WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- The American Astronomical Society issued the following news release: The American Astronomical Society (AAS), a major international organization of professional astronomers, astronomy educators, and amateur astronomers, is honoring 24 members for extraordinary achievement and service by naming them AAS Fellows -- an honor bestowed on less than 0.5% of AAS's membership each year. They are being recognized for original research and publications, innovative contribu  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * The $183 million project modernizes campus infrastructure with cost-saving measures, integrates renewable energy generation, and advances decarbonization efforts. * * * Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced the execu  more

BEREA, Ohio, Jan. 14 -- Baldwin Wallace University issued the following news: BW is leveraging the diverse and abundant energy opportunities of Lake Erie as part of a prestigious grant by the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) that puts Baldwin Wallace on a national platform alongside R1 and R2 research universities. The WPTO announced in December that BW was selected for a $499,796 grant. BW was one of 17 universities nationwide selected to receive the research  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 14 -- Cleveland State University issued the following news: * * * Thijs Heus continues his work to improve climate and weather models through improved simulations * * * Dr. Thijs Heus, an associate professor in the Department of Physics, is leading Cleveland State's activities funded by two new grant awards focused on improving climate and weather modeling. In collaboration with Dr. John Peters of Penn State University and CSU postdoctoral researcher Dr. Girish Raghun  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47254) on Jan. 6, 2025, entitled "Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: CRS Products" by _____. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Selected CRS Products Relevant to GHG Mitigation ... 2 Agriculture, Oceans, and Forestry ... 2 Carbon Capture and Sequestration ... 2 Carbon Pricing, Tax Policy, and Regulatory Approaches ... 2 Climate Science ... 3 Electricity Sector ... 3 Fossil Fuel Production ... 4   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Durham, N.C. - Today, Duke announced that its CEO Lynn Good is stepping down and that Harry Sideris will take her place, effective April 1, 2025. Over the last four years, Duke made small steps to improve its overall transition from coal and gas to clean energy. Duke earned 2 out of 100 in the inaugural release of the Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges in 2021, and climbed to 20 out of 100 i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news: RICHLAND, Wash.-- Geochemist Kevin Rosso, a senior scientific leader at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been named a Battelle Fellow, the highest recognition at PNNL for leadership and accomplishment in science. He joins six other current Battelle Fellows at PNNL in an honor that less than 0.5% of PNNL scientists achieve during their careers  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: * * * Funded by Inflation Reduction Act as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda * * * DENVER - The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded an Energy Savings Performance Contract to Ameresco for energy savings and conservation measures at the Denver Federal Center. This award leverages $140,229,695 in Inflation Reduction Act funding to enable deep energy retrofits through  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * Their source could be the core of a dead star that's teetering at the black hole's edge, MIT astronomers report. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News One supermassive black hole has kept astronomers glued to their scopes for the last several years. First came a surprise disappearance, and now, a precarious spinning act. The black hole in question is 1ES 1927+  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how collisionless shock waves - found throughout the universe - are able to accelerate particles to extreme speeds. * * * These shock waves are one of nature's most powerful particle accelerators and have long intrigued scientists for the role they play in producing cosmic rays - high-energy particles that travel across vast dis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following remarks on Jan. 13, 2025, by Director Arati Prabhakar at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine: * * * As Prepared for Delivery A Pivotal Moment: Science and Technology for America's Future Thank you, Victor, for that warm introduction. I want to thank the National Academies and especially Marcia McNutt for the invitation to speak here, as well as the Moore, Simons, and Ka  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: A global reduction in sulfur pollution from shipping that has inadvertently contributed to recent warming of the Earth is providing insights into the challenge of evaluating one of two major proposed solar geoengineering approaches, marine cloud brightening. In 2020, the International Maritime Organization imposed a sharp reduction in the level of sulfur in ship fuel to   more