SAPPORO, Japan, April 21 (TNSfgov) -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: The G7 Sapporo Ministerial Conference on Environment, Energy and Climate on April 15-16 saw the world's 7 richest nations set new targets for renewable energy development but refused to close the door on fossil gas and false climate solutions. Norly Mercado, 350.org Asia Regional Director says,   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Green welfare for the wealthy and well-connected is exploding under Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as hundreds of billions of tax dollars are flowing to big banks, corporations, and the Chinese Communist Party, witnesses revealed during a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday. 1. "A Low Emission Fire Sale Only Washington and Wa  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 21 -- Arizona Public Service Co. issued the following news: * * * APS, SRP and TEP announce $1 million in grant opportunities for impacted communities in Northeastern Arizona * * * Three Arizona energy providers have pledged a combined $1 million to help secure grant funding for communities that could be impacted by the retirement of coal-fired power plants. Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project (SRP) and Tucson Electric Power (TEP) have teamed up to creat  more

CANBERRA, Australia, April 21 -- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $1.43 million in funding to Reactive Technologies to conduct a trial of its real-time inertia measurement technology Grid-Sonar(TM) across a number of sites in Victoria. Accurately measuring the power system's inertia in real-time will help the Australian Energy Mar  more

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, April 21 (TNSpp) -- The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) issued the following news: Colombian victims of "blood coal" are in the Netherlands on Thursday 20 April to file a complaint against energy companies RWE, Vattenfall, Uniper, and Engie for their contribution to severe human rights violations surrounding coal mines in Colombia. The complaint, supported by SOMO and PAX, is submitted to the National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelin  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNStalk) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 20, 2023: * * * Can Power Markets Address the Capacity Adequacy Question? By Cy McGeady Texas and its electricity market are in the news again, this time centered on the political fallout of Winter Storm Uri. A host of controversial energy policy bills are making their way through the Texas legislature, headlined by SB6, a $18 billion out-of-market directive to build   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed scientific journal from the American Chemical Society that says it publishes research in the intersection of chemistry and chemical engineering and non-nuclear energy and fuels, published research articles on the following topics in its April 20, 2023 edition: Reviews: * Minireview on the Leakage Ignition and Flame Propagation Characteristics of Hydrogen: Advances and Perspectives * Review on Molecularly Controlled Design of Electrode  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 21 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: GE (NYSE: GE) today announced new options for further emission reductions technologies are now available for its LM25000XPRESS aeroderivative gas turbine fleet worldwide following successful installation on gas turbines in Colorado. This announcements comes on the heels of GE's announcement of the world's first technical s  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 21 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, April 24, 2023 CAUSE NO.: 45800; ALJ: SCHUSTER; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: ZIEGNER; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 JOINT PETITION OF SOUTHERN MADISON UTILITIES, LLC D/B/A CITIZENS OF SOUTH MADISON AND CITIZENS WATER OF WESTFIELD, LLC FOR APPROVALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER OF THE JOINT PETITIONERS, INCLUDING (1) APPROVAL OF THE PLAN OF MERGER ENTERED I  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: On April 28, 1970, the nation first observed Workers Memorial Day at a time when an estimated 38 people died on the job in the U.S. each day. More than a half century later, this annual tribute endures as do the determined efforts of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health Adminis  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 21 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: Pennsylvania's bipartisan Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Task Force, chaired by Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia), met today for the first time to gather information on the best and safest way to increase the export of LNG. "The state's rich deposits of natural gas supported nearly 500,000 total jobs across our economy in 2019, generating $78.4 billion toward the state's gross domestic produ  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, today reaffirmed his support for H. J. Res. 42, a bipartisan resolution that would impose consequences on the Chinese Communist Party for its trade cheating in the critical solar sector. "This bipartisan bill demonstrates how Congress has the ultimate say on our trade laws, suppor  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following remarks on April 20, 2023, by Secretary Janet L. Yellen at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies on the U.S.-China economic relationship: * * * I'm particularly glad to be at this institution. SAIS has one of the oldest and most extensive China studies programs in the country. In 1979, the United States established full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. Just two y  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the President's budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2024.. The hearing featured testimony from the Honorable Jennifer Granholm, Secr  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 21 -- West Virginia American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release on April 20, 202: West Virginia American Water Awards More Than $15,000 in Environmental Grants to Projects Across the State West Virginia American Water today announced that seven organizations received funding through the company's 2023 Environmental Grant Program. The program supports innovative and community-based environmental projects that improve, restor  more