CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 6 [Category: Energy] -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release: * * * AGA Announces Natural Gas Industry Awards * WASHINGTON - The American Gas Association today announced recipients of several of its highest honors at AGA's Executive Conference, celebrating exemplary leadership and service across the natural gas industry. Distinguished Service Award David H. Anderson, Chief Executive Officer (ret.), NW Natural Holdings / NW Natural AGA's  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 7 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Don't Look Down: ExxonMobil Sponsors Balloon Fiesta to Distract From Toxic Waste in the World's Biggest Oilfield Activists crash Balloon Fiesta with satire and spectacle, exposing ExxonMobil's toxic legacy in New Mexico's Permian Basin * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--As balloons rise over the ExxonMobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, advocates warn that ExxonMobil's title sponsorship is nothing more  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 7 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy to meet Minnesota's energy needs with first-in-the-nation distributed capacity procurement Company to deploy up to 200 megawatts of distributed battery storage capacity * Xcel Energy is making a first-of-its-kind proposal to build out a battery storage network across Minnesota, optimizing the state's energy grid and helping the company meet the growing electricity needs of the communities it s  more