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The Dirty Energy Team focuses on fighting dirty fossil fuel projects and moving Pennsylvania beyond oil, gas and nuclear power.
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Mission
Disrupt the development of Dirty Energy in Pennsylvania by
- resisting projects that continue or expand the production or use of fracked gas, such as pipelines, fracking operations, gas transport and export, burning plastics for energy, and ethane cracker plants.
- tracking developments in Pennsylvania's CO2, hydrogen, coal, and nuclear power.
- educating communities about the health, environmental, and economic impacts of dirty energy and supporting policies to remediate them.
- holding industry and utilities responsible for the true cost of their using dirty energy.
- supporting the staff and leadership of the Pennsylvania Chapter in this mission.
Current Priorities
- Data Centers in PA
- Slowing the surge of proposals
- Assessing the impact on communities: utility bills, water quality, noise pollution
- Data Centers has become a "collaboration topic" for several of our Conservation Teams - Data Center Resources
- Carbon Capture and Sequestration in PA
Join Us - Meetings and Events
We are always looking for new people and ideas. Please join our next team meeting and the Dirty Energy email list!
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- Look for the PA Chapter Dirty Energy Team Meeting on the meeting calendar for details and registration.
- To join the Dirty Energy Team email list or ask the team a question, please complete a Volunteer Interest Form.
Resources - Webinars
Fracking in Pennsylvania: CNX vs PA
Speakers: Jodi Borello, Janice Blanock - Center for Coalfield Justice
Host: Dirty Energy Team
Personal stories about the impact of the fracking industry in western PA and the deal that Gov Shapiro seems to have made.
Slide Deck with clickable links, YouTube video
MAD-FACTS – Moms and Dads – Family Awareness of Cancer Threat Spike
mad-facts.org
Methane Madness
Speaker: Kelsey Krepps (Dirty Fuels Campaign) and Emily Davis (Geodelphia)
Date: March 14, 2023
Hosted by: Dirty Energy Team and Geodelphia
Kelsey Krepps, Senior Campaign Representative, Sierra Club Beyond Dirty Fuels, discussed the numerous sources of largely unmeasured methane escaping throughout Pennsylvania's gas extraction and transportation industry.
Emily Davis, Geodelphia Volunteer, Southeastern PA Group, updated us on the Geodelphia project to map gas leaks in the aging distribution pipes under the streets of Philadelphia.
Strategies for Challenging Pipeline Projects: The Case Mariner East and The Safety 7 Team
Speaker: Safety 7 Team
Date: July 14, 2021
Hosted by: Dirty Energy Team
The “Safety Seven Team” of Chester and Delaware County residents sued Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners before the PA Public Utility Commission to halt construction of the Mariner East pipelines until serious safety concerns were addressed. The successful outcome of this case foretold improvements in the air, water, and soil of Pennsylvania and neighboring states, and in the wanton production of single-use plastics internationally. We heard an update from the Safety 7 Team on how the case fits in the broader fossil fuel picture and lessons learned.
Pennsylvania Legislation
For the latest info on PA Legislation that the Sierra Club is tracking, go to the PA Legislative Tracker and The Briefing video series.