ITHACA, New York, Dec. 11 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Mike Starmer has been chasing down coal dust for 20 years. As the custodian in charge of the Combined Heat and Power Building, he still finds dust in the facility from the coal that used to power campus. He gets rid of it by sweeping and dust-mopping the building every day, starting at 5 a.m. With an indoor temperature that can reach triple digits, it's one of the most difficult buildings on campus to take care of, said  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 12 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying petition for rulemaking (Agenda ID No. 22055) on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Petition To Adopt, Amend, Or Repeal A Regulation Pursuant To Pub. Util. Code Sec. 1708.5. Petition 23-06-018 DECISION DENYING PETITION FOR RULEMAKING Summary This decision denies Petition 23-06-018, filed by the Center for Biological Dive  more

VAUD, Switzerland, Dec. 12 -- WWF Global issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * In response to the latest draft of the Global Stocktake released on 11 December, Fernanda Carvalho, WWF Global Climate and Energy Policy Lead, said: "This disastrous new draft is way less ambitious than the last version; this is disappointing. "It doesn't signal the fundamental course correction we need to see out of this process. It presents a buffet of energy options, but not one to phase out fos  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * Natural Gas Can Deliver Energy Justice and Climate Progress in Africa By Gracelin Baskaran and Quill Robinson The COP28 Global Stocktake in Dubai showed that even with all existing emissions reduction pledges, the world is still not on pace to meet the stated goal to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. A group of policymakers from developed countrie  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced the selection of four research and development (R&D) projects to receive nearly $10 million for the treatment and management of produced water--or wastewater associated with oil and natural gas development and production--and the management of legacy wastewater associated with   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published a draft risk assessment stating that the health risks of radioactivity of coal ash are much greater than previously estimated. This prompted more than 150 public interest groups to send a letter today urging the EPA to ban the widespread use of toxic coal ash in place of soil for construction and landscaping projects in residential areas. The letter describes the  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- EcoWatch posted the following news: By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes As the United Nations COP28 climate talks entered the final stretch, the most recent draft of a climate deal left out the crucial "phase out" language regarding fossil fuels, the main demand expressed by many developing countries, particularly those vulnerable to climate change, as well as the European Union. The draft deal is the precursor to a final round of negotiations over whether or how   more

VICTORIA, Australia, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The Australian Securities and Investments Commission posted the following news release: On 8 December 2023, Peter Neil Landau, of Claremont, Western Australia, was sentenced before the Supreme Court of Western Australia to five years and two months' imprisonment with a non-parole period of three years and two months for five stealing offences and one offence of forging and uttering contrary to the Criminal Code (WA). Additionally, Mr Landau was sentence  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 -- Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives issued the following agency statement on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on developing a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution (INC3) in Nairobi, Kenya, revealed the "serpent under the innocent flower." Before becoming a playground for bad-faith negotiators, greased hands and geopolitical tactics, attendees of the INC3 were called to welcome and embrace the spirit   more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Dec. 12 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is preparing for the upcoming winter season at its Elkhart Hydroelectric Generating Station. To prevent ice buildup, I&M will lower the reservoir level at the facility. Starting next Monday, Dec. 18, the reservoir level at the Elkhart Hydroelectric Generating Station, located on Johnson Street near downtown Elkhart on the St. Joseph River,   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: On Earth Day of 2021, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) announced an ambitious plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2031. At INL, reaching net-zero is a monumental task. The laboratory is essentially a small city that includes roughly 900 square miles of facilities, 600 vehicles, 320 buildings and 6,000 employees. Reducing, capturing or offsetting all its carbon emiss  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: "Policymakers cannot escape the reality of the impact wind and solar energy generation will have on Australia's landscape, particularly on our prime agricultural land, which will have to be sacrificed to satisfy net zero mandates," said Dr Kevin You, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today, the IPA released new research analysing the land use of  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL has released the latest edition of its semiannual publication that showcases research on emerging energy technologies. NETL Edge shares the latest developments in the Lab's mission to drive innovation and deliver solutions for an environmentally sustainable and prosperous energy future. In this issue, readers will learn about how NETL is assessing   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: As the negotiations heat up, so does the pressure to deliver a fossil fuel phaseout. In the final hours of COP28, groups push to exclude fossil fuel industry dangerous distractions from global climate change agreement. Join us for the events below. We will follow up with a reaction to the latest GST draft once it becomes available. Press Conferences: Press Conference: The Dangers of 'Abatement': The Dirty Truth  more

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 12 -- Oil Change International issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Analysis released today by the Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) and Oil Change International confirms that: * At least 127 countries have called for or endorsed a decision to phaseout fossil fuels at this year's UN climate negotiations * These countries account for 71.7% of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and represent 46.5% of global  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Today, 238 climate, environmental justice, public health, faith, and community organizations sent a letter 9 https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/External%20Organization%20Stop%20CP2%20LNG%20Sign%20On%20Letter_Dec%2011.pdf) urging President Biden and Energy Secretary Granholm to seize the building momentum against LNG exports by rejecting the Calcasieu Pass 2 Liquefied Natural Gas (CP2 L  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- Oxfam America issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * In response to the Global Stocktake draft text released tonight, Nafkote Dabi, Oxfam International's Climate Change Policy Lead, said: "If this current text is adopted, COP28 will be a scandal that has failed us all. It is unimaginably bad. Instead of committing to phase out all fossil fuels, it only talks about a phase down of coal - and ignores oil and gas altogether. Any language on actua  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- Oxfam America issued the following statement on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * On the term "abatement" appearing in the final text regarding the phase out of fossil fuels, Oxfam International's Climate Change Policy Lead Nafkote Dabi said: "Abatement linked to fossil fuel phase out is a gift served on a silver platter to the fossil fuel industry that they will gladly seize to dodge any commitments. It is a dangerous trick that will have catastrophic impacts on communit  more

GUILFORD, England, Dec. 12 -(TNSres) - The University of Surrey issued the following news release: As the COP28 climate conference comes to an end in Dubai, there is no route to net zero without solar power, writes Professor Ravi Silva, director of the University's Advanced Technology Institute. There, researchers are developing solar panels that could unlock the clean energy of the future. When it comes to climate action - the UK is used to leading. It played a pivotal role in securing the  more

WOLLONGONG, Australia, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Wollongong issued the following news release: * * * New research reveals timeline of the annihilation of life on earth 252 million years ago * * * A new paper has shed light on the immense impact that global warming and deforestation can have on land and marine environments, leading to the mass extinction of virtually all living eco-systems. A team of geologists and palaeontologists, including Senior Professor Guang Shi from the U  more