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KFTC comments to EPA on Proposed Clean Energy Incentive Program
In December 2015 KFTC provided comments to the US EPA about a proposed incentive program that is contained within the Clean Power Plan. The Clean Energy Incentive Program encourages states and utilities to invest early in renewable energy and in energy efficiency projects in low-income communities. Kentucky is eligible to receive a very large share of this program, but the way the program is designed may make it difficult to take full advantage of those resources.
Source/Author: Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
Pulp Fiction Part 3: Burning wood may play a big role in EPA rule
As the world tries to shift away from fossil fuels, the energy industry is turning to what seems to be an endless supply of renewable energy: wood. In England and across Europe, wood has become the renewable of choice, with forests — many of them in the U.S. — being razed to help feed surging demand. But as this five-month Climate Central investigation reveals, renewable energy doesn’t necessarily mean clean energy. Burning trees as fuel in power plants is heating the atmosphere more quickly than coal.
Source/Author: Climate Central
Pulp Fiction Part 2: American trees are electrifying Europe
As the world tries to shift away from fossil fuels, the energy industry is turning to what seems to be an endless supply of renewable energy: wood. In England and across Europe, wood has become the renewable of choice, with forests — many of them in the U.S. — being razed to help feed surging demand. But as this five-month Climate Central investigation reveals, renewable energy doesn’t necessarily mean clean energy. Burning trees as fuel in power plants is heating the atmosphere more quickly than coal.
Source/Author: Climate Central
Pulp Fiction Part 1: The European error that is warming the planet
As the world tries to shift away from fossil fuels, the energy industry is turning to what seems to be an endless supply of renewable energy: wood. In England and across Europe, wood has become the renewable of choice, with forests — many of them in the U.S. — being razed to help feed surging demand. But as this five-month Climate Central investigation reveals, renewable energy doesn’t necessarily mean clean energy. Burning trees as fuel in power plants is heating the atmosphere more quickly than coal.
Source/Author: Climate Central
Empower Kentucky launch webinar
Watch a recording of the press conference/webinar we hosted to announce the launch of our new Empower Kentucky campaign.
Source/Author: Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
Labor and the Clean Power Plan
This Sierra Club article provides a good overview of issues and opportunities related to job creation and displacement (and the need to ensure that new jobs are good jobs) in the EPA's Clean Power Plan.
Source/Author: Sierra Club, Dean Hubbard and Alejandra Nunez
Environmental Justice and the Clean Power Plan
This Sierra Club article provides a good overview of many important environmental justice issues related to the design and implemetation of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.
Source/Author: Sierra Club, Leslie Fields and Alejandra Nunez
Health disparities, race and asthma
This study looked at the prevalence of asthma across different racial groups in the US, and how those trends have changed over time. It confirms that African Americans are more likely to have asthma than white people in the US, while Hispanics have lower asthma rates than whites. It also found that while low economic status is associated with higher rates of asthma, racial differences persist even after accounting for income and education.
Source/Author: American Journal of Public Health, Nandita Bhan, Ichiro Kawachi, Maria M. Glymour and S. V. Subramanian
Competitiveness of Renewables and Efficiency in US Markets, 2015
This report critiques official US government estimates of the costs and growth potential for renewable energy and energy efficiency. It makes the case that renewable energy and energy efficiency are competitive resources in today's marketplace that can provide cost-effective ways for states to comply with the EPA's Clean Power Plan.
Source/Author: Advanced Energy Economy Institute
The EPA's Clean Power Plan, Jobs, and Labor
This report summarizes an analysis of the impact on US jobs of the EPA's draft clean power plan, and describes ways organized labor (and allies) can work to shape state implementation plans in ways that advance job growth, protection for displaced workers, environmental justice and climate protection objectives.
Source/Author: Labor Network for Sustainability
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