Pennsylvania Chapter of the US Green Chamber of Commerce

06/09/2022

The slowdown in utility-scale battery installations threatens the pace of the U.S. transition away from fossil fuels as the Biden administration seeks to decarbonize the grid by 2035. The delays could pose a threat to power reliability in states that already depend heavily on renewable energy, like California.

At least a dozen storage projects meant to support growing renewable energy supplies have been postponed, canceled or renegotiated.

02/14/2021

It will be interesting to see who wins the $100 million prize in April from Elon Musk!

Tesla co-founder and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently announced he and his charity foundation will spend over $127 million — $100 million US — on a contest that will see researchers create projects to pull CO2 out of the air or ocean.

01/30/2021

IKEA plans to be climate free by the year 2030 by passing out it's use of fossil fuel and by developing products with renewable and recyclable parts.

01/28/2021

Can you name the four companies that are breaking through as the biggest energy giants in the renewable energy category? Chances are that you might not know the answer!!

Meet the clean supermajors. They have the clout and financial might of the big oil companies that came before them

01/28/2021

The battle starts at home!

Kristal Hansley runs a community solar business and wants to bring renewable energy to low-income households.

01/24/2021

There’s a lot of foreign money coming into the U.S. renewables market. That’s because the European market is slightly more mature, so investor returns there are a bit lower than they are here.

Pittsburgh wind developer is guiding new investors.

12/25/2020

If the solar road proves successful, the city wants to install more panels on sidewalks, bike lanes and more. The goal is to power more of the city's infrastructure by renewable energy. Today, it's charging stations. Tomorrow, it could be streetlights or an off-the-grid supply of energy during blackouts.

The solar road sucks up sunlight and will power electric car charging stations.

12/09/2020

Testimony at public hearings Tuesday leaned strongly in favor of Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal to have Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a consortium of 10 Mid-Atlantic and New England states formed to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change.

First of 10 hearing shows strong public support for proposal to have state join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

12/04/2020

Port Authority will use a $5.7 million grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency to buy seven of the 15 electric buses it plans to use for the Bus Rapid Transit system between Oakland and Downtown Pittsburgh.

The seven 60-foot buses are among 15 Port Authority plans to use on the Bus Rapid Transit system between Oakland and Downtown Pittsburgh.

11/16/2020

The fires have destroyed unique habitats and wrecked the livelihoods of many of the Pantanal's diverse indigenous communities. But their damaging impact reaches far beyond the region because it's the world's largest wetlands.

The world watched California and the Amazon go up in flames this year, but the largest tropical wetland on earth has been ablaze for months.

09/07/2020

In Pittsburgh, the city and its residents create tons of trash called food waste. To help eliminate this problem they are working with
Natural Resources Defense Council to prevent food waste both here as well as other places across the country.

Pittsburgh joins Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and other Northeast cities in a national Food Matters Regional Initiative. 

08/23/2020

EPA announces controversial emissions rules!

Environmentalists say new federal rules would end or reduce monitoring and limits on methane, a potent greenhouse gas.