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TNS Tipoffs - Energy and Gov't Newsletter for Tuesday September 16, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Colo. PUC Issues Weekly Meeting Agenda for Sept. 17, 2025
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 12 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 24A-0401BP MedRide, LLC IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF MEDRIDE, LLC FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE AS A CONTRACT CARRIER BY MOTOR VEHICLE FOR HIRE. Filing Date and Party: 09/08/2025 MedRide, LLC ADDENDUM Description: Request for extension of time to file compliance items Analyst(s): Gary Gramlick RECOMMENDATION: Grant the i  more

CRES National Poll: Republican Voters Continue to Support Clean Energy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * CRES National Poll: Republican Voters Continue to Support Clean Energy Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) released a national survey showing Republicans, Republican-leaning Independents and true Indep  more

Donalds Joins House Oversight Committee: Defends President Trump's America First Agenda Against Far-Left Lies
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Donalds Joins House Oversight Committee: Defends President Trump's America First Agenda Against Far-Left Lies * WASHINGTON - Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) joined the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for a full committee markup hearing entitled "Full Committee Business Meeting." During the hearing, Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) disparaged President Trump's America First Agenda,  more

Foundation for Economic Education Issues Commentary: AI's Energy Appetite
DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * AI's Energy Appetite Gemini fuels Europe's nuclear debate. By Lika Kobeshavidze Every time we ask an AI tool a question, it silently consumes electricity and water. But until now, we never knew how much. Google has set the record straight by publishing calculations from its Gemini model. Gemini is an artificial intelligence system that can process text, images, video  more

PolyU Scholars Pioneer Smart and Sustainable Personal Cooling Technologies to Address Global Extreme Heat
HONG KONG, Sept. 15 (TNSjou) -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU scholars pioneer smart and sustainable personal cooling technologies to address global extreme heat Global warming poses a growing threat to human health and work performance. Currently, about 3.6 billion people worldwide live in areas highly susceptible to climate change. From 2000 to 2019, more than 480,000 heat-related deaths occurred globally each year. Extreme heat also imp  more

Quantum sensing: Four bars on Mars
MENLO PARK, California, Sept. 15 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Quantum sensing: Four bars on Mars * By Ali Sundermier Quantum sensing uses quantum phenomena to detect extremely subtle signals or changes that are beyond the reach of many traditional sensors. At the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, researchers use superconducting qubits and other quantum sensors to measure these signals with extraordinary sens  more

Utrecht University: Researchers and Students Work With Real-time Energy Data in Living Lab
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Sept. 10 -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Researchers and students work with real-time energy data in new Living Lab A shipping container full of solar panels * On September 11, Utrecht University opens the Lumifield, a unique Living Lab where researchers and students can test solar panels under real Dutch weather conditions. The lab's goal is to determine what truly works in practice in the Netherlands (and what doesn't) in order to contribut  more

Western Wisconsin Building Trades President: Van Orden "sells us out every time he flies out to Washington"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Western Wisconsin Building Trades President: Van Orden "sells us out every time he flies out to Washington" * When his D.C. party bosses say "jump," Derrick Van Orden asks "how high." An opinion piece from the president of the Western Wisconsin Building Trades is exposing Van Orden's vote to gut energy tax credits so he could give tax breaks to billionaires: leaving Wisconsinite  more