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Jennifer M. Granholm Sworn in as 16th Secretary of Energy WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jennifer M. Granholm was sworn in today as the 16th Secretary of Energy by Vice President Kamala Harris, following a broad bipartisan confirmation vote of 64-35 in the United States Senate. Secretary Granholm is only the second woman to lead the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). “I am humbled by the faith President Biden has placed in me to lead this incredible team at the Department of Energy,” said Secretary Gr...

Media Contacts , 786-999-2138 NEW YORK – As part of the State of the City address, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that beginning this year, New York City will phase-out fossil fuel connections in new construction by 2030. The City will establish intermediate goals in the short-term and ensure this does not negatively impact renters and low-income residents. A statement follows from Donna De Costanzo, Director, Eastern Region, Climate and Clean Energy Program at NRDC (Natur...

Environmental News For The Week Ending 16January 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: Summary: New US Covid infect...

Blog Blog PODCAST Blog 19 Jan, 2021 Author Molly ChristianEsther Whieldon U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to move quickly to execute his energy and climate change agenda during his first 100 days in office, both through executive action and the launch or rollback of agency rulemakings. The incoming president will also work closely with the Democrat-controlled U.S. Congress on climate policy as lawmakers draft further legislation to respond ...

5280 4 Experts Give Their Predictions for What 2021 Could Look Like in Colorado We tell you what to expect when 2020 has primed you to expect the worst. Shane Monaghan •   Last year’s awfulness probably would’ve been easier to handle if we had just seen the disasters coming. So, to help you brace against whatever 2021 brings, we talked with experts about what to anticipate. The good news? It can only get better from here. January: Rise of the Machines Robots of the immediate future wil...

A year ago, amid a crowded Democratic presidential primary, no one would have mistaken Joe Biden as the fields biggest climate crusader. Youth activists gave his plan to combat climate change a failing grade. Some in his own party wondered whether a self-described moderate could embrace policies bold enough to move the nation past the fossil fuel era. Patrick Semansky/AP President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him as president, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. But ...

President and CEO, New York Power Authority While New York won national acclaim last year for passing landmark climate change legislation, Gil Quiniones has spent nearly a decade pursuing ambitious green energy policies at the helm of the New York Power Authority. Besides running NYPA, a major energy producer and utility largely driven by hydropower, Quiniones has shaped the governor’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative, which aims to harness private markets and technological innovations...

D.C. Commission Greenlights $150 Million in Dirty Gas Spending Washington, D.C., Public Service Commission approves $150 million in dirty gas spending that harms ratepayers and threatens climate targets Contacts Washington, D.C. — The D.C. Public Service Commission put District gas customers on the hook last week for another $150 million investment in Washington Gas’s outdated pipeline spending proposal. The full, 30-year spending proposal will cost ratepa...

Climate Action Network Australia As global leaders head to the virtual United Nations Climate Ambition Summit tomorrow, Australia should be flying its flag at half mast after being handed the international ‘Fossil Award’ for failing to honour our climate commitments under the Paris Accord. In the five years since countries around the world agreed to keep global temperature increases to 1.5° Celsius through the Paris Agreement, Australia has done next to nothing to honour its commitments. A...

With rapid reductions in purchase price and a wide array of models, electric vehicles (EVs) are projected to gain broad acceptance in the coming years as cost-competitive, high-performance, lower-carbon transportation options. EVs are projected to comprise 40 percent of new car purchases by 2030, up from 2 percent today, and 18 percent of vehicle miles traveled.  In addition, many companies and communities have expressed their desire to switch from gasoline or diesel buses, delivery vans, work...