March 3, 2021

How Exxon Is Being Forced To Accept The Reality Of Bad Fossil Fuel Investments

DCS has been predicting the inevitable collapse of the fracking house of cards. You can’t go on forever losing money on each well, hoping to make it up in volume!
By Justin Mikulka, DeSmog, February 26, 2021

Last August, ExxonMobil

October 12, 2020

Poll shows broad support for Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in PA

70% of those polled said they supported regulations to reduce CO2 pollution from power plants in PA
By Richard W. Jones, Centre Daily Times, October 11, 2020

The bill to block PA from regulating carbon – and thus block PA

September 11, 2020

Poll Says Pennsylvanians Support More Regulations on Fracking

Poll was commissioned by Climate Power 2020 and the League of Conservation Voters
By Ryan Deto, Pittsburgh City Paper, September 2, 2020

Download the poll results as a pdf.


Politically speaking, the discussion around fracking in Pennsylvania lacks nuance. Fracking …

June 27, 2020

Irish Draft Programme for Government Includes a Green New Deal and a Ban on Fracked Gas Imports

Download the draft Irish Programme for Government as a pdf
Read more in the
Irish Times


Excerpt from the draft Irish Programme for Government:

Mission: A Green New Deal

Emissions

We are committed to an average 7% per annum reduction …

June 26, 2020

Goldman Sachs Says Renewable-Energy Spending Will Surpass Oil and Gas for the First Time Ever in 2021

Sees total investment spiking to $16 trillion over the next decade
By Ben Winck, Business Insider, June 17, 2020

Read about the financial troubles of US shale companies in the Financial Times.


  • Green-energy investing will account for 25% of all
May 18, 2020

Solar Panels are More Efficient Than You’ve Heard

This material could make them even better
By Maddie Stone, Grist, May 13, 2020

From the article: Technologies that require less up-front capital investment, like perovskites, might ultimately be necessary to build the amount of solar power the world needs

October 18, 2019

NJ Turns Down Permits for Proposed 120-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline

The state’s Department of Environmental Protection has now closed multiple applications for the same pipeline
By Adam Hermann, PhillyVoice, October 12, 2019

Kudos to New Jersey and Governor Murphy for putting the health and welfare of residents (including the global

July 2, 2017

3 Years Left to Turn the Corner on Global Warming

a six-point plan for turning the tide of the world’s carbon dioxide by 2020
By Andrew Freedman, Mashable, June 29, 2017

The next three years will effectively decide the fate of our planet’s climate. This is the stark message of

August 26, 2016

NYS Model Solar Energy Law

The New York State Model Solar Energy Law and Toolkit are Out

Introduction

This Model Solar Energy Law (Model Law) is designed to assist communities in New York State adopt zoning provisions that promote solar energy systems while protecting community …

July 5, 2016

March for Clean Energy July 24!

Let Your Voice Be Heard: Join the March for a Clean Energy Revolution in Philadelphia, Sunday, July 24

On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, thousands will march for action to prevent climate catastrophe and present these demands directly

June 19, 2016

New Film by Josh Fox at the Tusten Theater in Narrowsburg, June 25

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at the Tusten Theater in Narrowsburg, NY
7 p.m. on Saturday June 25

To reserve seats please rsvp to: dcs@DamascusCitizens.org
Donations requested
Josh Fox and a panel after the film

The science on climate change is telling us we need …

November 14, 2015

Cuomo Nixes Port Ambrose, Proposed Natural Gas Terminal Off Jones Beach

Fears terminal could cause an environmental catastrophe or become a terrorist target
By Ellen Yan, Newsday, November 12, 2015

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Thursday killed a 3-year-old proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal 19 miles off Jones Beach …

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