Renewable energy, like wind turbines or solar panels, is growing increasingly popular in America and beyond, but that doesn’t mean coal is out of the picture yet.
By Geoffrey Pohanka
Michael Green II: Young Pennsylvanians want to fight climate change. Our leaders want to pretend they are.
Governor Wolf’s push to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is more about appearances than real change. It’s time for Pennsylvania to instate policy that helps the environment, boosts revenue, and preserves jobs.
By Michael Green II
Sen. Gene Yaw: Cleaning Pa. waterways is a win-win for farmers, business and taxpayers
There’s a way to clean Pennsylvania’s streams and rivers, reduce water costs, and bolster the state’s tourism and agriculture industries — while embracing the markets and innovation.
By Pa. State Sen Gene Yaw
Is a mileage-based road fee in Pennsylvania’s future?
As gas tax revenue slips, Pennsylvania leaders are searching for new ways to meet the state’s long-term transportation needs and costs. A mileage-based road fee may be on the horizon, among other implementations to elevate funding.
By Rick Woelfel
PA Dems join GOP in putting up roadblock to Wolf’s RGGI plans
Several Democrats in the State Senate joined Republicans to block Gov. Wolf from entering Pa. into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
Ben Mannes: Opposition to PA pipelines hurts us and helps Putin
While the President’s actions have caused many a furrowed brow in the national news, the similarly destructive actions of PA Gov. Tom Wolf have been largely ignored by local and national media.
By Ben Mannes
David Clement: Philadelphia should reverse its plastic bag ban
Philadelphia’s pending ban on disposable plastic bags won’t just annoy consumers — it will actually hurt the environment. Alternatives to plastics have a much bigger eco-footprint.
By David Clement