BERKELEY, California, Dec. 20 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: Microsoft shareholders voted on an As You Sow resolution asking the company to disclose how the company's 401(k) retirement funds manage the growing systemic risk created by investing in companies contributing significantly to climate change. The proposal earned an 11.2% vote last week at Microsoft's annual general meeting, achieving the threshold needed to continue dialog with the company and resubmit the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSjou) -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news: Nearly 4 billion people rely on food that is grown using synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, which are made using energy-intensive, greenhouse gas-emitting processes. For the agricultural system to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, new fertilizer strategies will be necessary. New work from Carnegie Staff Associate Lorenzo Rosa and Paolo Gabrielli, a visiting investigator from ETH Zurich, probed various   more

SAN RAMON, California, Dec. 20 -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following news release: Chevron is among a group of multinational companies looking at the U.S. Gulf Coast as a central hub for the development of hydrogen and ammonia. We are working with Air Liquide, LyondellBasell and Uniper to study the potential for a hydrogen and ammonia production facility. The three companies have zeroed in on the U.S. Gulf Coast because the existing energy infrastructure makes it a natural fit.   more

BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 20 (TNSgov) -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: Congressional appropriations leaders are preparing to release omnibus spending legislation for FY2023 today, and community advocates from across coal country are urging them to ensure several long-standing priority investments are included. Advocates argue that the omnibus legislation is an important opportunity to get three key provisions over the finish line: The Safeguarding Treatment for the Re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the U.N. Climate Conference 2022 (No. IF12290) on Dec. 19, 2022 by environmental policy specialist Richard K. Lattanzio and energy and environmental policy specialist Jane A. Leggett: * * * The U.N. Climate Conference 2022 (COP27): Outcomes The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) met November 6-20, 2022, in Sh  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Dec. 19, 2022: * * * Developing Renewable Energy in Ukraine The aim of the bipartisan and international CSIS Ukraine Economic Reconstruction Commission is to produce a policy framework that will help attract private sector investments to support Ukraine's future economic reconstruction. To support the commission, CSIS will convene a series of working groups to examine a range  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis issued the following written testimony by AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council Executive Director Brad Markell involving a hearing on Dec. 6, 2022, entitled "Solving the Climate Crisis: Key Accomplishments, Additional Opportunities, and the Need for Continued Action": * * * Thank you Chair Castor and Ranking Member Graves for the opportunity to testify before the committee on "Solving the Climate Crisis: Key Accomplishments, A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis issued the following written testimony by American Council on Renewable Energy President and CEO Greg Wetstone involving a hearing on Dec. 6, 2022, entitled "Solving the Climate Crisis: Key Accomplishments, Additional Opportunities, and the Need for Continued Action": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony at this important hearing and for your dedication and leadership in charting a path forward on clima  more

MILTON, England, Dec. 20 -- The Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it provides results in phylogenetics and systematics and use these results in ways that analyses palaeogeography, palaeobiology, functional morphology, palaeoecology or biostratigraphy, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 20, No. 1 edition: Research Articles: * A new podocnemidid (Pleurodira: Pelomedusoides) from the Eocene of north-western Argentina, with comment  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 16 (TNSsro) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00371): * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Tariff Filing Of Kentucky Utilities Company For Approval Of An Economic Development Rider Special Contract With Bitiki-Ky, LLC ORDER This matter arises upon the motion of the Bitiki-KY, LLC (Bitiki), filed on November 10, 2022, for full intervention. As a basis for its motion, Bitiki stated that, as the counterparty to the propos  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Richard Glick, and FERC commissioners urging them to listen to the Oregon Attorney General and deny permits for TC Energy's Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN) Xpress project. "In order to reach a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, President Biden pledged to reduce greenhouse ga  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Richard Glick, and FERC commissioners urging them to listen to the Oregon Attorney General and deny permits for TC Energy's Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN) Xpress project. "In order to reach a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, President Biden pledged to reduce greenhouse   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 20 -- The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2022: The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan today announced $500,000 in grants to support arts and culture organizations that represent a variety of creative disciplines throughout the Community Foundation's seven-county service area and contribute to the vitality of our region's economy. This is the inaugural round of gr  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec. 20 -- The Minerals Council South Africa issued the following news release: The Transnet SOC Board and Minerals Council South Africa Office Bearers have agreed to establish joint collaborative structures whose purpose is to ensure that all possible actions are taken to stabilise and improve the throughput of South Africa's rail and ports systems to enable inclusive growth and maximise the movement of commodities in the national interest. Recognising the integrat  more

TACOMA PARK, Maryland, Dec. 20 (TNSgov) -- Waterkeepers Chesapeake issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2022: As a result of major flaws in the Maryland Department of the Environment's (MDE) final Industrial Stormwater General Permit, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Blue Water Baltimore and Gunpowder Riverkeeper, as well as the Potomac Riverkeeper Network and Waterkeepers Chesapeake on Friday filed three separate suits against MDE in Baltimore County Circuit Court. Blue Water Baltimore  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 19, 2022: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Takes More Than 100 Actions in 2022 to Strengthen Energy Efficiency Standards and Save Families Money The White House and the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has surpassed its goal to take 100 actions in 2022 to strengthen energy efficiency standards for a range of appliances and equipment to lower costs for American fami  more