For the period May 3 – June 1, 2023 ENERGY EFFICIENCY Electric Economy: 24 kWh/100 miles—172 kWh used during the period MPG Electric: 139 MPGe Miles this Report: 7… Read More

We’ve had ideal rooftop solar energy weather in SW Pennsylvania for the past week, and it looks to remain the same for at least another week, with weather that features sunny or on… Read More

Latest EIA data reveals: U.S. Wind & Solar combined, produced more electricity than coal in the first quarter 2023, and virtually tied nuclear power in March. Brief News Update &… Read More

Residential Gas & Electric Prices Continue to Rise Our home’s natural gas supply price spiked 130-percent over the past two years. Looking further, while the commodity price for… Read More

CAPACITY ADDITIONS BY SOLAR AND WIND EXCEEDED FERC’S EARLIER FORECAST BY OVER 50% AS RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY NEARS ONE-THIRD OF U.S. TOTAL  Brief News Update & Analy… Read More

“Pa. electric rates to go down for some this summer” by Rachel McDevitt originally appeared on StateImpact Pennsylvania. May 5, 2023 – Some midstate electric customers… Read More

Level 2 Charging ENERGY EFFICIENCY Data is based on total miles driven since last email report. Electric Economy: 23 kW-hr/100 miles MPG Electric: 149 MPGe Miles this Report:… Read More

…and that’s just the energy production from our front roof solar panels! Monthly electric bill shows a $13 credit: Read More

Latest Electric Bill  Our 8.97kW rooftop solar panel system produced nearly twice as much electricity as we used in our home -and- approximately 375-miles of Chevy Bolt EV… Read More

Images: Screen captures from our Tesla Powerwall app, with yellow text added to provide further insights. NET METERING Since we have “net metering” with 1:1 “banking… Read More

By Rachel McDevitt | StateImpact Pennsylvania | April 14, 2023 Clean energy advocates are highlighting a new interactive map that plots renewable energy projects in each of Pennsylvania&r&hell…Read More

GM just sent the latest monthly analysis of our 2019 Chevy Bolt… ENERGY EFFICIENCY Data is based on total miles driven since last email report. Electric Economy: 29 kWh/10… Read More

While solar energy production drops on rainy days, that doesn’t mean solar panels quit producing altogether. Let’s take a look at rooftop solar production over the past coupl… Read More

Monday’s blue skies and cool temperatures resulted in our best energy production yet for 2023! Total solar energy production for the day was 42.7 kWh Out of that amount… Read More

This story caught my eye a few days ago:  Tesla has a home battery to sell you, with or without solar Tesla said this week that it’s now selling Powerwalls separately “i… Read More

2021 proved yet again that clean energy is a key driver for Pennsylvania’s overall economic success and long-term growth. Pennsylvania’s clean energy sector was one of the fastes… Read More

March has brought a continuation of February’s mild weather in western Pennsylvania, along with more daylight hours, where the sun is ‘riding higher’ in the sky. These fact… Read More

Monthly savings of over $67 Level 2 ChargingFully Charged BoltThe latest GM monthly report on our 2019 Chevy Bolt indicates a 98 miles-per-gallon-equivalent over 741 miles of winter driv… Read More

Those of us in Pennsylvania are fortunate to have the ability to sell the energy credits (SRECs) created by our solar panels.  A Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) adds val… Read More

These two charts show how tumultuous and increasingly expensive our ride has been over the past 2 years, from Pennsylvania’s increasing reliance on fracked methane gas f… Read More

Sandra Enkhardt writes in PV Magazine on January 28, 2023: Small change, big effect Karl-Heinz Remmers, one of the BNE members who operates solar parks in Germany, says that by introd… Read More

Prevailing winds have shifted back to their normal northwest flow, pushing the toxic smoke from burning railcars in East Palestine, Ohio back toward Pittsburgh, PA on Wednesday morning, Febr… Read More

January 29, 2023 – CleanTechnica’s Steve Hanley writes: GM Switching To Cylindrical Battery Cells Level 2 charger used for home EV charging. GM and LGES have broken off… Read More

Pennsylvania Updates: January 28 – February 4, 2023 Pennsylvania Updates: January 28 – February 4, 2023Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard – Jan. 28 t… Read More

