COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has entered into an agreement to sell its 1,365-megawatt (MW) unregulated, contracted renewables portfolio to IRG Acquisition Holdings, a partnership owned by Invenergy, CDPQ and funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure, at an enterprise value of $1.5 billion including project debt. The sale is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023. At the closing, AEP ex  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSgov) -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release: After the People Over Pentagon Act was re-introduced by Representatives Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), CODEPINK and other allies dropped a banner inside the House of Representatives Cannon Building rotunda that reads, FUND COMMUNITIES, NOT WAR." The bill introduced would   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced the American Energy Act to cut red tape to unleash American energy, streamline the energy permitting process, reduce gas prices, and eliminate frivolous lawsuits threatening American energy independence. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, "The Biden administration is colluding with Green New Deal extremists to slow down energy leasing, clog up the bureaucratic pi  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 23 (TNSjou) -- Cornell University issued the following news: By Kate Blackwood To develop more efficient next-generation materials for solar energy harvesting, researchers must learn to control the way molecules interact - their "coherence" when they absorb light. And to gain this control, they need methods of evaluation. Andrew J. Musser and Phillip J. Milner, assistant professors of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, have discovered th  more

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following remarks: * * * U.S. Senator Steve Daines will address a joint session of the Montana Legislature today at the invitation of Montana legislative leadership. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you Speaker Regier, members of the legislature, and statewide elected officials here today. It's a great honor to be speaking here in a room that holds so much history for our state. When we woke up this   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 23 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Mississippi has taken another step toward meeting the company's environmental goals with the installation of a high-voltage clean air circuit breaker at one of its substations in Vicksburg. When crews installed the breaker, two Mississippi-based companies reached milestones. The installation was the first in Entergy's four-state service area and only the second U.S. dead-tank BLUE Circuit BreakerTM in the count  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Meet seven farmers, ranchers and rural small business owners that used the Rural Energy for America Program to help the environment - and their bottom line. * * * For 20 years, the Rural Energy for America Program has brought energy efficiency and renewable energy opportunities to farms, ranches, and rural small businesses across the country. A new report released today, a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: * * * EPA's WIFIA program is supporting $36 billion in water infrastructure upgrades and investments in public health protection * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an $81 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Yucaipa Valley Water District to modernize its recycled water and drinking water facilities and help ensure a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSgov) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) congratulates Representative-elect Jennifer McClellan on her win in the special election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th Congressional District. "Jennifer McClellan is a true climate champion - from guiding Virginia to become the first Southern state to commit to 100% clean energy to leading passage of the Solar Freedom Act and Vi  more

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Loughborough University is part of a new collaborative project exploring if electric vehicles (EV) could be used to power drivers' homes and help meet UK energy demands while on charge. * * * Dr Tracy Ross, of the School of Design and Creative Arts, is part of the 'Vehicle to Energy Communities' (VECTORS) project, funded by Innovate UK, that is exploring how energy from EV batteries co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Reps. Barbara Lee (CA-12) and Mark Pocan (WI-2), Co-Chairs of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, reintroduced the People Over Pentagon Act to cut $100 billion from the Defense budget and reallocate the funds to the American people's most urgent needs. This Congress, the bill has the highest number of cosponsors in its history. "Year after year, this country pours billions into our already-astronomical  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

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Dust is a common fact of life, and it's more than just a daily nuisance - it can get into machinery and equipment, causing loss of efficiency or breakdowns. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin partnered with North Carolina-based company Smart Material Solutions Inc. to develop a new method to keep dust from sticking to surfaces. The result is the ability to make many types of materials du  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Feb. 23 (TNSjou) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: West Virginia University physicists have made a breakthrough on an age-old limitation of the first law of thermodynamics. Paul Cassak, professor and associate director of the Center for KINETIC Plasma Physics, and graduate research assistant Hasan Barbhuiya, both in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, are studying how energy gets converted in superheated plasmas in space. Their findings, fun  more