NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club and seven other advocacy organizations have warned in a comment letter that a proposed new method for financial institutions to measure their decarbonization impact is "opaque, easily manipulated, and likely counter-productive". The comment was made in a detailed response to a consultation paper published by the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) on how financial institutio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chair and Commissioners regarding the risks  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chair and Commissioners regarding the risks posed to the country's electric grid by  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * A Pathway to Responsible Mining in Indian Country By Daniel Cardenas Rick Tallman Brad Handler and Morgan Bazilian The demand for minerals critical to both the energy transition and U.S. national security is growing rapidly. At the same time, the reliability of the global supply chain is being challenged by geopolitical events. The result is a growing call to bring  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The National Mining Association issued the following news release: The National Mining Association submitted formal comments in advance of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Reliability Technical Conference, imploring the Commission to examine the cumulative impacts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rulemakings on grid reliability. "EPA has time and again disregarded the warnings of the states, grid operators, utilities, electric co-ops an  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: As the United States works to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, different energy sectors will require different solutions. Renewables and nuclear energy will help decarbonize electricity production, and the light-duty transportation sector will reduce emissions primarily by switching to electric vehicles. Natural gas will continue to displace coal-fired power pla  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * Key Takeaways 1 Some countries including the United States are arguing for a tripling of renewable energy sources (principally wind and solar) by 2030, but renewable energy is having issues with supply chains, inflation and high interest rates. 2 They would also like to double the world's annual rate of improving energy efficiency to 4 percent per year. 3 Countries are not a  more

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- The International Institute for Sustainable Development issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: A major new report (https://productiongap.org/) published today finds that governments plan to produce around 110% more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5 C, and 69% more than would be consistent with 2 C. This comes despite 151 national governments having pledged to achieve net-zero emissions and the latest fo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following message announcing he will not seek re-election to the United States Senate. To watch Senator Manchin's announcement, please click here. "My father, John Manchin owned a furniture store in Farmington, WV, a small coal mining town of hard-working people. And one day, our local state representative came in and asked dad for a f  more

ROLLA, Missouri, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: By Greg Edwards A Missouri S&T research team was recently awarded $2.5 million in funding to find new ways to turn waste products into supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) - plus use those materials to store carbon permanently in concrete. "Years ago, SCMs were used as a cheap option to replace some Portland cement and also have a stronger and more durable concrete mixture," sa  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Representatives from NETL showcased the Lab's research to decarbonize the U.S. economy and power sector through advances in carbon management and hydrogen energy, among other initiatives, during the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting. Held Nov. 5-9 in Orlando, Florida, the 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting provided an education  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: The Inflation Reduction Act, passed in August 2022, is expected to significantly reduce carbon emissions from the power sector. However, the law alone will not be enough to drive the United States to its goal of reducing power sector emissions by 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 ("80x30"). What could help fill the gap? A new working paper by a team at Resources for the Future (RFF) explores one option that c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- 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), and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips and Commissioner  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- 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 remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the implementation of federal coal mine land reclamation and abandoned coal mine land economic revitalization programs. The hearing featured testimony from Ms. Glenda H.   more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Nov. 10 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * In a win for Kentuckians, regulators at the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities' (LG&E/KU) request to install 877 MW of solar generation and a 500 MWh battery to generate and store power in the state. This decision represents a nine-fold increase in the amount of renewable energy LG&E/KU provide today. The PSC also approved the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of State and the Slovak Ministry of Economy will co-host the inaugural Project Phoenix Workshop and Launch Event in Bratislava. The launch event includes participants from more than 15 countries in the Europe and Eurasia region and initiates cooperation among the United States and the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia on feasibility studies to explore conversion of c  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: An electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, can be triggered by a nuclear explosion in the atmosphere or by an electromagnetic generator in a vehicle or aircraft. Here's the chain of reactions it could cause to harm electrical equipment on the ground. Credit: Andy Sproles/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Using satellite images and unique archive of historical photos, researchers compile most complete picture of Greenland's outlying glaciers to date * * * Greenland's thousands of peripheral glaciers have entered a new and widespread state of rapid retreat, a study involving the University at Buffalo has found. Combining satellite images with historical aeri  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Historic Progress in Rebuilding America Ahead of Two-Year Anniversary of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Two years ago, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - a once-in-a-generation investment in America's infrastructure and competitiveness. Since then, the Biden-Harris Administration has been breaking ground on projects to rebuild our  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- 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), welcomed Mr. Don Newton, Administrator of the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Division of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. Mr. Newton testified before the committee detailing Wyoming's work to reclaim abandoned mine si  more