A Norfolk Southern train with 3 locomotives pulling 150 cars derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, 20 miles west of Zelienople, PA and 15 miles south of Youngs… Read More

It’s interesting to see the top search results, whether they come from Google or DuckDuckGo. Having used the latter search engine, let’s look at the top results. The envir… Read More

Environmental Groups File Notice Of Intent To Sue Shell Chemical For Air Pollution Violations At Its Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest Blog… Read More

On January 28, 2023, Jennifer Sensiba writes in CleanTechnica: Patagonia & Home Depot Are Both Increasing Their Solar Footprints Developing its own unique transparent photovoltaic… Read More

Jake Johnson writes on Common Dreams January 27, 2023: ‘The Definition of War Profiteering’: Chevron Posts Record $35.5 Billion in Profit for 2022 Chevron announced Friday… Read More

Can we win the battle against the Spotted Lanternfly invasion? Or will it be a repeat of Emerald Ash Borer’s mass destruction? While I don’t have those answers, I can share info… Read More

January 26, 2023 Group Against Smog & Pollution news release: The U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Emissions Consent Decree Explained included the following details: As GASP reported Mo… Read More

On January 28, 2023 David E. Hess published the following information on the Pa Environment Digest BlogPA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment –… Read More

Steve Hanley writes in cleanTechnica on January 26, 2023, Why Solar & Farming Is A Match Made In Heaven There is a popular myth in the farming community that solar and agriculture do… Read More

In 2022, we learned of a breakthrough by researchers at Tohoku University on a highly transparent solar cell, “Highly Transparent Solar Cell with 2D Atomic Sheet Successfully Fabricate… Read More

Rising trendlines for natural gas and electricity prices matched rising natural gas commodity prices over the same 24 month period. I did a month-by-month analysis of the past two years… Read More

Josh Pribanic, Melissa Troutman and the staff at Public Herald have worked hard to share these findings with the public. This is their documented report from January 2022. For about s… Read More

An area of northern Smith Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania has been turned into a shale gas megapolis over the past decade. Gas well pads, compressor stations, and huge cryogenic ga… Read More

Pennsylvania officials got reports of a major fish kill in Chartiers Creek in mid-July 2021. Eighteen months later, we finally have some answers! July 17, 2021 – Pennsylvania of… Read More

On Friday morning, January 20, 2023, PA Senate Republicans held a mostly one-sided, pro-fracking, “public hearing” in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. David Hess of the PA Enviro… Read More

On Friday morning, January 20, 2023, PA Senate Republicans held a mostly one-sided, pro-fracking, “public hearing” in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. David Hess of the PA Enviro… Read More

GUEST POST from the January 18, 2023 PediaBlog by Dr. Ned Ketyer: Dr. Ketyer & Dash Every January during National Radon Action Month, the Children’s Environmental Heal… Read More

Matthew Fox of Business Insider writes in a story on January 22, 2023, Natural gas prices have crashed 50% in less than a month, and now an energy CEO is ringing the alarm Natural gas… Read More

Chris Reiter writes in Bloomberg on January 14, 2023, “Germany Targets Three New Windmills a Day for Energy Reboot“ For the long-term transition away from coal, oil and natur… Read More

‘The Sovereign Tree’ Bill O’Driscoll of The Allegheny Front writes on January 13, 2023, CARNEGIE INTERNATIONAL PROJECT SEEKS LEGAL PERSONHOOD FOR A TREE The black… Read More

Susan Phillips writes January 14, 2023 on StateImpact Pennsylvania, “Pennsylvania sets drinking water standards on two ‘forever chemical’ PFAS compounds“ The Penn… Read More

Hosted by PHS, Penn IUR, and Analytics at Wharton, Rooted in Research will discuss how green interventions can improve communities Friday, January 20, 2023 – 12:00 PM EST –… Read More

Hot oil line ruptures at the Blue Racer in Proctor reducing visibility on Route 2 so much that it caused its closure. January 18, 2023 – Officials say contractors were evacuated… Read More

GUEST POST: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain SightThe first commercial oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania i… Read More

A story in the Los Angeles Times on January 12, 2023, “ExxonMobil publicly denied global warming for years but quietly predicted it” shares details on a new story in SCIENCE&hell&hell…Read More

While you were preparing cookies and milk for Santa’s visit, Shell’s Pennsylvania Petrochemical Complex lit-up like a forest fire! Allow time for video to begin streaming:… Read More

