MANILA, Philippines, April 25 (TNSRes) -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following news release: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $22.8 billion from its own resources in 2021 to help Asia and the Pacific tackle the immediate effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and promote a green recovery. Financial and operational results were published today in ADB's Annual Report 2021. The report summarizes how ADB supported its developing member countries (DMCs) through   more

STRAWBERRY HILLS, Australia, April 29 -- Australian Council of Social Service issued the following statement by CEO Cassandra Goldie: * * * The Greens climate change plan policy announced yesterday is welcome recognition that we must reduce emissions this decade and achieve net zero emission by 2035. The policy needs to be strengthened to put people and communities with the least at the front. We welcome the Greens' policies on housing and income support, which directly address the inequality  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: Following a comprehensive application review and public comment period, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Waste Management (DWM) has issued a permit to allow Duke Energy to construct and operate the second of three new, lined onsite landfills at the Allen Steam Station for the disposal of excavated coal ash. The issuance of the permit for the S  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 29 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Before he decided to run for U.S. Senate, J.D. Vance deflected blame from President Barack Obama and bad trade deals, and argued that Ohioans should take personal responsibility for decades of disinvestment and economic hardship in the state. In 2016, Vance trashed Ohioans in Hillbilly Elegy, writing, "We talk about the value of hard work, but tell ourselves that the reason we're not working is some perceived unfa  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (W.Va.-01), who serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke during the Energy Subcommittee hearing with Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Excerpts and highlights from his prepared remarks: Madam Secretary: The U.S. is sanctioning Russia over its aggression in Ukraine. We're not buying Putin's gas or oil, but we are acquiring his uran  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following commentary to the Washington Examiner on April 28, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, penned an op-ed in the Washington Times on the Biden Administration's all-out assault on domestic energy production. Energy security is national security for the United States and our allies, but the intransigency of the Administration's environmental regime stands i  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following remarks on April 28, 2022, at a news conference on Democrats' legislative efforts to lower gas prices: * * * Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. and Chairwoman Maria Cantwell held a press conference to address Democrats' legislative efforts to lower gas prices for Americans. Below are the Speaker's remarks: Speaker Pelosi. Good morning, everyone. It is w  more

MANCHESTER, England, April 30 (TNSRes) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: The University of Manchester has published its 2021 Responsible Investment Report, confirming that it has ended investment in fossil fuel companies and has exceeded its target of reducing the carbon intensity of its other holdings. In 2020 the University set out its new Policy for Socially Responsible Investment in which it promised to divest from fossil fuel companies and go further - by   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 30 -- WindEurope issued the following news release on April 29, 2022: Today the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) issued its final assessment of the EU electricity market design. It comes at a time of volatile electricity prices and unprecedented supply insecurity linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Its core message is the EU must maintain its electricity price setting mechanism and preserve the Internal Energy Market, a key asset in dealing   more