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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.

Repower America Reports

Building a Solar Future: Repowering America's Homes, Businesses and Industry with Solar Energy 3/09/2010
Plug-In Cars: Powering America Toward a Cleaner Future 1/21/2010
The Clean Energy Future Starts Here: Understanding the American Clean Energy & Security Act 9/28/2009
Getting On Track: Record Transit Ridership Increases Energy Independence 9/22/2009
Energy Efficiency in the American Clean Energy & Security Act of 2009: Impacts of Current Provisions and Opportunities to Enhance the Legislation 9/09/2009

Global Warming Reports

America on the Move: State Leadership in the Fight Against Global Warming, and What it Means for the World 12/03/2009
America's Biggest Polluters: Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Power Plants in 2007 11/24/2009
Too Much Pollution: State and National Trends in Global Warming Emissions from 1990 to 2007 11/12/2009
Feeling the Heat: Global Warming and Rising Temperatures in the United States 10/15/2008
Global Warming Solutions that Work: Cutting-Edge Efforts to Curb Global Warming Pollution and the Lessons they Hold for America 6/18/2008

Clean Water Reports

Preserving Forests, Protecting Waterways: Polices to protect Pennsylvania's natural heritage from the threat of natural gas drilling 12/01/2009
Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act 10/21/2009
NRDC Report--Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches 7/29/2009
NRDC Beach Closings Report 8/01/2008
Troubled Waters: An analysis of 2005 Clean Water Act compliance 10/11/2007

Our Natural Heritage Reports

Worth More Wild: The Value of Pennsylvania's Roadless National Forest 9/27/2007
Saving America's Arctic: Dispelling Myths about Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 9/27/2005
Pennsylvania's Environment At Risk: The Local Impacts of the Bush Administration's Environmental Policies 4/20/2004
Behind Closed Doors: The Local Impacts of the Bush Administration's Assault on the Environment and Public Health 4/22/2003
Our Natural Heritage At Risk: Threats Facing 10 of Pennsylvania's Most Special Places 6/17/2002

Clean Air Reports

Toxic Pollution And Health: An Analysis of Toxic Chemicals Released in Communities across the United States 3/22/2007
The Carbon Boom: National and State Trends in Carbon Dioxide Emissions Since 1960 6/20/2006
Air Pollution And Public Health In Pennsylvania 4/05/2006
Plagued by Pollution: Unsafe Levels of Soot Pollution in 2004 1/19/2006
Made in the U.S.A.: Power Plants and Mercury Pollution Across the Country 9/08/2005

Healthy Communities Reports

On April 15, American Taxpayers, Not Polluters, Will Pay to Clean Up Toxic Wastes Sites 4/17/2006
Undisclosed Pollution: Local Impacts of the Bush Administration's Attack on the Toxics Release Inventory Program 12/01/2005
Needless Risk: Oil Refineries and Hazard Reduction 8/04/2005
ExxonMobil Exposed: More Drilling, More Global Warming, More Oil Dependence 7/12/2005
Stronger Economies, Stronger Communities: The Benefits of Growing Greener Funding for Pennsylvania 5/16/2005

Local Issues Reports


Where the candidates stand on the environment

PennEnvironment has endorsed Jason Altmire, Chris Carney, Joe Sestak and Patrick Murphy this election season. To provide the public with information about their environmental records, we have compiled the following resources:

 

Barack Obama: Clean energy 10/29/2008
John McCain: Bad for water 10/21/2008
John McCain: Big Oil 10/06/2008
Jason Altmire: Clean energy 9/30/2008
Chris Carney: Clean energy 9/30/2008

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