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Rally Outside Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting Highlights Multi-State, Anti-Consumer Energy Policy

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lördag, maj 4, 2024
Education, Boron, Coal, Conservation, MidAmerican Energy Company, Walter Scott, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Lithium, Environmental law, PacifiCorp, Solar energy, IEC, Health, Moms Clean Air Force, Missouri River, Electricity, Plant, Wind, Public policy, Sierra Club, Council, League, Groundwater, Assault, Berkshire Hathaway, Reagan Democrat, NV Energy, Multimedia, Climate emergency, RMP, Democracy, CO2, Atmosphere, Organization, Arsenic, Renewable energy

OMAHA, Neb., May 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Outside of Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting today, nonprofit organizations hosted a rally to raise awareness about the anti-consumer policies of the company's energy division. The energy utilities run by Berkshire, unlike other companies in the Berkshire portfolio, have complete monopolies over their service territory. 

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  • OMAHA, Neb., May 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Outside of Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting today, nonprofit organizations hosted a rally to raise awareness about the anti-consumer policies of the company's energy division.
  • The energy utilities run by Berkshire, unlike other companies in the Berkshire portfolio, have complete monopolies over their service territory.
  • Berkshire Hathaway Energy owns and operates utilities serving 11 states across the U.S., including PacifiCorp (Western U.S.), MidAmerican Energy (Iowa), and NV Energy (Nevada).
  • Greg Abel, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, has been named as Berkshire Chairman Warren Buffet's successor.

Avangrid Receives Federal Record of Decision for New England Wind

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tisdag, april 2, 2024
Utilities, Environmental Policy, Sustainability, Alternative Energy, Energy, Other Construction & Property, White House, Federal Government, Construction & Property, Environment, Green Technology, Urban Planning, Climate Change, Public Policy, Government, Interior, FCEN, Climate, Wind, Carbon, Investment, DEIS, Inflation, Equivalence relation, Chairperson, ROD, Bureau, The Nature Conservancy, FTE, OCS, Commonwealth, BOEM, Record, Electricity, Foreign policy, Climate change, Vineyard Wind, COP, Communication, Sierra Club, Port, PLA, Construction, Town, FEIS, Cape Cod, AGR, Renewable energy

New England Wind, consisting of the New England Wind 1 and New England Wind 2 projects, has the potential to create thousands of jobs and provide enough clean, reliable energy to power nearly 1 million homes and businesses in the region.

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  • New England Wind, consisting of the New England Wind 1 and New England Wind 2 projects, has the potential to create thousands of jobs and provide enough clean, reliable energy to power nearly 1 million homes and businesses in the region.
  • With this federal approval, New England Wind stands apart as the most advanced and shovel-ready offshore wind opportunity in the Northeast region.
  • “We applaud the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for issuing the Record of Decision for New England Wind.
  • BOEM’s Record of Decision for Avangrid’s New England Wind lease area represents a key and substantial step in the direction of moving forward on offshore wind.

Drive Electric Earth Month kicks off today, features 172 events

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måndag, april 1, 2024
EV, Organization, Drive, EVS, Plug In America, Education, Edison International, Electric Vehicle Association, RSVP, LOS, Wells Fargo, Sierra Club, Hearing, Fireworks

LOS ANGELES, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Drive Electric Earth Month (DEEM), an annual campaign to increase education and awareness about electric vehicles (EVs), kicks off Monday, April 1, 2024. This year's initiative features 172 events spanning 39 states and Canada. Events feature EV test drives, showcases, informative workshops, and other fun activities highlighting EVs' cost-saving benefits, convenience, and performance.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Drive Electric Earth Month (DEEM), an annual campaign to increase education and awareness about electric vehicles (EVs), kicks off Monday, April 1, 2024.
  • This year's initiative features 172 events spanning 39 states and Canada.
  • Plug In America, Electric Vehicle Association, Sierra Club, Drive Electric USA, and EVHybridNoire partnered to organize this year's national campaign.
  • Wells Fargo, the EV Adoption Leadership certification program, and Edison International are supporters of Drive Electric Earth Month, providing funding and spreading awareness about the events.

