WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary: * * * The Economics of Renewable Energy: An Offshore Wind Case Study By Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Dan Goldbeck * * * Executive Summary * Even as the Biden Administration continues to place climate change policies at the top of its agenda, restrictive federal, state, and local policies threaten the viability of some renewable energy projects; offshore wind (OSW) is one example. * Permitting inefficie  more

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 11 (TNSres) -- The International Institute for Sustainable Development issued the following news release: South Africa's fossil fuel subsidies tripled between 2018 and 2023, hitting ZAR 118 billion (USD 7.5 billion), up from ZAR 39 billion (USD 2.9 billion) 5 years earlier, a new report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) reveals. The increase was largely driven by the global energy crisis, with consumer subsidies rising to reflect h  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 11 -- The European Parliament issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: * * * * First EU-wide legislation to cut methane emissions * Requirements also for imported oil, gas and coal from 2027 * Methane is responsible for about a third of current global warming * * * The new law will enable the EU to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector to reach the EU's climate goals and improve air quality. Parliament on Wednesday adopted a provisional polit  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received a construction permit application from TerraPower seeking permission to build the company's Natrium nuclear power plant near Kemmerer, Wyoming. The application is now available for public inspection on the NRC website. TerraPower filed the application on March 28, requesting a permit to build the sodiumcooled, advanced reactor design on a  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 11 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following WFU in the News wrap up: * * * FEATURED NEWS How going back to the SAT could set back college student diversity (https://theconversation.com/how-going-back-to-the-sat-could-set-back-college-student-diversity-224233) By Joseph Soares | The Conversation Earlier this year, a number of colleges announced they were going back to using the SAT and the ACT. Sociology professor Joseph Soares, an expert   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 10, 2024: * * * Japan Official Visit with State Dinner to the U.S. Today, President Biden welcomed Prime Minister Kishida of Japan for an Official Visit with State Dinner to celebrate the deep and historic ties between our two countries. This visit also reflects the upward trajectory of the U.S.-Japan Alliance as it evolves into a global partnership that promotes a shared vision of progress and prosperit  more