NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 21 (TNSres) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * A collaboration with Warner Parks focuses on avian ecology with hands-on field research projects for undergraduates. * * * This summer at Nashville's Warner Parks, visitors may be catching sight of more than bluebirds and purple martins. They have the opportunity to observe Lipscomb biology students conducting cutting-edge avian research through the park's Bird Information Research and Data (BIRD)   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 21 (TNSgov) -- The American Chemistry Council issued the following news release: A new project from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) should excite anyone who wants to see our country be more competitive, strengthen supply chains, and accelerate product and technology innovation to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The project renews hope for significant manufacturing growth in the Appalachian region and nationally. ARC's plan is to set up a $5 milli  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (R-TX), along with a bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding the Government of Mexico's pursuit of discriminatory policies that favor Mexican state-run energy companies and directly undermine United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) commitments. The letter demands Representative   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, July 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Pumped storage hydropower stores energy to provide constant power during intermittent weather in Alaska * * * Alaska is warming faster than any other state. Pumped storage hydropower has the potential to integrate more wind and solar into the energy grid to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions driving climate change in the state. From rapidly melting gla  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute issued the following news: * * * This year's departing class--including Jesse Adelman, Pranjal Drall, Alina Gafanova, Bogdan Mukhametkaliev, Kaixin Wang, and Yixin Zhou--are pursuing advanced degrees in Law, Sustainable Development, Finance, and Economics. * * * EPIC is saying goodbye to six pre-doctoral fellows as they move onto new opportunities this fall. These fellows worked closely with EPIC-affil  more

SEASIDE, California, July 21 (TNSawa) -- California State University issued the following news: CSU Monterey Bay took another step toward its core sustainability goals when the Otter Student Union recently received a LEED Silver designation for the environmental features of its building. OSU Director Jeff Rensel said a plaque recognizing the award will be placed near the building entrance in the coming weeks. Rensel said he first received word of the award in April. The Leadership in Energy  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSper) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the United States' solar and storage industry, announced that Primergy, a California based developer, owner and operator of solar and storage projects, will be joining SEIA's board of directors. As landmark energy incentives ramp up American solar manufacturing and companies race to meet the high demand for  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University engineers can turn sunlight into hydrogen with record-breaking efficiency thanks to a device that combines next-generation halide perovskite semiconductors with electrocatalysts in a single, durable, cost-effective and scalable device. The new technology is a significant step forward for clean energy and could serve as a platform for a wide range of chemical reactions that use solar-harvested  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 21 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * A new study suggests that higher-energy bolide impacts created a superheated core and extended volcanism on Venus -- leading to its younger surface appearance. * * * Researchers at Yale and the Southwest Research Institute may have discovered the secret to Venus's youthful appearance: a high-energy, rejuvenating boost it received in its earliest years. For decades, the relatively unblemished surface  more