Business as usual: bank climate commitments, lending, and engagement

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tisdag, april 2, 2024
Smoke, Carbon, Pillar, Worldwide, BPER, Employment, Disclosure, Economic methodology, LEI, Research Papers in Economics, CGD, Ibercaja Banco, Fossil, Mediobanca, Policy, UNEP, Crédit Mutuel, BBVA, Columbia Business School, Pari, Corporate finance, NBER, Principle, Agriculture, Société Générale, Insurance, Allied Irish Banks, Medical classification, Aluminium, Becker, Feedback, Central bank, Triodos Bank, Target, Prosocial behavior, Journal of Financial Economics, European Parliament, MIT, R2, Website, Behavior, Poisson, Human, UN, Climate, Crédit Agricole, United Nations, Transport, Coal mining, Syndicated loan, Investment, ABN AMRO, Politics, BSI, OLS, PDF, ECB, Unemployment, Econometrics, Ambition, Clutch (eggs), IEA, Social science, Engagement, JEL, Climate change, Risk management, Yb, Bias, Abanca, Research, Classification, UniCredit, A.5, NZIA, Divestment, Literature, IPCC, European Central Bank, AA, Geography, Natural gas, Green lending, Metal, The Borrowers, Elasticity, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Steven M. Greer, BMPS, Finance, Risk, Single, CaixaBank, PPML, BNP Paribas, European, Money, NLB Group, La Banque postale, Corporate welfare, Paris Agreement, A.2, ROW, OECD, Fraud, Coal, Frustration, Iron, Commerzbank, Bank of Åland, COP, Comparison, Overalls, All, Temperature, Banca Ifis, Conference, Pressure, Steel, International Energy Agency, United, Alpha Bank, Interest, SSRN, Justice, AAA, Deutsche Bank, Crawford, Science Based Targets initiative, GFANZ, Quarterly Journal, Rabobank, Hirschman, Effect, Carbon Disclosure Project, ESG, MSCI, Support, NZBA, Sierra Club, Map, Taxonomy, Q50, Banco Sabadell, Financial Times, Banco BPM, BPCE, Reproduction, Erste Group, Data, G21, Interval (mathematics), Cardboard
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    Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Avangrid’s New England Wind Lease Area

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    tisdag, mars 5, 2024
    Other Energy, Environment, Utilities, Sustainability, Alternative Energy, Energy, ROD, Sierra Club, FEIS, Bureau, Economic development, AGR, Commonwealth, Climate, Construction, Wind, BOEM, Equivalence relation, Carbon, Climate change, COP, PLA, Electricity, Vineyard, Vineyard Wind, FTE, Renewable energy

    Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for its New England Wind lease area .

    Key Points: 
    • Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for its New England Wind lease area .
    • The New England Wind lease area has the potential to provide approximately 2 Gigawatts to the region, enough clean, reliable energy to power nearly 1 million homes and businesses.
    • “Avangrid is grateful to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for its comprehensive environmental review of the New England Wind lease area – which has the potential to deliver approximately 2 Gigawatts of clean, reliable energy, power nearly 1 million households, and advance the region’s ambitious climate goals.
    • “Offshore wind holds immense potential to diversify our energy sources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create high-quality jobs in the clean energy sector.

    Friedman Introduces Consumer Watchdog Sponsored Bill to Hold Oil Drillers Financially Liable for Harm Caused by Their Drilling

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    onsdag, februari 21, 2024
    AB, Weapon, Nalleli Cobo, Sierra Club, Hearing, Multimedia, CALPIRG, Cancer, Birth, Food, Water, Pollution, Asthma, Parent, Assembly, Environment California, Risk, Consumer Watchdog, Health, Center for Biological Diversity, Legislation, Food & Water Watch, Environment, Community, Biodiversity

    Under AB 3155, oil drillers could face penalties ranging from $250,000 to a $1 million.

    Key Points: 
    • Under AB 3155, oil drillers could face penalties ranging from $250,000 to a $1 million.
    • These penalties can be challenged and rebutted by the drilling companies if the companies can prove the illnesses were caused another way.
    • Oil drillers that don't use the best technology to protect communities from toxic leaks need to be accountable to the communities they harm," said Assemblymember Friedman.
    • "If oil drillers don't want to invest in the most protective technology to drill, they should face legal accountability to the families they harm."

    CAN TV Announces Five New Board Members

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    tisdag, februari 20, 2024
    SVKM's NMIMS, Robak, Sierra Club, Television, Workplace, BBU, Marketing, CAN TV, News, Growth, Communication, Kellogg School, Diversity, Human, CAPS, Water, Equity, Associate, Chicago Public Media, State, Bimbo Bakeries USA, Environment, CARE, Management

    CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CAN TV , Chicago's premiere hub for community access news, hyperlocal stories and educational resources, is pleased to announce five new members to its Board of Directors.

