KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, April 20 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * AI is leaving its mark on our environment, climate and landscapes * Artificial intelligence has become an indispensable part of our world, but our hunger for technology is leaving visible traces on the landscape, with more and more data centres being built. Less visible is the climate and environmental footprint of technology. Lotte krull In just a few years, AI has become commonplac  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * California's Regressive Rooftop Solar Policy Hit With Second Appeal to State Supreme Court * SAN FRANCISCO-The Center for Biological Diversity, The Protect Our Communities Foundation and the Environmental Working Group have appealed to the California Supreme Court to overturn the state's new rooftop solar policy after a lower court approved it a second time. The policy sig  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Chairman Guthrie Delivers Opening Statement at Committee on Rules Hearing on the Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act and Resolution to Strengthen Rural Communities Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, delivered the following opening statement at today's Committee on Rules he  more

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, April 19 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * EVs can support home energy bills * A new Australian study has found that electric vehicles (EVs) equipped with vehicle-to-home (V2H) technology can significantly reduce household electricity costs and lessen the need for large, costly home battery systems. The research, led by experts at Flinders University, Adelaide University and Murdoch University, investigated how using an EV as a mobile energy s  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 21 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by Olivia Hansen, graduate student at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado: * * * Rising Electricity Prices High power costs are driving up the cost of living. * Half of Americans now struggle to pay basic bills on time. Nearly four in ten people have been displaced from their homes by rising costs, as housing costs jumped sharply in just two years, medical   more

SINGAPORE, April 20 -- Nanyang Technological University posted the following news: * * * NTU home to first two Max Planck Centres in Southeast Asia * Image: (standing, left to right) German Ambassador to Singapore Dr Bettina Fanghanel; Chairman of the National Research Foundation, Singapore, Mr Heng Swee Keat; and Chairperson of the NTU Board of Trustees, Ms Goh Swee Chen. NTU Singapore will house the first two Max Planck Centres in Southeast Asia, the Max Planck - Singapore Centre for Dat  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 20 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU Researchers Publish Back-to-Back Breakthroughs in Clean Hydrogen Technology * Norman, Okla. - Hydrogen fuel holds significant promise for clean energy. It burns without producing carbon emissions and it can store energy from wind and solar power for later use. But building the devices that make and use clean hydrogen reliably is a challenge. A University of Oklahoma researcher has published two high-  more

HONG KONG, April 20 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU provides global stage for "Belt and Road Advanced Programme in Power and Energy 2026", highlighting AI technologies for new-type power systems * Co-organised by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) and The Hongkong Electric Company, Limited (HK Electric), the "Belt and Road Advanced Programme in Power   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Ranking Member Pingree Blasts Burgum for Sabotaging Renewable Energy as Gas Prices Soar * Today, during the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee hearing for the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) condemned the Trump Administration's aggressive campaign against renewable energy as gas prices soar  more