Creating Robust and Effective State Renewable Portfolio Standards
Issue: climate change | environment & health | renewable energy
Type: powerpoint | video
This PSR webinar features three of our chapter experts discussing state renewable energy solutions for the electricity sector. Specifically, they focused on how best to structure an effective state Renewable Portfolio Standard. The speakers covered issues such as: pushing for the strongest targets possible, keeping “dirty” imposters out of the “clean and safe” definition for …
Comments to EPA on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Issue: climate change | environment & health | federal government | renewable energy
Type: letter to policymaker
Letter from PSR and partner groups to the Environmental Protection Agency with comments on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for State Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Electric Utility Generating Units, urging the EPA to return to the implementation of the Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Saving Energy, Saving Lives
Issue: environment & health | renewable energy
Type: report
The Health Impacts of Avoiding Power Plant Pollution with Energy Efficiency We often hear that energy efficiency saves money and creates jobs, but what do we know about its public health benefits? PSR and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released a report, “Saving Energy Saving Lives,” that examines the public health benefits …
PSR Comments on the Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
Issue: climate change | environment & health | federal government | renewable energy
Type: testimony
PSR’s official comments to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt opposing the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan.
PSR Calls for 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2035
Issue: climate change | environment & health | renewable energy
Type: policy statement
PSR position statement calling for the transition to 100 percent renewable energy sources by 2035.
Endorse the OFF Act
Issue: climate change | environment & health | federal government | renewable energy
Type: letter to policymaker
Letter to members of Congress signed by PSR and partner groups, urging support for the Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act. Dear Member of Congress, At a time when study after study reveals the increasing urgency of acting rapidly to move away from fossil fuels and onto 100% renewable energy, we write to …
Letter to Congress Calling for 100% Renewable Energy
Issue: environment & health | federal government | renewable energy
Type: letter to policymaker
A letter signed by PSR and partner groups asking Congress to set a goal of meeting America’s energy needs with 100 percent renewable energy.
PSR Policy on Carbon Pricing
Issue: climate change | environment & health | renewable energy
Type: policy statement
PSR recommends a Price on Carbon applied to Fossil Fuels as a Tool to Help Prevent Global Climate Catastrophe Statement: Physicians for Social Responsibility urges the United States to adopt a carbon price on fossil fuels to control global emissions of carbon dioxide and methane, the chief causes of global climate change. Background: The Intergovernmental …
Webinar: Energy Efficiency for Healthier Homes
Issue: environment & health | renewable energy
Type: powerpoint | video
Learn what energy efficiency looks like and what it can accomplish – including its health impacts in the home. Slides pt 1 – Intro by Barb Gottlieb, PSR, & Sarah Hayes, ACEEE Slides pt 2 – Presentation by Brendan Brown and Wes Stewart, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
End-use Energy Efficiency and the Clean Power Plan
Issue: climate change | environment & health | renewable energy
Type: powerpoint
Energy efficiency is often the cheapest and most readily available way to reduce greenhouse gases. States should emphasize energy efficiency in their CPP implementation plans.