ITHACA, New York, April 13 (TNSjou) -- Cornell University issued the following news: By Blaine Friedlander Can humans endure long-term living in deep space? The answer is a lukewarm maybe, according to a new theory describing the complexity of maintaining gravity and oxygen, obtaining water, developing agriculture and handling waste far from Earth, which a Cornell researcher developed after examining the long-term physical needs of humans living far from Earth. Dubbed the Pancosmorio theory   more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 13 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today addressed members and guests at the Houston Petroleum Club. He spoke about the importance of energy production to the Texas economy, and energy independence for the United States. In his remarks, Sen. Cruz said: "I'm gonna make a crazy prediction: we haven't seen our last boom and bust in the energy world. And it's not for the faint of heart. But energy i  more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 13 -- Environmental Science and Pollution Research, a peer-reviewed journal from the European Chemical Society that says it serves the international community in environmental science and related subjects with emphasis on chemical compounds, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 30, No. 16 edition: Review Articles: * Olive oil industry: a review of waste stream composition, environmental impacts, and energy valorization paths * Carbon neutr  more

AMES, Iowa, April 12 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Shelby Doyle switches on a light in a darkened room in Iowa State University's gleaming Student Innovation Center, a cathedral of creativity where Cyclones can design and build everything from original video games to solar cars. The light reveals a pair of orange robotic arms fitted to a giant table at the back of the Architectural Robotics Laboratory. The robots help Doyle, an associate professor of arch  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 13 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00102) on April 12, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Tariff Filing Of Big Rivers Electric Corporation For Approval Of Proposed Changes To Its Qualified Cogeneration And Small Power Production Facilities Tariffs COMMISSION STAFF'S FIRST REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO BIG RIVERS ELECTRIC CORPORATION Big Rivers Electric Corporation (BREC), pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001E, shall file   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNSgov)(TNSrpt) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Conservation and community groups sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security today over their plans to rebuild Puerto Rico's centralized electric grid back to the fossil fuel status quo instead of investing in the distributed renewable energy Puerto Ricans need. "Fossil fuel power plants produce pollutants that poison our h  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 13 (TNStalk) -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following statement on April 12, 2023: * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today unveiled new stricter limits on tailpipe pollution from cars and trucks that will deliver cleaner air, reduce carbon pollution, and pave the way toward broader adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Maine, according to the state's leading environmental advocacy organization. * * * The Natural Resources Council of M  more