Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania governor's race: Onorato vs. Corbett
Tell us what you know about the governor's race in Pennsylvania. What's at stake? What are candidates saying about green issues?
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Rally at Penn State: Students Taking Lead on Clean Energy
This post was co-written by Kim Teplitzky, field coordinator for the Sierra Student Coalition Today at Penn State University, dozens of students, faculty, and community members rallied in front of university’s coal plant, calling on the university to move beyond coal to clean energy solutions. “Young people have been at the forefront of the greatest […]
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Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) [UPDATED]
Arlen Specter Sen. Arlen Specter is considered a fence sitter on climate legislation, though on Nov. 5 he sided with all but one of the Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee in voting to move forward with the Kerry-Boxer climate bill. As Darren Samuelsohn of Greenwire reported: Specter bemoaned his inability to offer […]
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Robert Casey (D-Penn.)
Robert CaseySen. Robert Casey sent this letter to a Grist reader in early October in response to questions about his stance on climate legislation. He affirms that climate change is a serious problem and that he intends to work toward legislation to curb greenhouse-gas emissions. He also talks up “clean coal” and touts his efforts […]
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Pa. Rep. Doyle on getting blue-collar support for a climate bill
Rep. Mike Doyle chats with Grist.Photo: G20VoiceDuring last week’s G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Penn.) was out and about networking with climate-action advocates and talking up the city’s green cred. A southwestern Pennsylvania native, Doyle comes from a steelworking family and has been a friend to the industry during his nine years in […]
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Families not allowed in ‘families for coal’ group
The word “family” serves as code so often in political discourse that it can be tough to know what it really means. In the case of a Pennsylvania coal-industry group, it seems to mean, quite clearly, “not families.” Families Organized to Represent the Coal Economy (FORCE, naturally) does not allow families to join, according to […]
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More gas contamination affects Pennsylvania residents
Pennsylvania environment officials are investigating another natural gas well leak, after residents near the town of Roaring Branch complained last month that rust-colored water was flowing from a spring and two small creeks were bubbling with methane gas. The incident is the latest in a string of more than 50 similar cases related to gas […]
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The greenest grocery store, biggest “living wall,” and more eco-innovations
The green-building news is coming so fast and furious it can be hard to delve deeply into each story. So here’s a survey of a few of the shiniest, brand-spankin’-newiest, innovativest projects taking shape: The nation’s greenest green grocer.Fore SolutionsHannaford Supermarket, Augusta, Maine. This grocery store in the Pine Tree State’s unassuming, working-class capital has […]
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Goodbye to Cancer Valley: In remembrance of my friend John Soley
John SoleyAfter a long struggle with cancer, my friend Mr. John Soley died at his home in Carbon County, Pa. on Saturday, June 20. He was only 62, which is too young to die of natural causes. But then, neither John nor I believe he got sick from natural causes. We believe he and many […]
