VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 13 -- The city of Vancouver issued the following news release: With freezing temperatures and snow in Vancouver, the City is working to help keep residents safe on streets, sidewalks and bikeways. For those sheltering outside, the City and its partners have activated options for people to come indoors. The City and its partners are once again activating a variety of additional indoor spaces to ensure that people sleeping outside can come into warm, safe spaces  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Jan. 11, 2024: * * * U.S. LNG Export Boom: Defining National Interests By Ben Cahill Battle lines have been drawn over U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG). Environmental groups argue that the boom in LNG exports is incompatible with U.S. climate commitments. They are pressing the Biden administration to deny a key permit for the proposed CP2 LNG project, framing it as "the Biden administ  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Jan. 12 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00009) on Jan. 11, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: An Electronic Examination Of The Application Of The Fuel Adjustment Clause Of East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. From November 1, 2020 Through October 31, 2022 COMMISSION STAFF'S POST-HEARING REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOPERATIVE, INC. East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC), pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, s  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Louise Stevenson uses her expertise as an environmental toxicologist to evaluate the effects of stressors such as chemicals and other contaminants on aquatic systems. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept of Energy Stepping into the Aquatic Ecology Laboratory at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, you can hear the sound of bubbling water. It's t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional key administration and board appointments. * * * ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR * Wade Griggs, Special Assistant * * * COMMONWEALTH * Sarah Leahy, Special Assistant * * * VETERANS AND DEFENSE AFFAIRS * Charles Zingler, Commissioner, Department of Veterans Services * * * BOARD APPOINTMENTS AGRICULTU  more

GLAND, Switzerland, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- WWF Global issued the following news release: WWF responds to the IEA's annual market report on renewables - Renewables 2023 - which shows that cleaner sources of energy are being rolled out faster than any other time in recent decades. The world added 50% more renewable capacity in 2023 than it did in the previous year, with solar PV accounting for three-quarters of additions worldwide. However, the world is not yet on track to triple renewable capacity   more