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PA Solar Bill by Rep. Chris Ross Best Hope for Solar

  • solar in pa
  • September 20, 2011
The PA solar industry's hopes are pinned on HB #1580, which could pass in the upcoming legislative session ending Dec. 14.The bill has a...
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Marcellus Shale drilling company suspends “fracking” across PA due to spill

Chesapeake Energy Corporation has suspended the use of “fracking” for natural gas across Pennsylvania after thousands of gallons of...
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New Marcellus Shale natural gas production severance tax proposal on the way

Despite the need for increased revenue to combat massive deficits in Pennsylvania’s Budget, Governor Tom Corbett has not included...
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Republicans move to stop funding for Chesapeake Bay’s pollution diet

Funding for Chesapeake Bay’s “pollution diet”, which was introduced at the end of 2010 by the US Environmental Protection Agency ...
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Use of diesel fuel in hydraulic fracturing challenged

Congressional investigators have charged oil and gas service companies with injecting tens of millions of gallons of diesel fuel into onshore...
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Cap and trade and carbon taxation

The differences between cap and trade and carbon taxes can be difficult to understand. Both greenhouse gas reduction systems have similarities,...
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Valero set to invest in alternative transportation fuel

Cellulosic ethanol is a type of biofuel derived from a wide variety of sources of cellulose plant fiber such as non edible parts of crops, wood,...
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Challenges to Chesapeake Bay pollution regulations

The Chesapeake Bay watershed covers more than 64,000 square miles. This covers parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware,...
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Cap and trade success story from the 1990’s

Conservatives have begun their offensive on climate change initiatives such as green house gas cap and trade. House republicans have declared they...
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Endocrine disruptors polluting water sources

During the 1950’s, women were given the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) to prevent miscarriages. This drug did not prevent miscarriages and...
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