COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 18 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) today reaffirms its commitment to Kentucky customers and outlines its strategic plans for Kentucky Power and AEP Kentucky Transco. AEP and Liberty, a subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., agreed to terminate the previously announced transaction under which AEP would sell its Kentucky operations to Liberty. "As a partner in Eastern Kentu  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 17 (TNSrpt) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: Australia's 15 largest superannuation funds have more than $25 billion invested in companies that are expanding coal, oil and gas production, according to new analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation. Nearly a fifth of this amount ($4.66 billion) is invested in just three companies - Woodside, Chevron and Santos. The total investment in companies expanding coal, oil a  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSrpt) -- Earthworks issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Certified gas programs are likely highly unreliable and ineffective, resulting in increased threats to health and climate from the oil and gas industry, according to a new report by Oil Change International and Earthworks. Certified Disaster: How Project Canary & Gas Certification are Misleading Gas Markets & Governments examines the rapid growth in "certified gas" and exposes on-the-ground failures  more

SAPPORO, Japan, April 18 (TNSrpt) -- Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following news release: The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, have concluded this year's G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy, and Environment, which took place in Sapporo, Japan, from April 15-16. The Ministers came to champion increased ambition on climate action, nature protection, and polluti  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following initial decision approving settlement agreement (Docket No. 22-22) on April 17, 2023: * * * U SHIPPERS GROUP INC ., Complainant v. MAERSK A/S DBA MAERSK, Respondent. ORDER OF: Linda S. Harris CROVELLA, Administrative Law Judge. INITIAL DECISION APPROVING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT/1 On March 31, 2023, Complainant U Shippers Group, Inc. ("U Shippers"), and Respondent Maersk A/S DBA Maersk ("Maersk"), filed a joint motion   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 18 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2021-00293) on April 17, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: An Electronic Examination Of The Application Of The Fuel Adjustment Clause Of East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. From November 1, 2020 Through April 30, 2021 ORDER On September 1, 2021, East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) filed a petition, pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001E, Section 13, and KRS 61.878, requesting that the Comm  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 18 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00402) on April 17, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Joint Application Of Kentucky Utilities Company And Louisville Gas And Electric Company For Certificates Of Public Convenience And Necessity And Site Compatibility Certificates And Approval Of A Demand Side Management Plan COMMISSION STAFF'S THIRD REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY AND KENTUCK  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSrpt) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Certified gas programs are likely highly unreliable and ineffective, resulting in increased threats to health and climate from the oil and gas industry, according to a new report by Oil Change International and Earthworks. Certified Disaster: How Project Canary & Gas Certification are Misleading Gas Markets & Governments examines the rapid growth in "certified gas" and exposes on-the-g  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and a bipartisan group of their colleagues, introduced legislation to boost the development and deployment of new nuclear technologies, and put America on a path to be the undisp  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 18 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Deep learning models that power giants like TikTok and Amazon, as well as tools like ChatGPT, could save energy without new hardware or infrastructure. * * * A new way to optimize the training of deep learning models, a rapidly evolving tool for powering artificial intelligence, could slash AI's energy demands. Developed at the University of Michigan, the open-source optimization fr  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 18 (TNSgov) -- The Western Energy Alliance issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Western Energy Alliance today called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to abandon its cook stove rule intended to ban new gas stoves and compel a transition to electric under the guise of energy conservation standards. The rule violates the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) by saving an insignificant amount of energy while reducing consumer choice and eliminating featu  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and a bipartisan group of their colleagues, introduced legislation to boost the development and deployment of new nuclear techn  more