MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Jan. 24 (TNSpar) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: The launch of a partnership between West Virginia University engineers and the nonprofit and utility sectors could bring the region one step closer to integrating solar-generated power into the electrical grid. Anurag Srivastava, professor and chair of the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, will   more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 24 -- The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment issued the following news release: The Office of Just Transition (OJT), within the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment, and the Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) are partnering to provide Coal Transition Community Grants to communities whose economies have traditionally relied on the coal industry. These grants are intended to support regional economic and workforce development activiti  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on Chinese nuclear and missile proliferation (No. IF11737) on Jan. 23, 2023, by nonproliferation specialist Paul K. Kerr: * * * Chinese Nuclear and Missile Proliferation The U.S. government has continued to express concerns about China's record concerning the proliferation of nuclear- and missile-related technologies to other countries, with more recent focus on the threat of Chinese acquisitio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper on the tax credits for "clean electricity" - projected effects on CO2 emissions and the generation mix (No. IN12082) on Jan. 23, 2023, by public finance specialist Molly F. Sherlock. Here are excerpts: * * * Tax Credits for "Clean Electricity" - Projected Effects on CO2 Emissions and the Generation Mix Reducing greenhouse gas emissions was a key policy objective of recently enacted budget recon  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSpp) -- Public Citizen posted the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: In a victory for advocates of a transition to clean energy, the CPS Energy Board of Trustees voted today to approve a generation plan that will see the nation's largest municipally-owned gas and electric utility stop burning coal by the decade's end. "Today is only the second-best day for protecting the air and climate from the scourge of burning coal at the J.K. Spruce power plant. The be  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following report (No. PNNL-32383) on Jan. 21, 2023, entitled "A Comprehensive Economic Coal Transition in South Asia." The report was written by Leeya Pressburger, Meredydd Evans, Sha Yu, Ryna Cui, Abhishek Somani and Gokul Iyer. Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents Table of Contents ... iii Acknowledgments ... iv Acronyms and Abbreviations ... v List of Figures ... vi   more

RICHLAND, Washington, Jan. 24 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: The need for technology that can capture, remove and repurpose carbon dioxide grows stronger with every CO2 molecule that reaches Earth's atmosphere. To meet that need, scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have cleared a new milestone in their efforts to make carbon capture more affordable an  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 24 (TNSper) -- The Property Council of Australia issued the following news release: The Property Council of Australia is proud to announce the members of its Gold Coast committee for the 2023 - 24 term. The Property Council of Australia is the voice of Australia's largest industry - property, and brings commitment to ongoing, collaborative engagement on important issues impacting the property industry. The Property Council's Gold Coast committee is comprised of a diver  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News Channel's Sunday Morning Futures to discuss how House Republicans are committed to reversing President Biden's inflation, border, and energy crises. Leader Scalise slammed Democrats for their drunken spending spree that has raised prices and called out President Biden for refusing to negotiate with House Republicans to curb his administration's w  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSpp) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: * * * Sierra Club Celebrates, Applauds Community Fight For Clean Air * * * The CPS Energy Board of Trustees approved a plan to retire the utility's last remaining coal plant - the Spruce coal plant - by 2028. The announcement follows decades of community outcry about the plant, which advocates criticize for its contribution to global warming, air pollution, water pollution, and cost to   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * Data Indicates Major Failings By Financial Institutions To Help Meet Global Commitments On Net Zero * * * Major global banks are standing in the way of climate targets with new data showing just 7% of their financing for energy companies went to renewables between 2016 and 2022. The data, produced for Sierra Club, Fair Finance International, BankTrack and Rainforest Action Network, indicates major failing  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks on Jan. 23, 2023: * * * Following is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the Ocean Race Summit, in Cabo Verde today. Permitam-me que comece por exprimir ao senhor primeiro-ministro, Ulisses Correia e Silva, a minha profunda gratidao pela extraordinaria hospitalidade do Governo e do povo de Cabo Verde que tornaram possivel esta etapa da Ocean Race. E tambem sobretudo, agradecer-lhe o seu compromisso e o comprom  more

MARINA DEL REY, California, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, a component of the Viterbi School of Engineering, issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2023: * * * Cybersecurity researcher Jelena Mirkovic weighs in on recent security breaches, talks about her work and gives password tips. * * * On December 22, 2022, popular password manager LastPass delivered a hunk of coal to its 30 million users: their sensitive information had been com  more