MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 14 (TNSRep) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: Parties vying to replace Hunter MP Joel Fitzgibbon in the upcoming Federal election should be aware that a majority of voters in the electorate do not see new coal and gas as part of Australia's energy future. Australia's biggest and most in-depth survey of voters' opinions on climate change found a majority of voters in every electorate want more action to tackle climate change  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSRep) -- Greenpeace International issued the following news release: A report released by Greenpeace USA today reveals how consumer goods companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle are driving the expansion of plastic production and threatening both the global climate and communities around the world. The report, The Climate Emergency Unpacked: How Consumer Goods Companies are Fueling Big Oil's Plastic Expansion, exposes the business links between the world's largest b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSPol) (TNSCapv) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement: * * * In response to the House Ways and Means Committee's release of its climate and clean energy portion of the Build Back Better Act, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released the following statement from Senior Director of Government Affairs Matthew Davis: "Thank you to Chairman Neal, Subcommittee Chairman Thompson, and other champions for this package of ten year, full value  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 14 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Clare Falcon will become the new state geologist of Louisiana and director of the Louisiana Geological Survey, or LGS, on Sept. 20. She brings more than 25 years of professional geoscience experience, most of which has been in industry, to the state leadership position. "We're thrilled to have Dr. Falcon as the new Louisiana Geological Survey director. Her vast industry expertise will bri  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The same technology that turns a frozen entree into a delicious hot meal in minutes is being advanced by NETL researchers to bring revolutionary changes to the field of reaction chemistry and produce valuable chemicals like hydrogen using less energy and at lower cost. "At NETL, we are working to unleash the power of microwaves to advance gasification of carbon  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 14 (TNSPol) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2021: Illinois' General Assembly moved a comprehensive energy bill to Gov. Pritzker's desk today that would make the state the first in the Midwest with a binding 100 percent carbon-free energy standard by 2045 and a national leader in equitable clean energy policy. "Illinois is the first state in the country with a climate action plan that centers equity and econom  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 14 (TNSPol) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2021: The Nature Conservancy and Dominion Energy Virginia today announced an innovative collaboration to develop one of the first utility-scale solar projects on former surface mines in the coalfields of Southwest Virginia. The Highlands Solar project will repurpose roughly 1,200 acres of the former Red Onion surface mine and surrounding properties in Wise and Dickenson Counties. The  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSPol) -- Oil Change International issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2021: * * * The House Ways and Means Committee released an outline of proposed revenue-raising legislation for the Build Back Better Act. The draft text contains various tax reforms to fund President Joe Biden's priorities and would end key international tax breaks for fossil fuel companies, but neglects crucial provisions to end fossil fuel subsidies in the domestic tax code. In response to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a briefing on Sept. 13, 2021, with President Biden and federal and state fire agency officials: * * * MR. BEEBE: Mr. President, on behalf of the wildland fire community, I'm proud to welcome you to the National Interagency Fire Center -- or NIFC, for short. And we always say NIFC is a place, not an organization. THE PRESIDENT: (Laughs.) MR. BEEBE: We're incredibly proud of it. Thank you for coming. We're honored you'  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2021: House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Ranking Member Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) sent a letter to U.S. Geological Survey Acting Director Dave Applegate, re  more

ROME, Georgia, Sept. 14 (TNSRep) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Sierra Club's analysis of Georgia Power's preferred closure method for Plant Hammond Ash Pond-3 (AP-3) shows it does not adequately protect against groundwater contamination, risking the water supplies near the plant and downstream. Sierra Club's technical comments can be found here (https://sc.org/3levx0O) for the public comment period which closed last week. These comments are based on legal expertise and  more

PARIS, France, Sept. 14 (TNSPol) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2021: The Czech Republic needs to prepare for an earlier phase-out of coal than previously envisaged and develop low-carbon energy sources to replace it while taking steps to cushion the economic and social impacts in coal-producing regions, the International Energy Agency said today in its latest in-depth review of the country's energy policies. Currently, coal accounts for almos  more