Pennsylvania – Landscaping – Energy – Environment
“The world is changing, and we at the Department of Defense can’t afford to stand still. We need to compete for the energy technologies that will define the future. Our economy — and military capability — depend on it.”
Joe Bryan, Senior Climate Advisor to the Secretary of Defense
“Climate change poses an existential threat—not just to our environment, but to our health, our communities, our national security, and our economic well-being.”
President Biden
I use the word “addiction” advisedly because it is an apt metaphor and President George W. Bush, a former Texas oilman, used it first. He surprised many in 2006 when he acknowledged during his State of the Union address that “America is addicted to oil.” We have a long history of oil dependence. Congress has given fossil fuels tax breaks for more than a century. Tax subsidies rose 28 percent between 2017 and 2019, and now amount to more than $20 billion annually. Oil and gas production receive 80 percent.
William S. Becker: “The cure for our oil addiction” – The Hill
As UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres put it, the climate crisis is drawing an “atlas of human suffering” around the world. Defusing this crisis will require major changes in how we get our energy—both in the United States and around the world. Global emissions of heat-trapping gases must be cut in half by 2030—and even faster in the US, as the largest historic climate polluter pays its fair share of climate debt… And making those cuts will require phasing out oil, gas, and other fossil fuels as rapidly as possible.
“The Case for Declaring a National Climate Emergency” – The Nation
Shapiro’s office said in a statement: “Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and pure water. With this plea, CNX has acknowledged to reporting fraudulent emissions information. CNX will provide this reporting from now on, and is making contributions towards restoration work in Allegheny and Washington County that exceed the penalties for committing these environmental crimes in Pennsylvania.”
“CNX pleads to criminal charges for misreporting air pollution in Washington County” – StateImpact Pennsylvania
Range Resources Corp. on Friday pleaded no contest to charges brought by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s (AG) Office and a statewide grand jury as part of a two-year criminal investigation into unconventional oil and natural gas development. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. was also charged by the AG’s office on Monday for environmental crimes in Dimock, where for years the company and some landowners clashed over alleged water well contamination. AG Josh Shapiro also indicated that additional charges could be filed against other operators in the state.
“Range Resources Resolves Environmental Charges in Pennsylvania Investigation; Cabot Charged” – Natural Gas Intelligence
“Under our state laws, if convicted, this company will be sentenced to fines and restitution. There is no jail time for these environmental crimes, and fines are not enough. That’s why we are, once again, calling for stronger laws to hold these companies accountable and protect Pennsylvanians’ health, and demanding DEP toughen up the independent oversight we need them to provide for the industries they regulate.”
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro – “AG SHAPIRO CHARGES MARINER EAST DEVELOPER WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES”