WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Energy] (TNSrep) -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: * * * Banks Fossil Fuel Finance Totals $869 Billion in 2024, A Dramatic Increase in Financing * Annual Banking on Climate Chaos reports $429 billion of 2024 dollars are to fossil fuel expanding companies; totaling $1.6 trillion to these companies since 2021 Released today, the 16th annual Banking on Climate Chaos (https://www.bankingonclimatechaos.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/BOC  more

TORONTO, Ontario, June 17 -- The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment issued the following news release: * * * CAPE and health partners urge Ottawa to ban fossil fuel ads after staff recommend restriction only Recommendation undermines public health, ignores legal precedent, and contradicts climate goals * The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), alongside ten health, environmental and children's organizations, condemns the City of Ottawa staff's   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 18 (TNSrep) -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 17, 2025: * * * New report challenges assumptions about 'green energy' By Bill Walsh A new report (https://files.americanexperiment.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Shattered-Green-Dreams.pdf?v=1750106281&_gl=1*peb9d3*_gcl_au*NzE3NTk2NTg4LjE3NDQ3MjIxMzM.) released today by Center of the Ame  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 18 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release: * * * Trump order to keep Michigan coal plant running could mean higher energy bills in Wisconsin Wisconsinites may soon be paying higher energy bills because of a recent Trump Administration order to keep an aging coal plant running in Michigan. Just days before the 1560-megawatt plant was scheduled to retire, the Department of Energy (DOE) ordered it to keep operating through at least August, citing emergency   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 18 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Indiana agrees to Cayuga coal unit feasibility study in addition to building new gas units on-site * The study will explore the possibility of a sale of existing coal units * Settlement with state's coal producers is aligned with Indiana Governor Mike Braun's executive orders on coal * PLAINFIELD, Ind. - Duke Energy Indiana and Reliable Energy Inc., which represents several of Indiana's   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 17 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * ESTD releases strategic vision for secure, resilient, affordable energy future * Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Energy Science and Technology Directorate (ESTD) has released a new strategic vision to accelerate breakthroughs in energy technologies into real-world solutions that strengthen U.S. energy security and global competitiveness. As the la  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: Big Ugly Bill Sells Off Our Public Lands for Polluters and Penthouses * FROM: Matthew Davis, Vice President of Federal Policy, League of Conservation Voters TO: Interested Parties MEMO: Big Ugly Bill Sells Off Our Public Lands for Polluters and Penthouses Last week, we took a look at the first wave of provisions in Senate Republicans' big ugly budget reconci  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 17 -- Global Affairs Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release: * * * Minister Anand announces major additional sanctions in relation to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine * Kananaskis, Alberta - Global Affairs Canada  The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions on 77 individuals and 39 entities under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations.   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpT) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * New Report: Global Bank Financing of Fossil Fuels Totals $869B In 2024, A Dramatic Increase In Financing * NEW YORK, NY -- Released today, the 16th annual Banking on Climate Chaos (BOCC) report covers the lending and underwriting activities of the world's top 65 banks to more than 2,700 fossil fuel companies. While the world's top scientists from the International Energy Agency (   more

STRASBOURG, France, June 18 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Questions and answers on the REPowerEU proposal to phase out Russian gas imports and improve monitoring of potential energy dependencies Why is the Commission proposing to fully phase out Russian fossil fuel imports? The decades-long reliance on Russian energy imports has made the EU vulnerable to supply disruptions and price fluctuations, which have had a far-reaching impact on t  more