CANBERRA, Australia, June 17 -- The Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science's Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia issued the following news release: Australia's abundance of world-class energy resources and role as a globally significant energy commodity producer has been reaffirmed in Australia's Energy Commodity Resources (AECR) publication. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt said the inaugural AECR 2021 publication, released by  more

LONDON, England, June 17 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued the following statement on June 16, 2021: * * * Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement to the House of Commons on the G7 and NATO summits. Mr Speaker, with permission I will make a statement on the G7 summit I chaired in Carbis Bay and the Nato summit in Brussels. Let me first thank the people of Cornwall, Carbis Bay, St Ives, for welcoming the representatives of the world's most powerful democracies to their home  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 17 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on June 16, 2021: Two conservation groups filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Alabama Surface Mining Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over a controversial open-pit coal mine on the banks of the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River in Alabama. Mays No. 5 Mine is located on a brownfield site that h  more

NEW DELHI, India, June 17 -- The Centre of Indian Trade Unions issued the following news release on June 15, 2021: On 14th June, 2021, the Farmers' agitation, led by Samyukta Kisan Morcha completed 200 days of continuous protest on and occupation of main highways leading into national capital Delhi, for their demands to repeal three farm laws, taking back the Electricity (Amendment) Ordnance, 2021 and legal guarantee for the MSP. They have not only faced bone-chilling cold and winter, destructi  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 16 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news: Governor Polis today signed four bills into law that will boost rural economies, protect and restore watersheds, and help Colorado address droughts, wildfires and floods. SB21-234, sponsored by Rep. Lisa Cutter and Rep. Richard Holtorf, R-Akron, provides $3 million to the Department of Agriculture to ensure the state is better prepared to anticipate, mitigate, or respond to droughts. The impact of Colorado's d  more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 17 -- Ecojustice issued the following news release on June 16, 2021: Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson took an important step in addressing the impact of coal in Canada by announcing his intention to designate all metallurgical coal mine development projects in southwest Alberta for a federal impact assessment. The goal is to evaluate how they affect areas of federal jurisdiction, especially the effects of selenium pollution on fish   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 17 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Euros166.7 million Greek support measure for the construction of a new liquid natural gas ("LNG") terminal in Alexandroupolis, Greece. The project will contribute to the security and diversification of energy supplies in Greece and, more generally, in the region of South East Europe, without unduly distorting competition. Executive Vice-Pres  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 17 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on June 16, 2021: The European Commission decided to register a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) entitled 'Ban Fossil Fuel Advertising and Sponsorships'. The organisers of the initiative call on the Commission to propose a legislation banning advertisement and sponsorship for fossil fuels, for all types of vehicles using those fuels (excluding the vehicles dedicated to transport services of general econo  more

JUNO BEACH, Florida, June 17 -- Florida Power and Light, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, issued the following news release: While dismantling the last coal-fired power plant in its fleet, Florida Power & Light Company officials today announced more solar and clean energy power facilities will be developed at and around the plant site, continuing the company's expansion of long-term investments into clean, zero-emissions energy. "While the sun is setting on coal use in Florida, cleaner e  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has awarded nearly $18 million to advance eight projects to extract Rare Earth Elements (REEs) and other Critical Minerals (CMs) from materials such as coal waste materials and support revitalization in regions across the country that face economic adversity due to declines  more

LONDON, England, June 17 -- The Nuclear Industry Association issued the following news release: With just five months to go until the UK co-hosts the COP26 summit, Britain's grid continues to be dirtier now than it was a year ago, with heavy reliance on fossil fuels. The grid was on average 24% dirtier in May 2021 than in May 2020, with a carbon intensity - the measure of CO2 emissions per unit of electricity - of 178 gCO2/kWh. It means there has been no progress in grid decarbonisation for a   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following remarks on June 16, 2021, at a hearing on the nomination of Tommy P. Beaudreau to be deputy secretary of the Interior: * * * "The Senate will be voting tomorrow on the nomination of Tommy Beaudreau to serve as deputy secretary of the Interior. "If confirmed, he will play a critical role in managing our nation's public lands, natural resources, nation  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this week, Senator John Hoeven urged Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to help advance three key priorities needed for the development and implementation of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS): * Front end investment in technology development, including bolstering the partnership between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: During a U.S. Senate Energy Committee hearing on the Department of Energy's (DOE) budget, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined a number of her colleagues on both sides of the aisle in emphasizing to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm the importance of capitalizing on America's domestic energy and critical mineral supply chain. Senator Murkowski called on the Biden administration to pursue opportunities  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 16, 2021: As Congress deliberates a once-in-a-generation investment in infrastructure and green energy, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) are introducing legislation to drastically drive down the harmful emissions causing climate change and putting Americans' health and the global economy at risk. By assessing fees on large corporations responsible for greenhouse ga  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 17 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement: * * * The General Assembly failed to act on Governor Pritzker's clean energy and climate proposal, despite broad legislative and public support and months of negotiations and working group discussions. A vote to create jobs and economic opportunity in clean energy and clean transportation, particularly for communities that need them most, was indefinitely postponed after continued objections from Illinois' larges  more