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New Report: Solar Power Can Reap Huge Benefits for Environment, Energy Security 3/09/2010

From laundromats and baseball stadiums, to homes and cars, solar energy is already enhancing energy security and reducing pollution in Pennsylvania and nationwide. A new PennEnvironment report outlines a vision for using the sun to meet 10 percent of the country’s total energy needs by 2030, and moving toward reaping the full potential benefits of solar energy.

Environmental Groups’ Clean Water Act Lawsuit Expected to Lead to a Cleaner Walnut Creek, Lake Erie 2/10/2010

PennEnvironment, Erie County Environmental Coalition and Gaia Defense League applauded the recent agreement regarding ongoing Clean Water Act violations by the Millcreek Township Sewer Authority and their suit against the facility.

New Report: Plug-In Electric Cars Can Help Tackle Global Warming, Curb Dependence on Oil 1/21/2010

Increasing the use of plug-in electric and plug-in hybrid cars in Pennsylvania and nationwide would dramatically reduce emissions that cause global warming and air pollution, all while curbing our dependence on oil, according to a new white paper released today by PennEnvironment.

Most Recent Reports

Building a Solar Future: Repowering America's Homes, Businesses and Industry with Solar Energy 3/09/2010

This PennEnvironment report outlines a vision for using the sun to meet 10 percent of the United States' total energy needs by 2030, through a wide array of solar technologies and tools.

Plug-In Cars: Powering America Toward a Cleaner Future 1/21/2010

This PennEnvironment report walks through the global warming pollution reductions, oil savings and cuts in air pollution that could be realized from a significant investment in plug-in electric and plug-in hybrid cars.

America on the Move: State Leadership in the Fight Against Global Warming, and What it Means for the World 12/03/2009

This report examines state climate and clean energy policies enacted in Pennsylvania and other states, and calculates the projected total emissions reductions that these policies will achieve.

Our Issues in the News

Phila. Environmental Group Sees Sunny Future for Solar Power - KYW Radio - 3/09/2010

A local environmental group has released a report suggesting that solar power should meet ten percent of the nation's total energy needs by 2030.

Reducing greenhouse gases essential to a cleaner future - Allentown Morning Call - 2/25/2010

Despite what Exxon Mobil Corp. and Rush Limbaugh would have you believe, evidence is stronger than ever that global warming is real, it is being fueled by burning fossil fuels, and if left unchecked it will bring a variety of dire consequences to Pennsylvania and the planet.

America needs Clean Energy Act - Philadelphia Inquirer - 2/21/2010

America's dependence on foreign energy resources continues to prove harmful to both the country's security and the global climate.