clean-energy

President Joe Biden brings ‘Bidenomics’ tour to Philly Shipyard

BY: - July 20, 2023

In his sixth trip to the City of Brotherly Love so far this year, President Joe Biden visited the Philly Shipyard on Thursday to tout his record on manufacturing and clean energy jobs, and the economy in general. “I’m here today to talk about what we’re doing to invest in America, invest in Pennsylvania, invest […]

Solar power panels in field on a sunny autumn day (Getty Images).

Pa. could be a model for solar-powered schools — If it can get past political divisions

BY: - June 27, 2023

A new bill would marry labor, environmental and educational interests — potentially forging a new path for bipartisan climate policy.

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Big Oil’s allies spend big money on ads and lobbying to keep fossil fuels flowing | Analysis

BY: - February 14, 2023

The industry's trade group allies outspent clean energy groups by a whopping 27X to get their message across.

The target chamber of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility, where 192 laser beams delivered more than 2 million joules of ultraviolet energy to a tiny fuel pellet to create fusion ignition on Dec. 5, 2022. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

Scientists announce a fusion breakthrough with big implications for clean energy 

BY: - December 14, 2022

'This is what it looks like for America to lead. And we’re just getting started,' U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said.

The ceiling of the main Rotunda inside Pennsylvania’s Capitol building. May 24, 2022. Harrisburg, Pa. (Photo by Amanda Berg, for the Capital-Star).

Wolf signs dozens of bills including clean energy tax credits, fentanyl testing and driver’s ed

BY: - November 4, 2022

Gov. Tom Wolf signed a whopping 66 bills into law on Thursday, including measures to provide tax credits for zero-carbon energy production, to punish Pennsylvania Turnpike toll scofflaws, and to provide new tools to combat the opioid epidemic. The bills, passed near the end of the General Assembly’s 2021-22 session, also aim to expand the […]

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Pa. must modernize its approach to clean energy – or risk falling further behind  | Opinion

BY: - October 20, 2022

By failing to embrace clean energy, Pa. decision-makers are depriving the commonwealth of an economic windfall.

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at the Global Clean Energy Action Forum in Pittsburgh on 9/22/22 (Photo courtesy Gov. Wolf's office).

How the promise of a clean energy future in Pa. could be undone by politics | Analysis

BY: - October 17, 2022

The state’s powerful oil and gas industry wields influence in ways that could blunt the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act.

For offshore wind aspirations to become reality, transmission hurdles must be cleared

BY: - October 5, 2022

Right now, there aren’t many incentives for developers to share interconnection and transmission infrastructure, one expert said.

The Youth Strike for Climate Justice rally marches down Fifth Avenue in Oakland on Wed., Sept. 21, 2022

‘We need to do everything we can now’: In Pgh, students march for climate justice

BY: - September 22, 2022

The protest came as clean energy industry leaders from around the world meet in the Steel City.

Pa. schools have doubled their solar power use since 2020

BY: - May 22, 2022

Only 2 percent of schools in the state, which is a total of 108, produce their own solar power.

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Pa. voters must prioritize clean energy, environmental issues in Tuesday’s primaries | Opinion

BY: - May 16, 2022

We must make sure our votes support candidates who are focused on protecting the Commonwealth's future.

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Pa. awards $2M in clean energy grants to boost workforce development | Friday Morning Coffee

BY: - May 13, 2022

The grants are intended to help individuals from underserved communities, the administration said.