BISMARCK, North Dakota, Jan. 4 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum today delivered his 2023 State of the State Address, calling for significant infrastructure investment, highlighting opportunities to diversify and grow the economy in agriculture, energy and other sectors, and emphasizing the need to address the state's workforce challenges and provide tax relief to North Dakotans hit by higher costs for food, fuel and other necessities. "In today's  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new rule repealing the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), and changing the definition of Waters of the United States in a way that will expand federal regulatory authority. "The ru  more

FREIBURG, Germany, Jan. 4 -- The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems issued the following news release: The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has presented its annual evaluation of electricity generation in Germany in 2022. The year was characterized by extreme prices and strong growth in renewable energies. Electricity trade with neighbouring countries also picked up. The share of renewables in net electricity generation, i.e. the electricity mix that actually comes o  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 4 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Governor Cooper and staff from the Governor's Office met with officials from Duke Energy, including Lynn Good, President and Chief Executive Order of Duke Energy, Julie Janson, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy Carolinas, Kendal Bowman, North Carolina State President of Duke Energy, and Kevin McLaughlin, Vice President Government Affairs and External Relations  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven issued the following the statement after the swearing in of the 118th Congress. "With the start of the 118th Congress, we need to focus on addressing the real issues impacting American households," said Hoeven. "That means getting inflation under control, and the best way to do this is to unleash all of America's vast energy resources, including our abundant oil, gas and coal reserve  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 3 (TNStalk) -- The John Locke Foundation issued the following statement on Jan. 2, 2023, by CEO Amy O. Cooke: * * * "While China emits enough carbon dioxide to eliminate any gains North Carolina makes in a matter of minutes, the NC Utilities Commission has chosen to saddle our state's ratepayers with an energy plan that guarantees higher bills and colder homes over the winter. "Our early analysis of the Utilities Commission's report indicates it may not fully com  more