade program whose proceeds would be earmarked for renewable energy proEnergy, backed by Democratic Governor Jay Inslee and other major green and labour groups, is gathering signatures for a cap - and - trade program whose proceeds would be earmarked for renewable energy proenergy programs.

According to a new poll by Republican polling firm Public Opinion Strategies, 79 % of Republicans and independents who identify as conservative (the only groups polled) support the expansion of clean energy and policies to encourage such growth.

But Clean Energy Council policy director Russell Marsh said «the vast majority of Australians support renewable energy and would be better served by objective scientific analysis rather than a group of grumblers brainstorming imaginary problems&rEnergy Council policy director Russell Marsh said «the vast majority of Australians support renewable energy and would be better served by objective scientific analysis rather than a group of grumblers brainstorming imaginary problems&renergy and would be better served by objective scientific analysis rather than a group of grumblers brainstorming imaginary problems».

The #Youth4Climate social media campaign is an effort led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Department of Energy, the Association of Science - Technology Centers (ASTC), the CLEAN Network, The Wild Center, the World Bank Group's global partnership program Connect4Climate, Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy, Alliance for Climate Education, Earth Day Network, Climate Interactive, and others.

Despite attempts by opponents to repeal the REPS law in recent years, a strong bipartisan group of legislators have voted numerous times to maintain the REPS, which has been a driving force behind NC's $ 7 billion clean energy industry and its 26,000 + jobs.

Ohio is currently fighting this year's final battle in a nationally - coordinated attack on clean energy standard laws, implemented by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and other groups belonging to the secretive corporate front group umbrella known as the State Policy Network (SPN).

Energy & Policy Institute's new report exposes the strategies, front groups, and people used by the fossil fuel and utility corporations to attack clean energy polEnergy & Policy Institute's new report exposes the strategies, front groups, and people used by the fossil fuel and utility corporations to attack clean energy polenergy policies.

A proposal put forth by China — and one that it says has received «positive responses» and substantial backing from international groups, including the United Nations — foresees a global smart ultra-high-voltage (UHV) grid that transmits only «clean energy.»

David Tulauskas will be speaking during Climate Week NYC at The Climate Group's high - level networking event, «Scaling the Clean Economy: Using Better Energy Better», hosted by Baker & McKenzie on Tuesday, September 20.

This victory was the result of years of hard work by a broad coalition of community groups, environmental organizations and other stakeholders who saw the growing renewable energy economy as a chance not just to clean the air, but to catalyze economic opportunity in frontline communities.

We did so by demanding that so - called environmental groups stop killing our largest source of clean energy.

But the idea of «clean coal» — particularly as it has been marketed by industry — remains controversial among groups that are unsure if CCS will work and argue «clean coal» is still not as clean as alternative forms of solar or wind energy.

We're approached by green groups and climate justice campaigners on a weekly basis, offering a perspective of the global negotiations or pushing their clean energy agendas.

The EPA also announced some significant green power purchase increases by non-Fortune 500 members including Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport, Hilton Worldwide, and Montgomery County, Maryland, Clean Energy Buyers Group.