- Jun 2024
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www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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Der neue Sprecher des US-Repäsentatntenhauses Mike Johnson ist ein aktiver Klimaleugner, der von der Öl- und Gasindustrie im vergangenen Jahr mehr Spenden erhalten hat als von jeder anderen Branche. Der Klimaleugner Steven J. Milloy nannte Johnson eine "Quantensprung-Verbesserung" gegenüber seinem republikanischen Vorgänger. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/26/climate/mike-johnson-climate-policies.html
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In zwei US-Bundesstaaten haben NGOs verhindert, das Kohlekraftwerksbetreiber ihre Verluste auf ihre Kundinnen abwälzen. Die Argumentation, es stünden billigere erneuerbare Energiequellen zur Verfügung, wurde von dem Regulatoren akzeptiert. Kohlekraftwerke sind für mehr als 50% der energiebedingten Emissionen der USA verantwortlich, produzieren aber nur 20% des Stroms. Die Abwälzung ihrer Mehrkosten auf Kunden erschwert die Durchsetzung von Windenergie am Markt.. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/climate/electricity-from-coal-is-pricey-should-consumers-have-to-pay.html
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- Dana Ammann
- NGO: Natural Resources Defense Council
- coal
- David Rogers
- coal phase out
- Joshua Smith
- institution: RMI
- Sierra Club
- Grid Strategies LLC
- Synapse Energy Economics
- ClearView Energy Partners
- Neue Regulierungen für die Emissionen von Kohlekraftwerken in den USA April 2024
- USA
- Devi Glick
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- May 2017
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enst31501sp2017.courses.bucknell.edu enst31501sp2017.courses.bucknell.edu
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Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is a grassroots environmental organization that was founded in 1892 by conservationist John Muir. It has influenced environmental thought and policy in the United States since its creation. The Club was established by Muir after he successfully lobbied for the creation of Yosemite National Park with the intentions of extending Yosemite’s borders as well as promote conservation, preservation, and recreation in California. The success of the Sierra Club since then has been immense, and holds over one million members nationwide. Its involvement with the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge includes recurring lobbying to prevent drilling in addition to creating new wilderness regions. Today, the Sierra Club addresses issues such as climate change, renewable energy, urban spaces, environmental justice, and more. Its presence and influence in Washington, D.C. is critical in providing nature a voice.
Lyndgaard, Kyhl. "Sierra Club." In Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy. Vol. 2. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2009. Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources (accessed April 26, 2017).
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- Jun 2015
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www.americanyawp.com www.americanyawp.com
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John Muir, a naturalist, writer, and founder of the Sierra Club, invoked the “God of the Mountains” in his defense of the valley in its supposedly pristine condition.
The "Gods of the mountains" line was a piece of Muir's larger metaphor for the holiness of natural places that figured those who would develop them as "temple destroyers." Here's the full quote from Muir's defense of the Hetch Hetchy in his book The Yosemite.:
These temple destroyers, devotees of ravaging commercialism, seem to have a perfect contempt for Nature, and, instead of lifting their eyes to the God of the mountains, lift them to the Almighty Dollar.
Dam Hetch Hetchy! As well dam for water-tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man.
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