Rep. Greg Vitali is chairman of the Environmental Resource and Energy Committee January 15, 2023 – Letter to the Editor The article “Pa. gas drilling report criticizes… Read More

Logan Hullinger writes in the January 13, 2023 TribLive: “Steelers’ Levi Wallace talks importance of air quality with Acmetonia Primary School students“ An education… Read More

60 MINUTES with Scott Pelley: ‘Scientists say planet in midst of sixth mass extinction, Earth’s wildlife running out of places to live’ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/e… Read More

PJM’s Preliminary Review of Christmas Storm Electric Generation Failures Shows Natural Gas Units Failed to Provide Power at Over Triple the Rate of Other Generation By David E. Hess… Read More

David E. Hess provides a detailed update on the Christmas Day ’22 event at Energy Transfer’s Revolution Cryogenic Gas Plant in Smith Township, Washington County, PA: DEP… Read More

Christmas Eve 2022Christmas Day 2022On January 9, 2023, reporter Anya Litvak wrote about the latest energy crisis during brutal winter weather over the Christmas weekend: A perfect (winte… Read More

By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest Blog PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To CommentLand Recycling/Brownfield CleanupsWaste PermitsAir Quality… Read More

Lightyear announces its second solar-powered EV, below $40,000The Lightyear 2 will halve the lifetime vehicle CO2 emissions compared to a traditional EV. The vehicle also promi… Read More

PA DEP Releases Bid Solicitations To Plug 46 Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Armstrong, Washington Counties At Taxpayer Expense By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest Blog | January 5… Read More

What about trees? One peer-reviewed study showed that trees were being damaged by a 5G base station. Other studies point to multiple human health concerns, and clearly indicate that more… Read More

4th Quarter 2022 Excerpts from the SUN DAY Campaign SUN.DAY_.4thQ22.News_.HeadlinesDownload More: Commentary: The electric grid emergency of Christmas 2022, and what it means fo… Read More

Counties, PEMA Need to Include a Complete Vulnerability Assessment of all Natural Gas Facilities in Pennsylvania, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans By Cat Lodge, Washington County… Read More

Exposed: The Most Polluted Place in the United States A new book investigates the toxic legacy of Hanford, the Washington state facility that produced plutonium for nuclear weapons. Th… Read More

The natural gas commodity price dropped to $4.48 on January 1st, 2023 foreboding better news for US gas consumers! Source: https://www.cnn.com/business/markets/commodities No Fi… Read More

DEP Posted 50 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. 31, 2022 PA BulletinHighlights of the environmental and energy notices in the December 31 PA Bulletin– PA Bulletin &ndash… Read More

David Hess offers a stunning recap of the oil and gas industry’s disastrous year in Pennsylvania. David Hess offers a stunning recap of the oil and gas industry’s disastrou… Read More

Another major explosion ruins the Christmas holiday for local families. Second major mishap in less than five years for the ETC Revolution project! Details on the latest explosion and eva… Read More

Grid-scale battery, whose active components are iron, water & air, and capable of storing energy for over 4 days, will be manufactured by Form Energy at the former Weirton Steel site, i… Read More

Nothing brings in the Christmas season quite like a Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert, and this beautiful rendition of “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” by Gabbie Rae was one of our f… Read More

Many of our Christmas trees had a loop of train track running Lionel trains. The Carnegie Science Center train layout is world class! In memory of those Christmas holidays, here… Read More

Celebrating the 50-year anniversary of ‘The Immaculate Reception’ December 23, 1972. Voted the “Greatest Play in NFL History” for the league’s 100th anniversary… Read More

Ohio lawmakers passed a bill to accelerate drilling and fracking in state parks, and on other state-owned land. The Bill is headed to Governor Mike DeWine’s desk! On December 22, 20… Read More

(Bob: Is Clairton Coke Works next?) U.S. Attorney: Families Might Be Eligible For Crime Victims’ Compensation For Hardships Caused By The Indictment Of Former Erie Coke (Coal) Pl… Read More

Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard – Dec. 10 to 16, 2022OverviewOther Compliance ActionsSignificant Lawsuits To Gain ComplianceWeekly SummaryReport ViolationsCh… Read More

