WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Gains in clean energy and emissions reductions are being stunted by the increasing demand for electricity from data centers, electrifying vehicles and industries, and reshoring manufacturing. Utilities are extending the life of obsolete and dirty coal plants and proposing new gas-burning plants, putting climate targets at risk. During a virtual press conference this Wednesday, the Sierra Club wi  more

MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 13 -- The European Commission issued the following keynote speech by President Ursula von der Leyen at the Digital Life Design Nature Conference: * * * I am the lucky grandmother of four beautiful grandchildren. They were all born in this decade. By mid-century, they might have their own families. And there is a good chance that they will live to see the dawn of a new century. When I look at them, the future is looking at me. And just like any grandparent, I want the bes  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus led a dozen colleagues in a letter to President Biden requesting that the Department of Energy (DOE) prioritize and expedite review of projects that will supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Ukrainian and Eastern European allies as it recommences the processing of applications for authoriza  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Oakland, CA Twenty-six environmental leaders from across the country are receiving national awards from the Sierra Club this year. The organization's top honor, the Sierra Club Changemaker of the Year Award, goes to Bruce Hamilton of Berkeley, California. A wildlife biologist by training, Hamilton became involved with the Sierra Club in the 1970s, first as a volunteer and then as a member of the   more