WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued the following written statement by Melissa M. Aronczyk, associate professor in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University, involving a hybrid hearing on Sept. 14, 2022, entitled "The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about the role of public relations firms in preventing ac  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued the following written testimony by Generous Ventures CEO Christine Arena involving a hybrid hearing on Sept. 14, 2022, entitled "The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Grijalva, Chair Porter, Ranking Member Moore, and members of the Committee, my name is Christine Arena. I am a twenty-year communications industry professiona  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth issued the following remarks by Marilyn Wrenn, chief program officer of Coalfield Development, at a roundtable on Sept. 29, 2022, entitled "Good Pay for Hard Work: Apprenticeships, Workforce Development, and Diverse Pathways to High-Quality Jobs": * * * Hello, I'm Marilyn Wrenn, Chief Program officer of Coalfield Development and it is my pleasure to be here today. Coalfield Development exists to div  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued the following testimony by ClearPath Inc. CEO Richard J. Powell involving a hearing on Sept. 15, 2022, entitled "Preparing America's Health Care Infrastructure for the Climate Crisis": * * * Good morning Chairman Neal, Ranking Member Brady and members of the Committee. My name is Rich Powell, and I am the CEO of ClearPath, a 501(c)(3) organization devoted to accelerating breakthrough innovations to reduce emissions in the energy   more

POTSDAM, Germany, Oct. 17 -- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research issued the following news release: Hurricane damages can increase due to increasing global temperatures, caused by greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. Computer simulations of regional economic sectors and supply chains in the US now show that the resulting economic losses can at some point not be nationally offset under unabated warming. If too many factories and the like are hit by the hurricane and stop wor  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, Oct. 17 (TNStalk) -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following statement on Oct. 15, 2022: * * * In the aftermath of the terrible explosion that killed 41 miners in Northern Turkey, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued the following statement today: "The prayers of the entire UMWA membership are with the families of the 41 miners who lost their lives this week in Turkey. "It appears that Turkey's mine safety l  more