NADI, Fiji, Nov. 2 -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following statement on Nov. 1, 2023: * * * On October 25, over 60 Pacific youth activists presented their climate demands to Pacific Island Forum Secretary General Henry Puna ahead of the global Power Up mobilisations on November 3-4 and the Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Rarotonga. The Pacific Power Up Declaration calls for an endorsement of the Po  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to support efforts that will work to increase the number of certified technicians to help expand broadband service in West Virgi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release: The City of Alexandria, in partnership with the Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN), has reached a settlement to remediate the remnants of coal tar contamination that occurred as part of the operation of the Alexandria Town Gas manufacturing gas plant from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s, located near the corner of North Lee Street and Oronoco Street. This settlement has been incorporated into a pro  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) today reported third quarter earnings of $332 million, or $1.61 per diluted share, compared with $387 million, or $1.99 per diluted share in 2022. Operating earnings for the third quarter 2023 were $298 million, or $1.44 per diluted share, compared with 2022 operating earnings of $311 million, or $1.60 per diluted share. Operating earnings exclude non-recurring items, certa  more

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Nov. 2 -- The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) issued the following news: German energy company RWE has announced (https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/brieven_regering/detail?id=2023Z18766&did=2023D45074) its intention to withdraw its international arbitration proceedings against the Dutch state at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The company initiated these proceedings (https://icsid.worldbank.org/c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on Nov. 1, 2023: * * * * In another blow to economic development and energy security, President Biden has proposed a management plan for Southwest Wyoming that places 1.6 million government acres off limits for energy development. * The proposal would cost almost 3,000 good jobs in a state with a population of less than 600,000. * The Wyoming governor and legislature are fighting back, and intend to  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 2 -- Arizona Public Service Co. issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2023: APS filed the 2023 APS Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) at the Arizona Corporation Commission today. It includes strategic years-ahead planning to continue to provide customers a reliable power supply well into the future. The 2023 IRP provides a 15-year outlook on how much electricity APS customers will need and what investments are necessary to address those needs with around-the-clock energy amid   more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Nov. 2 -- The Minerals Council South Africa issued the following news release: The Medium-Term Budget Statement (MTBS) laid bare the consequences of the failures of state-owned entities like Transnet and Eskom, which is negatively affecting the mining sector's profitability and government tax revenue. In a stark illustration of this, the mining corporate tax take in the first half of 2023/24 is down by R24.6 billion, or 55.4%, relative to the same period a year earl  more

DULUTH, Minnesota, Nov. 2 (TNSres)-- Minnesota Power, a division of Allete, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: As Minnesota Power continues the transition to a reliable, resilient clean-energy future through its Energy Forward strategy, today the company is filing its 2024 electric rate proposal with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC). The 2024 proposal supports the investments that the company is making to continue to advance a clean-energy transition for the regi  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 2 -- Tucson Electric Power issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Tucson Electric Power (TEP) will accelerate its clean energy expansion to support anticipated growth and maintain affordable, reliable service as the company works toward a new aspirational goal: net zero direct greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. TEP's 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), filed today with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), describes how the company expects to satisfy custo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Starting in January Inflation Reduction Act Provision Will Allow Consumers to Transfer Credit to Car Dealer, Reducing Purchase Price of New and Previously Owned Clean Vehicles at Time of Sale, Car Dealers Must Register with IRS to Receive Payments WASHINGTON - As part of Bidenomics and the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal R  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International posted the following news release from its member company Los Alamos National Laboratory: The Earth Systems Observation Group, part of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), conducts field campaigns that attempt to characterize methane leaks from oil and gas infrastructure. This initiative also considers methane emissions from dairies and other biogenic sources using sensor arrays equipped with trace g  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced a landmark land development agreement establishing a public-private framework to transform up to 65,000 acres of previously-mined coal properties in Southwest Virginia. This agreement aligns with the Governor's all-of-the-above Virginia Energy Plan to harness natural gas, nuclear, renewables, and other emerging energy sources to satisfy the in  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia's General Revenue collections for October 2023, the fourth month of the Fiscal Year 2024, came in at $390.8 million, which is $7.4 million above the official estimate. Cumulative collections of more than $1.808 billion put the state at $242.2 million ahead of the estimate. "I'm absolutely thrilled with these numb  more