WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 11, 2024: * * * Diversifying Investment in Indonesia's Mining Sector By Gracelin Baskaran Indonesia is the world's largest nickel producer and produces significant quantities of copper, cobalt, tin, and gold. In 2023, mining contributed to 11.9 percent of Indonesia's gross domestic product. Over the last 15 years, Indonesia has imposed--and at times loosened--bans on raw resource  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 12 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following Notes from the Field article on July 11, 2024, by Emily Garr Pacetti, senior principal and interim community affairs officer: * * * The picture of how smaller nonprofits and local governments--often on the front lines of service delivery--are experiencing the current federal funding landscape is mixed, with more changes underway and on the horizon. * * * "How do we do more with more?" Pierre Joseph, a col  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 12 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: * * * National Leader Rail Explorers expands operations in Clay County * * * Gov. Jim Justice announced today the expansion of the newly opened Rail Explorers, the nation's leading railbike operator, location in Clay County due to its overwhelming success after opening just five weeks ago. The West Virginia location has not only added additional tour times but also in  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- George Washington University issued the following news: For the first time ever, the Energy Information Administration suggests that wind power is a bigger source of electricity than coal. Recently released data says that wind was responsible for 47.7 million megawatthours of energy in April, vs. coal's 37.2 million megawatthours, according to Quartz. If you would like more context on this matter, please consider Scott Sklar, Sustainable Energy Director of the George Was  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, along with Vice Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) and Reps. Pete Stauber (MN-08), Dan Meuser (PA-09), and Aaron Bean (FL-04), wrote to Secretary Deb Haaland of the Department of the Interior (DOI) regarding new prohibitions on oil and gas leases. Cha  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined 12 of his Senate colleagues in urging the Department of the Treasury to make critical changes to their proposed guidance on the 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit to support the successful development of an enduring domestic clean hydrogen industry. The 45V credit has the potential to be a crucial tool for incentivizing the production and market-viabilit  more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, July 11 -- Shell plc, an energy and petrochemical company, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Shell Overseas Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Shell plc (Shell), has signed an agreement to invest in the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's (ADNOC) Ruwais liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Abu Dhabi through a 10% participating interest. "This investment decision builds on our long-standing partnership with ADNOC," said Shell's Chief Executive Of  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 11 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Yesterday, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced plans to initiate a new provisional survey of electricity consumption from cryptocurrency mining companies across the United States. This is the federal agency's second attempt at collecting much-needed cryptomining data, after rescinding a similar emergency data request earlier this year due to a lawsuit brought by c  more