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    • CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CAN TV , Chicago's premiere hub for community access news, hyperlocal stories and educational resources, is pleased to announce five new members to its Board of Directors.
    • The five new board members include:
      "It has been incredible to spearhead and witness firsthand the efforts CAN TV is taking to deepen its connection with Chicagoans, an important aspect of our overall mission.
    • Our new board members will provide expanded leadership capacity, and fresh perspectives that will exponentially grow our capacity to fulfill our critical mission," said Darrious Hilmon, Executive Director of CAN TV.
    • "CAN TV's Board and Leadership team are in lock-step, fully committed to ensuring a strong future for the network," said CAN TV's Board Chair Anna Ninoyu.

    KBLA Talk 1580 Announces Historic 12-Month, $2 Million Climate Justice Campaign Aimed at California Communities of Color on MLK Holiday Weekend, Friday, January 12, 2024, 10:30 AM, MLK Memorial Tree Grove @ Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area

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    fredag, januari 12, 2024
    Environment, Climate Change, Entertainment, Environmental Issues, Professional Services, Public Policy, Government, TV and Radio, DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), State, Local, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Power, Port, African Americans, Demographics of Los Angeles, Social media, KBLA, Health, Life, Metro, Face, Housing, Survival, Air conditioning, Branding, Air pollution, Map, California Community Foundation, Q4, Sierra Club, LADWP, Climate change, Water, Talkers Magazine, Equity, Human, Tavis, Organization, Climate, Marketing, Private sector, Q3, Communication, Justice, Mobile phone

    Going Public PR, a Black and female-owned Communications and Branding agency, will lead the coordination of the aforementioned efforts.

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    • Going Public PR, a Black and female-owned Communications and Branding agency, will lead the coordination of the aforementioned efforts.
    • Additional Quotes About the Climate Justice Campaign:
      “LADWP is a proud partner in this climate justice campaign, and it perfectly complements the numerous climate equity initiatives we already have underway.
    • “We recognize the urgent need for action in the face of climate change, especially within our communities of color.
    • While KBLA Talk 1580 is unapologetically progressive, the station and its on-air talent prefer good ideas over ideology.

    Tahoe Conservation Groups File Lawsuit Against Placer County Challenging it to Prepare Required Environmental Impact Report

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    onsdag, november 29, 2023
    Environmental issues, EPA, Keita Integrated Development Project, Safety, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, EIR, California Environmental Quality Act, Social impact assessment, Environmental impact statement, Congestion, Conservation, CEQA, Environment Conservation Group, Sierra Club, Addendum, Friends, Community, Environment, Travel, Tourism, Tunnel, Lake Tahoe, County, Placer

    AUBURN, Calif., Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Friends of West Shore, TahoeCleanAir.org, and North Tahoe Preservation Alliance, ("Conservation Groups") filed a lawsuit against Placer County, CA for failing to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in approving new amendments to its Tahoe Basin Area Plan ("TBAP"). 

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    • The lawsuit is necessary to protect Lake Tahoe, safeguard the interests and safety of Placer County residents and nearby Tahoe communities, which rely on limited infrastructure, and to maintain environmental and safety impact transparency surrounding important code amendments that will materially change the Tahoe environment.
    • The Conservation Groups contend that Placer County has an obligation to prepare a subsequent (EIR) for the amendments to the TBAP as required by Public Resources Code section 21166 and CEQA Guidelines, section 15162(a).
    • This and more underscore the need for urgent action from Placer County."
    • Placer County has so far refused, only providing an environmental checklist.

    Purebase hosts partners in philanthropy and climate to decarbonize heavy industry

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    måndag, oktober 23, 2023
    Carbon, NRDC, University of Washington, ClimateWorks Foundation, AJW, Sierra Club, EDF, NBI, Mineral, SCM, University, GHG, Primary energy, LC3, Renewable energy, Cement

    The site visit showcased Purebase’s operations and its plans to address global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through its new supplementary cementitious material (SCM) products.

    Key Points: 
    • The site visit showcased Purebase’s operations and its plans to address global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through its new supplementary cementitious material (SCM) products.
    • Purebase is in the process of calcining clay for LC3 , a low-carbon alternative material to cement that could transform heavy industry.
    • Attendees viewed ongoing operations and several of the significant clay deposits, then had a discussion with onsite geologists and engineers about the new climate friendly SCM technology.
    • Low-emission cement materials will be a key strategy to help California meet its net zero cement goal by 2045 as required by SB596.”