WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 27, 2025: * * * Clean-Burning Natural Gas By Ken Braun In 2010, Ernest Moniz, then a physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was the lead author on a report that predicted the United States would lower its carbon dioxide emissions by switching from coal to natural gas in the production of electricity. Scientific American reported the following in a profile of the MIT research: "Wh  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Digging Deep: How Berkeley Lab Advances Subsurface Research for Energy, Water, and More By Christina Procopiou Approximately 80% of U.S. energy and 40% of its water come from below ground. Drawing on nearly 50 years of subsurface expertise, Berkeley Lab is unearthing the science needed to help secure critical minerals, geothermal energy, and more. Approximately 80% of o  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12991) on May 22, 2025, by acting section research manager Ashley J. Lawson: * * * Federal Power Act: The Department of Energy's Emergency Authority Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. Sec.824a(c)) grants the Secretary of Energy certain authorities over the temporary operation of the electricity system during emergencies. An executive order issued by President Tru  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * FERC Greenlights Immediate Construction of Massive CP2 LNG Facility by Venture Global WASHINGTON, DC \- Just before the Memorial Day weekend, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reauthorized Venture Global's highly controversial liquefied methane gas export project CP2 LNG, allowing Venture Global to begin construction immediately. If constructed, CP2 LNG would be one of the la  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following testimony by Laura Padin, director of work structures at the National Employment Law Project, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Empowering the Modern Worker": * * * Thank you Chairman Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar, and Members of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections for this opportunity to testify today on the important subject of empowering the modern worker. My name  more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, May 28 -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following news release: * * * Yancoal Faces Backlash at AGM Over Mine Expansion Proposal The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), Rising Tide, and the Knitting Nannas have staged a protest outside Yancoal Australia's AGM to protest their plans to expand their controversial Moolarben coal mine, which will clear over 100 hectares of endangered koala habitat. Three youth climate advocates also attended the AGM to  more