STRAWBERRY HILLS, Australia, Nov. 29 (TNStalk) -- Australian Council of Social Service issued the following agency statement: * * * "Households and industry are facing massive increases to their energy bills, which will create disastrous consequences for those most at risk. "Wholesale electricity prices are now five times higher than at the start of the year. This has been driven by Australian coal and gas producers taking advantage of high international prices, diverting their resources to e  more

BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- The Australian Marine Conservation Society issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2022: The Australian and Queensland governments must act quickly and decisively on protecting the Great Barrier Reef after the World Heritage Committee's scientific advisory bodies released a report today recommending the Reef be put on the "In Danger" list, said the Australian Marine Conservation Society. Governments must take recommended actions to avoid 'In Dange  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Association for Computing Machinery has announced the following event: Title: CoNEXT 2022 Date of event: Dec. 6-9, 2022 Location of event: Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy Overview from the organization: "CoNEXT 2022 will be a major forum for presentations and discussions of novel networking technologies that will shape the future of Internetworking. The conference is single track and features a high-quality technical program with significant opportunitie  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47317) on Nov. 23, 2022, entitled "Natural Gas Markets Going Global: Changes in Consumption" by energy policy specialist Michael Ratner. Here are excerpts: * * * Natural Gas Markets Going Global: Changes in Consumption The future of natural gas as a fuel for the global economy depends on many factors, including supply, consumption, prices, transportation, and policies. In 2020, natural gas ma  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47317) on Nov. 23, 2022, entitled "Natural Gas Markets Going Global: Changes in Consumption:" * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) Consumers: Changes Ahead? The comparisons in Figure 4 highlight some important changes in natural gas markets, particularly among consuming countries. Although the focus of changes in the United States has mostly been on the dramatic rise in production since the adv  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47317) on Nov. 23, 2022, entitled "Natural Gas Markets Going Global: Changes in Consumption:" * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) Natural Gas Market Changes Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs) As discussed above, the role of the FSRU is essential to the development of LNG markets in the near term. FSRUs are specialized ships that allow for the import of natural gas, but their im  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 29 (TNSgov) -- Greenpeace issued the following news release: Last week, New York Governor Hochul signed a two-year moratorium on crypto mining. This first of a kind law will put a pause on all new cryptocurrency mining permits at fossil fuel plants and require the state's Department of Environmental Conservation to conduct a study into the practice's environmental impacts. In response to the moratorium, Rolf Skar, Special Projects Manager at Greenpeace USA, said:   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- The House Natural Resources Committee's Office of Insular Affairs issued the following testimony by community environmental lawyer Ruth Santiago involving a hybrid hearing on Nov. 17, 2022, entitled "Puerto Rico's Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Power Grid Development": * * * On behalf of the dozens of groups listed in the attachment to this letter, we appreciate the opportunity to testify and submit written comments on Puerto Rico's Post-Disaster Reconstruction & Power  more