WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSRes) -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release on May 6, 2021: Each month, AAF's Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray predicts the results of the monthly employment survey. This month, Gray writes: This guesstimator is expecting a 1.2 million employment gain, the largest employment increase since last August. In historical terms, this gain would be the 5th largest on record and would take a healthy bite out of the 8.4 million jobs lost since last Apr  more

CANBERRA, Australia, May 7 -- The Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science's Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia issued the following joint news release with Member for Herbert Phillip Thompson: The Coalition Government is investing $20 million in a Global Resources Strategy which will help diversify exports and find new markets for Australia's resources and technology. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt launched the new global str  more

LONDON, England, May 7 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson issued the following statement on May 6, 2021, on Secretary Dominic Raab's meeting with Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong of the Republic of Korea: * * * Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab met Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong of the Republic of Korea today for the sixth UK-ROK Strategic Dialogue, following the G7 Foreign and Development Ministerial meeting. The UK and the Republic of Korea agreed a renewe  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following report on May 6, 2021, entitled "Assessing China's Energy and Climate Goals". The report was authored by Joanna Lewis, distinguished associate professor of energy and environment, and China Program Coordinator Laura Edwards. * * * Introduction and summary China is the world's largest greenhouse gas producer./1 As such, the world needs the Chinese government to take ambitious, urgent action to reduce emissions. In Sep  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSRes) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: China has taken some steps toward decarbonization in recent years, but a new report from the Center for American Progress says the Chinese government must set more ambitious near-term goals to help meet global emission reduction targets. Chinese President Xi Jinping recently committed to a goal of having carbon dioxide emissions peak before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060. Yet Chi  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 7 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Colorado State Rep. Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo: The House Business Affairs and Labor Committee today advanced Majority Leader Daneya Esgar's bill to invest millions into helping communities transition. This bill is part of the Colorado Comeback state stimulus, a package of legislation that will invest roughly $800 million into helping Colorado recover faster and build back stronger. The bill passed by a v  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following 110-page study on May 5, 2021, entitled "Environmental, Social, and Governance Theory - Defusing a Major Threat to Shareholder Rights". The study was authored by Richard Morrison. * * * Here are excerpts: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The concept known environmental, social, and governance (ESG) theory has a long history of similar, predecessor concepts both in academic literature and in the business world. For over a centur  more

ROME, Italy, May 7 (TNSOps) -- Enel, a natural gas distribution company, issued the following news release: Francesco Starace, Enel Group CEO, commented: "In the first quarter of 2021, we significantly increased our investments, mainly in renewables and grids, in order to further accelerate the Group's decarbonization process and seize the opportunities that will emerge from the economic recovery. These investments will allow us to accelerate growth, in a context of ever increasing decarboniza  more

LONDON, England, May 7 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following statement: * * * Cumbria County Council has shared its Statement of Case a day ahead of the Planning Inspector's deadline, now saying it is neutral with regard to the mine: neither for or against the application. Estelle Worthington, North West campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said: "Once again, we see support for this controversial coal mine continue to fall by the wayside." "This only strengthens our position that it s  more

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, May 7 (TNSPer) -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: Boulder business leader and entrepreneur John S. Fischer is the newest member of the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System. Fischer has long been an innovation leader in the mining, metals, pollution-control, and energy fields. The Board of Governors is the governing body for the entire CSU System and its three campuses: Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following agency statement: * * * We have an unprecedented opportunity to make historic investments in our nation's infrastructure by passing the American Jobs Plan -- the plan we need to get millions of people back to work in new good-paying, union jobs in the clean energy economy while tackling climate change and environmental racism. The voters who elected President Biden, Vice President Harris, and environmental champions i  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 7 -- The Minerals Council South Africa issued the following news release on May 6, 2021: The Minerals Council South Africa supports further regulatory reforms to streamline the process of regulatory approval and licensing of self-generation electricity projects from a 'red tape' situation towards a 'smart tape' situation that will enable shorter timelines and a less bureaucratic approach. Should we achieve this, then South Africa will see more projects like the 4  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 7 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: Continuing its support for proposals assisting in Minnesota's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) approved a $40.9 million investment proposed by Minnesota Power to build three solar facilities in Northern Minnesota. The Laskin, Sylvan, and Duluth city solar arrays will generate 21 megawatt (MW) of power using Minnesota-made   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality issued the following news release: The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will host a public hearing on Monday, June 7 on a draft permit modification for the Duke Energy Progress, LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant. The proposed modification includes the ash handling and hauling activities required for the excavation and closure of the coal ash  more

FISHERS, Indiana, May 7 (TNSOps) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: American Resources Corp., a socially responsible supplier of high-quality raw materials, (NASDAQ:AREC) announced Thursday (May 6) an expansion of its existing sponsored research program with Purdue University. The agreement will focus on advancing the purification of critical and rare-earth elements ("REEs"). The partnership builds on a previous agreement to advance a Purdue-developed technology to refine   more

MANDAN, North Dakota, May 7 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, today helped break ground on the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) and Bismarck State College's (BSC) new lineworker training facility. The more than 26,000 sq. ft. facility will build on the 50 years of partnership between the college and NDAREC, supporting enhanced, year-roun  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 7 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on May 6, 2021: * * * Duke Energy, the second largest emitter of climate-polluting carbon dioxide in the United States, faced questions from shareholders about its failure to act on the climate crisis and racial injustice. In the lead-up to the meeting, advocates and major investors called for Duke shareholders to vote against the company's top leadership, Chair and CEO Lynn Good and Lead Director Michael Browni  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 -- The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy issued the following news release on May 6, 2021: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors will meet at 10 AM ET today, and recent public comments made by its CEO, Jeff Lyash, about retiring five coal-fired fossil plants still in operation and aspirations to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 need to be addressed. The agency's intentions fall far short of the Biden Administration's goal of decarbonizing   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 7 (TNSPol) -- Trout Unlimited issued the following news release on May 6, 2021: Today the Biden administration announced a plan to meet its goal of conserving 30 percent of the nation's lands and waters by 2030. The 10-year "Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful" initiative will support locally led conservation and restoration on public, private, and tribal lands and waters by engaging stakeholders in partnership projects. "This is an excellent start," said Ch  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority will continue to fulfill its mission for future generations by building on its industry-leading carbon reduction by aspiring to move toward net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 based on a set of guiding principles endorsed by the TVA Board of Directors at its quarterly business meeting Thursday. As outlined in TVA's most recent Sustainability Report (https://www.tva.com/  more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks on May 6, 2021, by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the 2021 Petersberg Climate Dialogue: * * * I want to thank Chancellor [Angela] Merkel and the German Government for convening this year's Petersberg Climate Dialogue with the United Kingdom, President of this year's United Nations climate conference. I strongly congratulate Germany for aiming to achieve carbon neutrality in 2045 and increase its 2030 target to cut its em  more