ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, Dec. 22 -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following news release: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Mongolia signed a $2 million grant to increase efficient and renewable energy heating systems in remote areas in Mongolia. ADB will administer the $2 million grant financing from the Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific (JFPR), which has supported projects in Mongolia in poverty alleviation, livelihood improvement, and en  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 22 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) made its final decision in Georgia Power's 2022 rate case with a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Bubba McDonald opposing. The vote is the culmination of months of hearings that included testimony from Georgia Power as well as intervening parties like Sierra Club. The PSC approved Georgia Power's roughly $1.8 billion rate increase, which was modified from the original  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Dec. 22 (TNSres) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: Researchers across Kennesaw State colleges look to solve problems, whether they exist on a local, national, or global scale. From alleviating a tropical disease to understanding forces shaping world politics or creating safer roads, University faculty delve into issues from around the globe, often providing unique research experiences to their undergraduate and graduate students  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 22 (TNSfper) -- Lightsource bp, a subsidiary of BP plc, issued the following news: Lightsource bp, a global leader in development and management of renewable energy projects announces the appointment of Miguel Fernandez Hortelano as Group Head of Risk and Energy Markets. Miguel brings over 20 years of experience in the financial risk sector as well as many years within the energy sector. He has built and led international teams in charge of enterprise risk management, fro  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 22 -- The Virginia State Corporation Commission issued the following news release: The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has concluded a revised triennial review of the base rates for Appalachian Power Company that reduces the annual rate increase that has been in effect on an interim basis since October 1, 2022. For a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a month, the new rates result in a monthly charge of approximately $6.00 compared to the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by American Small Manufacturers Coalition President and CEO Carrie Hines involving a hearing on Dec. 13, 2022, entitled "Promoting and Investing in Small American Manufacturers": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify today, and for focusing on the vitally important issue of promoting and investing in small American ma  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: The U.S. Senate confirmed Beth Geer, Michelle Moore, Robert Klein, William Renick, Adam Wade White, and Joe Ritch today as new members of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors. They come on board as the federal utility initiates its final decision-making process over the retirement and replacement of the massive Cumberland coal plant with new methane gas infrastructure. At the s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 21, 2022: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, today led his colleagues Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in a letter to President Biden urging his Administration to fulfill its commitment in the Glasgow Statement by publicly   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A new law that gives the state's 32 ports tools to expand and grow the maritime economy started out as a community project for a handful of University of Michigan students. U-M students first worked with the Port of Monroe in 2012 and over the next decade would make the case for investing in ports around the state to increase container and industrial shipments, which is expected to lead to jo  more