MELBOURNE, Australia, May 5 (TNSres) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: The Australian Conservation Foundation has welcomed NAB's increased transparency on its exposure to nature-related risk and urged the bank to set 'no deforestation' targets and attach relevant conditions to its loans to agribusinesses. In NAB's half-year results announcement today the bank has provided new information on its approach to climate-related and nature-related risks (see  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 5 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: In 2022, Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) continued to make significant progress on its strategic goals, managed through headwinds with great agility and delivered constructive outcomes across its jurisdictions, chair, president and CEO Lynn Good told investors during the company's annual shareholders meeting today. "Our more than 27,000 teammates seized every opportunity to deliver value to our stakeholde  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and John Barrasso led six of their Senate colleagues from Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah on a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in support of the Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub LLC's (WIH2) application for a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-established grant program at the Department's Office of Clean Energy Demonstration. WI  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: During remarks delivered on the Senate floor this week, Senator John Hoeven outlined the need for permitting reform and regulatory relief in order to unlock the nation's energy potential. The senator discussed how more U.S. domestic energy production, as well as facilities to get energy to market, are needed to bring down prices for American consumers and get inflation under control. To this  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 5 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: In its latest report, IEEFA has found that globally significant financial institutions (FIs) are committing to divesting away from coal at a quicker rate as climate change becomes a priority globally. It took almost six years for the first 100 institutions to adopt coal exclusion policies, but since then the number has doubled in just over three years. IEEFA's debt ma  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to conduct oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, asked witnesses about the future of coal in the U.S. electric grid, the need to consider reliability when bringing new energy sources onto the grid, the pace of FERC decision   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 (TNStalk) -- The National Mining Association issued the following statement on May 4, 2023: * * * Rich Nolan, President & CEO of the National Mining Association (NMA), released the following statement on today's testimony concerning energy reliability: "Testimony today from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee underscores that the nation is firmly in a grid reliability crisis where the loss of existing dispatchable gen  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to conduct oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). During the hearing, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, asked witnesses about the future of coal in the U.S. electric grid, the need to consider reliability when bringing new energy s  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 5 (TNSgov) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: In the next week, the Biden Administration is expected to propose a new set of regulatory limits on carbon emissions from fossil fueled electric power plants. Stan Meiburg, executive director of Wake Forest University's Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, can explain the history behind the new rules and the impact they may have. Meiburg, known for leading efforts to protect the nat  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: Earlier this week, the House Committee on Natural Resources hosted a field hearing in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, to examine the vast mineral potential of Northern Minnesota, including the local and national benefits of mining in the region. Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chairs Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Western Caucus Members Jack Bergman (MI-01) and Larry Bucs  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 5 (TNSres) -- The World Council of Churches issued the following news release: Around the world, faith institutions are championing climate action, from international efforts like advocating with world leaders to national movements pushing for green energy legislation. But many of their concrete actions take place at the most local of levels, greening their buildings and facilities. For some faith institutions, this may look like adding solar panels to their roofs, eng  more