Bush Climate Announcement Ignores Scientific Reality 4/16/2008

President Bush today announced a new goal of stopping the growth of U.S. global warming pollution by 2025. Yet the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that global emissions must peak no later than 2015 to prevent catastrophic effects of global warming. With today’s disappointing announcement from the White House, PennEnvironment again called for a state-level global warming plan for Pennsylvania.

PennEnvironment Denounces EPA Smog, Clean Air Act Announcements 3/13/2008

The Bush EPA last evening announced a flawed new standard for ozone "smog" pollution, and called for sweeping changes to the Clean Air Act that threaten to fundamentally weaken one of the nation's most important environmental laws.

When It Rains, It Pours: Global Warming and the Rising Frequency of Extreme Precipitation in Pennsylvania 12/04/2007

Scientists expect that global warming will cause a variety of changes to precipitation patterns in the United States. Many areas will receive increased amounts of rain and snow over the course of a year; some areas will receive less. But scientists expect that, all across the country, the rainstorms and snowstorms that do occur will be more intense – increasing the risk of flooding and other impacts. We find that storms with extreme mounts of rain or snowfall are happening more often across most of America, consistent with the predicted impact of global warming.

Driving Towards a New Energy Future 11/19/2007

Legislation to increase Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for cars and trucks was included in the Senate energy bill that was passed in June of this year, marking the first time in over thirty years that either House of Congress has passed an increase in CAFE standards. The Senate standards would raise gas mileage standards for cars and trucks from 27.5 miles per gallon (mpg) and 22.2 mpg respectively to 35 mpg by 2020.

State Senate considers energy efficiency bill H.B. 2200 - West Chester Daily Local - 4/22/2008

With energy conservation measures seen as the fastest way to reduce greenhouse gasses, legislators in the state House of Representatives passed an energy efficiency bill in February whose goal is to cut projected energy use by 2.5 percent in the next five years.

Editorial: Bush's global warming plan: Too little, really late - Philadelphia Inquirer - 4/21/2008

For most of his first term, the president refused to acknowledge that human activity might be causing climate change. Finally, Thursday, with nine months left in his presidency, Bush announced a plan to limit greenhouse-gas emissions. Not only does the plan come late, but experts say its goals would not be enough to stop global warming from hurting the planet.

Energy efficiency will benefit PA's economy - Delaware County Daily Times - 4/20/2008

Enacting aggressive energy-efficiency legislation will be a first step towards making Pennsylvania a national leader in cutting energy use — for the benefit of the state’s environment and our economy.