BOONE, North Carolina, July 8 (TNSRep) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: A new report estimates that 633,000 acres on mines still held by coal companies in the East require some degree of reclamation, at an estimated total cost of $9.8 billion dollars. The report, which covers mines across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama, also found that reclaiming these mines over the next 10 years could provide 2,300 to 4,500 jobs annually.   more

ZURICH, Switzerland, July 8 (TNSAwa) -- The Geneva Association issued the following news release on July 7, 2021: The 2021 Geneva Association Women in Insurance Award goes to Nina Arquint, Chief Risk Officer at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, for her work and commitment to driving the reduction of coal underwriting. Jad Ariss, Managing Director of The Geneva Association, said: "I congratulate Nina Arquint on winning this award, which recognizes her leadership role in reducing the underwriting o  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 8 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: India's future coal-fired power project pipeline carries a massive stranded asset risk due to the collapse in the average utilisation rate of its coal-fired power fleet leading to an underestimation of financial risk for new projects, finds a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). There are currently 33 gigawatts (GW) of co  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release: Companies like Purple Air and IQAir, with air pollution sensors that cost under $300, have brought air quality monitoring to the masses. But when Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) scientist Tom Kirchstetter looked at Purple Air's map last year during wildfire season, he noticed a big hole in Richmond, a city of 110,000 to the north of Berkeley. "You   more

TORONTO, Ontario, July 8 -- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan issued the following news release on July 7, 2021: Macquarie Asset Management ("MAM") and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board ("Ontario Teachers'") today announced the signing of an agreement to jointly acquire a 31.6 per cent stake in Puget Holdings ("Puget") from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ("CPP Investments"). Puget's primary operating subsidiary, Puget Sound Energy (PSE), is the oldest and largest electric and natural gas   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 8 -- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison issued the following news: Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison recommended today that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission ("PUC") prohibit Minnesota's natural gas utilities from charging utility ratepayers in Minnesota almost $380 million of the increased gas costs they paid during the 2021 President's Day weekend. Comments filed with the PUC show that the Attorney General's investigation uncovered numerous insta  more

PARIS, France, July 8 (TNSPol) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release: Portugal's equitable and well-balanced plans for reaching a carbon-neutral economy should support the country's economic growth and energy security, according to a new energy policy review by the International Energy Agency. Portugal's energy and climate policies aim to reach carbon neutrality primarily through broad electrification of energy demand and a rapid expansion of renewable electricit  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 8 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Earlier this week, Governor Abbott released a letter to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), demanding changes that Abbott falsely claims will "increase power generation capacity and to ensure the reliability of the Texas power grid." Unfortunately, Abbott's letter promotes polluting, unreliable fossil fuels, attacks safer clean energy options, and  more