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Revamped Energy Efficiency Programs Are the Key to Deep Carbon Reductions

GreenTechMedia

The electric power industry is a long-standing partner in this push toward a clean energy future, as demonstrated by its significant CO2 emissions reductions. There is still a way to go to slice energy usage in half. Energy companies across the U.S. In fact, carbon emissions in the U.S. Evolving challenges.

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

Grist

States, cities, businesses, and organizations across the country are taking increasingly large steps to reduce emissions — and those efforts are aided by the falling costs of renewable energy and other decarbonizing technologies. Between 2005 and 2019, greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. decreased by 12 percent.

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The Uncertain Future of Gas Exports on Louisiana’s Vanishing Coastline

DeSmogBlog

“But four hurricanes since 2005 and sea level rise — it really decimated this coastline.” Rita was really, really bad,” he said, referring to the 2005 hurricane that decimated Cameron Parish. Rita was really, really bad,” he said, referring to the 2005 hurricane that decimated Cameron Parish. “I I had a house right over here.

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Isle de Jean Charles Community Members Moved into the First Federally Funded Resettlement Project in Louisiana Despite Visible Engineering Issues

DeSmogBlog

“There’s a void underneath the houses that is filled with water — like a complete lake over there,” said Howard Brunet on August 24, just before his uncle Chris Brunet was about to sign the final paperwork on a new home. Chris Brunet, with his niece Juliette and nephew Howard at the closing of his new home on August 24.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Clean energy for Native American communities. Others have lost their own homes to natural disasters. Today, Barudin works on state clean energy policy, collaborating closely with tribal leaders to ensure community buy-in and outcomes that are equitable. I've always been an energy nerd and I just knew that was my place.

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The Inflation Reduction Act: Investments in Environmental Justice

Energy and Cleantech Council

On August 7, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Act), which would provide about $369 billion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below their 2005 levels by 2030 as well as reduce carbon emissions and invest in renewable energy. Allocated $1.10

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Climate Tech Entrepreneurs React to the Inflation Reduction Act

Elemental Excelerator

In addition to celebrating the bill’s clean energy cost-cutting measures and job-creating potential, we are providing a few additional considerations and themes that are relevant to our portfolio and systems change work. Allume Energy , Transcend ). Forest Frizzell, CEO of Shifted Energy. Nth Cycle ). Vibrant Planet ).