Energy
What will fuel our world and how can we meet our needs without polluting the Earth and depleting it’s resources?
The Drive-In Utopia is Closed, by Dennis Lieb
Regional Approach to Energy vs. Increasing Power Line Capacity – The Alliance opposes the new major transmission lines proposed for the mid-Atlantic electricity grid. Given environmental concerns, peak oil, global climate instability, and local ecosystem stability, the new transmission lines, like other increases in the grid, are unsustainable.
Precautionary Principle for Marcellus Shale
Health and Environmental Experts: Follow the Precautionary Principle on Natural Gas from the Marcellus Shale Since 2007, Pennsylvania has witnessed a dramatic increase in unconventional development of natural gas from the Marcellus shale formation using high-volume hydraulic fracturing, also called … more
E.House
With global climate instability, we face an enormous challenge requiring our im-mediate attention. We need to take action to reduce our production of greenhouse gases. At the same time, we are encountering limits in fuel, water and other resources that … more
Regional Sustainable Energy Center
by Joris Rosse With a start-up grant from The Century Fund in hand, the Alliance has been moving ahead with its Sustainable Energy Center Project, a coordinated regional approach that we believe will help the Greater Lehigh Valley address the … more
Marcellus Shale – Background
Info from Wikipedia: The Marcellus Formation is a black shale formation found throughout the Allegheny Plateau, running across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions of New York, in northern and western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, through western Maryland, and throughout most of West Virginia extending across the state line into extreme western Virginia. The Marcellus bedrock … more
Wildlife & Wind Energy
On Dec. 2, 2006, the Geography department at Kutztown University hosted a conference on the risks and trade-offs of Utility Scale Wind Energy Development of the Central Appalachians, organized by ornithologist Donald S. Heintzelman. Presenters included experts from American Bird … more
Biofuels = Biodevastation, Hunger & False Carbon Credits
Institute of Science In Society ISIS Press Release – 11 Dec 2006 Biofuels: Biodevastation, Hunger & False Carbon Credits Europe’s thirst for biofuels is fueling deforestation and food price hikes, exacerbated by a false accounting system that awards carbon credits … more
The Big Green Fuel Lie
lndependent / UK Monday, March 5, 2007 The Big Green Fuel Lie George Bush says that ethanol will save the world. But there is evidence that biofuels may bring new problems for the planet by Daniel Howden in Sao Paolo … more
Ways to Produce Energy for our Varied Uses
We need to examine the pros and cons, from a sustainability perspective of the various ways we have to generate energy. This section is a start on the effort. Some links: Wind ….. Wildlife & Wind: Wind turbines, especially those … more
2008: Senator Casey launched a nationwide petition against the transmission corridor
In 2008, Senator Bob Casey called on stakeholders from the environmental community, land conservation community, agriculture interests, and local government to oppose the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor. He launched a nationwide petition against the transmission corridor (see statement below). … more
Transmission Corridor Ill-Conceived
From: Congressman John Hall [mailto:ny19reply@mail.house.gov]Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 2:41 PSubject: NYRI Update from Congressman Hall March 21, 2008 I remain opposed to the New York Regional Interconnect (NYRI) project and to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Interest Electric … more