Billboard in 2011 I’m not the only one wondering how well public water wells will serve to provide clean replacement water to the citizens of Dimock, especially when the PA DEP… Read More

Some of your favorite songs with fracking lyrics for the holidays!Sung to “Jingle Bells” (celebrating the fracking ban in Pittsburgh, Pa)Sung to “Twelve Days of Christmas&r&hell…Read More

GASP and PALWV hosted these presentations related to environmental public health in western Pennsylvania, past, present and future. TABLE OF CONTENTS: AIR INVERSIONS & POLLUTI… Read More

Additional flaring during the startup of the Shell Petrochemicals Complex on Nov. 15th, caused the huge cracker plant to exceed pollution limits. Bob’s Blog December 1, 2022: &lsquo&hell…Read More

This is the news our world needs, and the fossil fuel industry hates. The US Department of Energy is expected to officially announce this breakthrough today. On December 12, 2022 Shan… Read More

It was discovered in 2010, that peaceful environmental groups, activists, and everyday citizens concerned about their environment, were being subjected to unwarranted scrutiny. State spo… Read More

Source: SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992) 6930 Carroll Avenue; Suite #340; Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-6477 x.6;  sun-day-campaign [at] hotmail.com  Twitter:… Read More

Susan Phillips writes December 7, 2022 on StateImpact Pennsylvania: The Delaware River Basin Commission, the agency that oversees drinking water quality for the watershed, voted… Read More

When the first Marcellus shale gas boom started in earnest in Pennsylvania, a large percentage of oil and gas industry trucks had major safety issues. This was graphically revealed during an… Read More

By David E. Hess | PA Environment Blog Digest The following DEP notices were published in the December 3 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notic… Read More

From a fish kill in our public park, to a torched impoundment liner on Labor Day, these two 2009 fracking & flaring bloopers added to local excitement! Cascading catastrophes yea… Read More

Video of Phipps 2022 ‘Holiday Magic’ flowers and lights display in 4K. Using the settings at the bottom right of the video, choose both the highest resolution and full screen… Read More

Massive flare-offs at Shell’s newly operational PENNSYLVANIA PETROCHEMICALS COMPLEX is a sure sign that things are well underway, converting shale gas ethane into little plastic nurdle… Read More

Southwestern PennsylvaniaIn the Spring of 2011, Chesapeake Appalachia LLC was the first oil and gas producer to drill an unconventional Marcellus Shale well in Union Township, Washington Cou… Read More

Ukraine has used the Cop27 climate talks to make the case that Russia’s invasion is causing an environmental as well as humanitarian catastrophe, with fossil fuels a key catalyst of th… Read More

There were stark differences between the positions taken by Governor-elect Josh Shapiro and his opponent during the gubernatorial campaign just concluded. Photo: Governor-elect Josh Sh… Read More

By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest Blog To give the public a better understanding of the compliance record of oil and gas industrial facilities in Pennsylvania, PA Environment D… Read More

‘Halt the Harm’ hosted an online summit highlighting some of the people leading the anti-fracking movement in communities across the United States. Learn about pipeline fights, p… Read More

We continue to experience natural gas price increases in Pennsylvania, partly due to increased LNG exports, even though we sit above the Marcellus Shale, and reside in one of the most heavil… Read More

A new 55,000 solar panel farm will provide the Pittsburgh campus with nearly one-fifth of its electricity through a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Pitt signed a 20-year agre… Read More

The Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area leak in Cambria County is proving difficult to stop, while bringing worrisome comparisons to the Aliso Canyon and Powhatan Point incidents, where huge vol… Read More

Énergie solaire à partir de parkings. The latest solar energy news out of France blanketed media outlets: France to require all large parking lots to be covered by s… Read More

The average electric vehicle produces less than half the carbon pollution of a gas-powered vehicle, so don’t get fooled by any myths to the contrary. Daisy Simmons reports in Ya… Read More

Mr. Hess served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection from 2001 to 2003, Executive Deputy at DEP from 1995 to 2001, as staff to the PA Senate Environmen… Read More

Aerial photos over SW Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia of cryogenic gas plants, natural gas pipelines, propane rail hub construction, drilling and fracking. See the MarkWest gas plant… Read More

From an October 1, 2021 flight, to a second flight a year later on October 21, 2022, we see further development at Shell’s Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex along the Ohio River… Read More