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Q&A: How hospitals can help fight climate change

By Bob Herman

Dr. Jeff Thompson and his team at Wisconsin-based Gundersen Health System are on track to be energy independent by 2014.

Top Headlines

Greenpeace members face federal, state charges in Houston protest

Source: Reuters

As wind grows in North Dakota, so does opposition

Source: Bismarck Tribune

Electric cars are finally taking a (tiny) bite out of combustion engine sales

Source: Quartz

Pennsylvania’s largest solar energy project to help fuel Penn State for 25 years

Source: The Daily Collegian

Arizona coal communities could get federal aid for closure of Navajo mine, power plant

Source: AZ Central

Midwest Energy News

September 16 2019

North Dakota poised for wind energy growth despite pockets of resistance

EFFICIENCY: When Illinois’ law legalizing recreational marijuana takes effect Jan. 1, growers will face some of the strongest energy efficiency and reporting requirements in the country. (Energy News Network) WIND: North Dakota is poised for wind energy development, though the sector faces pockets of resistance in some parts of the state. (Forum News Service) ***SPONSORED […]

Southeast Energy News

September 16 2019

Texas charges protesters under new infrastructure protest law

OIL & GAS: Greenpeace protesters who shut down a Texas oil and gas port by dangling from a bridge last week are the first to be charged under a new state law that makes it a felony to disrupt energy ports and pipelines. (Reuters) ALSO: • West Virginia environmental regulators approve a construction permit for […]

Northeast Energy News

September 16 2019

New York wind farm wins key approval

WIND: New York’s siting board approves a 242 MW wind farm in the state’s Southern Tier. (Livingston County News) ALSO: • New Jersey regulators approve using the site of a former nuclear plant as a transmission connection for an offshore wind farm. (NJ Spotlight) • Affluent homeowners on Long Island are opposing the proposed site […]

Western Energy News

September 16 2019

California utility reaches $11 billion settlement over wildfires

UTILITIES: PG&E agrees to an $11 billion insurance settlement for Northern California wildfire victims, $2.5 billion more than the bankrupt utility proposed in its bankruptcy plan. (San Francisco Chronicle) ALSO: Under a plan approved by state regulators, customers of an Arizona utility will pay a slightly higher surcharge to support a buildout of renewable energy […]

U.S. Energy News

Big Oil’s climate overtures draw skepticism

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