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CAC News

The Future of Coal in Pennsylvania:
A Dialogue

Harrisburg Conference
View the presentations delivered at this timely and proactive conference on what lies ahead for coal energy in Pennsylvania.

MAPPhiladelphia Mobility Alternatives Program

Make your commute easier and less stressful by learning about MAP (Mobility Alternatives Program). Through the use of various travel demand management strategies, employees can commute to work using transportation methods other than single-occupancy vehicles.

An online history of 40 remarkable years of Clean Air Council is available here.

Clean Air Council Supports America's Climate Security Act

Click here for Q&A about the Lieberman-Warner Global Warming Bill. The first Global Warming legislation with a real chance of making it through Congress.

power linesProposed High-Voltage Power Transmission Lines Threaten Environment

The United States Department of Energy is considering allowing regulations to be changed regarding the development of new high-voltage power distribution lines. This may result in damage to sensitive landscapes in our region along with increased reliance on polluting coal plants in the central portion of the US. Learn more about this issue by reading our fact sheet.

Smart Metering and Global Warming 
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is in special session to consider energy policy options proposed by Governor Rendell's Energy Independence Strategy.

Emissions from coal-fired power plants are the largest single contributor to global warming, so how the Pennsylvania Legislature manages energy consumption will directly impact global warming.

Smart meters are already slowing the need for new electricity production elsewhere; the principle is simple. It costs up to 10 to 20 times the price to generate electricity at times of peak grid demand. Smart metering allows consumers to pay closer to the actual cost of the electricity they use by tracking when they use it. Avoid using energy-intensive appliances, like the dishwasher or washing machine, during high-demand hours and you save.

Smart meters are a sound investment that will save money and give consumers more choice.  
 
Tell your PA State Senator that you support smart metering here.
Tell your PA House Representative here.

The Latest From The Council's Press Room: Joe Minott speaking
Council lawsuit against coal-fired power plants results in record $4.6 billion settlement

Find more news here.

Transit shelterPhiladelphia Street Furniture Program Comments

Clean Air Council has issued a fact sheet on the City of Philadelphia's Request for Proposals on a Comprehensive Street Furniture Program. Learn more about how a good street furniture program can enhance quality of life for city residents, workers, and visitors.

You are encouraged to write a letter to the City of Philadelphia with your thoughts on this matter. Click here to see our letter.

Ozone Forecasts

May 10, 2008
The Council offers forecasts for ozone in summer and for fine particulate (PM 2.5) year round -- more information here. Free air quality forecasts, via email, are also available by signing up.

Region
(# of Orange or worse forecasts this season)
Air Quality Color Code

Phila./S. Jersey/
Wilmington

Green/Good
(Ozone)

Phila./S. Jersey/
Wilmington

Green/Good
(PM 2.5)

Berks/Lehigh Val.

Green/Good
(Ozone)

Berks/Lehigh Val.

Green/Good
(PM 2.5)

Susquehanna Val.

Green/Good
(Ozone)

Susquehanna Val.

Green/Good
(PM 2.5)

Pittsburgh

Green/Good
(Ozone)

Pittsburgh

Green/Good
(PM 2.5)


Campaign Highlights

Give to Clean Air Council through United Way
This year, through the Donor Choice program, designate your United Way Workplace Giving donation to go to Clean Air Council. On your United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania donor card mark "785" as the donor designation number.

Clean Air Council Supports Re-routing measures to Protect American Cities from Hazardous Cargoes
Click here for a Q & A about what some call the greatest risk to national security in America today.

Clean Air Council Summer Friends

With more than three decades of visionary achievement and experience, Sunpower Builders offers an unparalleled scope of services by blending the art of historic preservation and energy conservation. There’s a common thread between historic and sustainably designed homes: good craftsmanship and a healthy dose of common sense result in homes designed for the 21st century. In this way, Sunpower Builders lays claim to its motto as “Preservationists of Yesteryear and Tomorrow”.

Philadelphia Diesel Difference Website Provides Clean Diesel Resources
Philadelphia Diesel Difference LogoThe Diesel Difference Program is a partnership of public and private interests promoting clean diesel technologies. It is coordinated jointly by the Council and Philadelphia's Air Management Services. Visit the program website here.
Pennsylvania Zero Mercury Campaign
Clean Air Council was the only environmental group to sign a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a collection program for mercury switches from retired cars and trucks in Pennsylvania. Now part of the National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program, the auto switch program has removed over 41 lbs of mercury from Pennsylvania's environment since November 2004. Learn more about the Council's Pennsylvania Zero Mercury Campaign here.
Pennsylvania Wind Working Group
Wind TurbinesLed by Clean Air Council, the Pennsylvania Wind Working Group is a stakeholder group composed of government agencies, utilities, green marketers, wind energy developers, manufacturers, nonprofit organizations, and others interested in growing the industry through responsible development of wind resources in the Commonwealth. The group also acts as a clearinghouse for information to the public and its members.

Support the Mercury-Free Thermostat Act in Pennsylvania
Mercury in thermostats represents the largest single source of mercury in any ordinary household product, with one mercury thermostat usually containing between 3-5 grams of the toxin. Comparably priced snap-switch and electronic programmable thermostats that do not contain mercury are readily available.

Working with Clean Air Council and a broad public health coalition, Rep. Carole Rubley has now introduced HB 44, the Mercury-Free Thermostat Act. The bill would prohibit the sale and improper disposal of mercury thermostats in Pennsylvania.

Click here to tell your Pennsylvania State House Representative that you support the Mercury-Free Thermostat Act.

Clean Energy Challenge Website
Clean Energy Challenge
Explore renewable energy generation, conservation, and efficiency options with an interactive website from Clean Air Council and Sustainable Development Fund at www.cleanenergychallenge.org.

 

 

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