NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- City College of New York issued the following news: City College of New York's Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture Adjunct Lecturer Pedro Cruz Cruz and Associate Professor Nandini Bagchee have won a course development prize from Columbia University's Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). The course titled Archipelagic Estates of Puerto Rico: Islands and Island C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on Russia's war on Ukraine - financial and trade sanctions (No. IF12062) on Feb. 22, 2023. The report was written by Rebecca M. Nelson, international trade and finance specialist, and Christopher A. Casey and Andres B. Schwarzenberg, international trade and finance analysts. Here are excerpts: * * * Russia's War on Ukraine: Financial and Trade Sanctions In February 2022, Russia launched a ne  more

PRETORIA, South Africa, Feb. 23 (TNSrpt) -- The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research issued the following news release: In 2022, the total system demand was similar to 2021, but still 5.2 TWh (2.2%) less than the pre-lockdown levels of 2019. Coal still dominates the South African energy mix, providing 80% of the total system load. The contribution of renewable energy technologies (wind, solar PV and CSP) increased in 2022 to a total of 6.2 GW installed capacity and provided 7.3% of th  more

AMENIA, New York, Feb. 23 -- Grey House Publishing issued the following news release: Grey House Publishing is proud to announce the publication of the sixth edition of Profiles of Wisconsin. This edition of Profiles of Wisconsin includes valuable, in-depth and up-to-date information that these works are known for and is fully illustrated with images to support the text and statistics. It is built to accessible for a variety of users--from high school students to relocation professionals. This  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 23 (TNSfund) -- King's College issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: King's College has been awarded a $40,000 "Reframing the Institutional Saga" grant from NetVUE to research and demonstrate how the historical mission of the College is realized within a current context. NetVUE, administered through the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), is a nationwide network of colleges and universities formed to enrich the intellectual and theological expl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSrpt) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: A new report released today by Friends of the Earth, BailoutWatch and Public Citizen outlines how U.S. fossil fuel companies use the war in Ukraine as a pretext to lock in profits and build out permanent infrastructure at the expense of frontline communities and the climate. The report, Liquefied Natural Cash: How Methane Exports Reverse Climate Progress, Harm Consumers and Endanger Communi  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the bipartisan North American Transatlantic Resource Security Partnership Act of 2023 (NATRSPA). The NATRSPA would help strengthen energy security partnerships between our European and North American allies and partners by providing the Secretary of the U.S  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 23 -- The Minerals Council South Africa issued the following news release: The Minerals Council South Africa welcomed the government's intervention on Eskom's debt and the financial encouragement to stimulate businesses building renewable energy projects by offering generous tax incentives as outlined in the 2023 Budget Speech. The Minerals Council believes there should be further support from the government in implementing the solutions being developed in the   more

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: A new report out today from Greenlink Analytics shows a large disparity between the energy burden faced by different communities across Orlando, from a low of 1.8% to as high as 9.2%. Energy burden is the percent of income spent on electricity and gas bills. The national average of the percentage of household earnings going towards energy costs is roughly 4%. "It's crystal clear that we mu  more

WARSAW, Poland, Feb. 22 -- President Biden and Poland President Andrzej Duda issued the following remarks on Feb. 21, 2023, after their bilateral meeting: * * * PRESIDENT DUDA: (As interpreted.) Your Excellency, Mr. President; ministers, distinguished ambassadors, and distinguished guests gathered here today; our dear American friends, our allies. Mr. President, first and foremost, on behalf of myself and the entire Polish delegation but also on behalf of the entire Polish society and all tho  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSrpt) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: * * * Methane export contracts skyrocket in 2022, locking in massive infrastructure expansion, decades of crippling emissions for climate and communities * * * A new report released today by Friends of the Earth, BailoutWatch and Public Citizen outlines how U.S. fossil fuel companies use the war in Ukraine as a pretext to lock in profits and build out permanent infrastructure at the expense of   more

ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Feb. 21, 2023, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias ahead of their meeting and the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue kick-off: * * * FOREIGN MINISTER DENDIAS: Dear Secretary of State, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you in Athens. It has been almost a year-and-a-half since our Third Strategic Dialogue in Washington. In the meantime, we have seen war returning to Europe   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the bipartisan North American Transatlantic Resource Security Partnership Act of 2023 (NATRSPA). The NATRSPA would help strengthen energy security partnerships between our European and North Ame  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, Feb. 23 (TNStalk) -- The University of Florida issued the following Q&A on Feb. 21, 2023, with Asoo Vakharia, supply chain researcher and McClatchy professor in the Warrington College of Business: * * * This week marks the one-year anniversary since the Russia-Ukraine war began, when Russia invaded Ukraine after supporting the separation of Ukrainian territory. The impact has been global. Immediately, aid agencies worried that Ukraine's grain would be stuck in ports, unab  more