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350.org: Climate Activists Hold Dragon Dance to Drum Up Asian-Led Climate Action Ahead of Glasgow UN Climate Conference
MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 27 (TNSOps) -- The 350.org issued the following news release:
A few days before the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change summit (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, climate advocates from 350 Pilipinas held a dragon & lion dance at the Chinese Embassy in Manila to rally for Asian-led leadership for the upcoming conference.
At the United Nations General Assembly in September, President Xi Jinping of China announced the country will cease funding of coal-fired
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= Virginia Tech College of Engineering Inducts 7 Members Into Academy of Engineering Excellence
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 27 (TNSPer) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
Virginia Tech's College of Engineering recently inducted seven new members into the Academy of Engineering Excellence.
The 2021 inductees were selected from among approximately 74,000 living Virginia Tech engineering alumni. The academy will now consist of 168 members. Academy members have made sustained contributions in engineering and leadership throughout their accomplished careers.
The inductees are Courtne
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American Electric Power to Sell Kentucky Operations to Liberty, Subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 27 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release:
American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has entered into an agreement to sell its Kentucky operations, which include Kentucky Power and AEP Kentucky Transco, to Liberty, the regulated utility business of parent company Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (NYSE: AQN), for $2.846 billion enterprise value. The sale is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022, pending regulatory approvals.
AEP announced
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Association of Investment Companies: 'We Cannot Continue to Waste Two Thirds of Energy We Produce'
LONDON, England, Oct. 27 -- The Association of Investment Companies issued the following news release:
Ahead of COP26 this weekend, the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has spoken to renewable energy infrastructure managers. They discuss what they expect to see from COP26, the impact of rising inflation and the sustainable investment themes they're most optimistic about.
What do you expect from COP26?
Jonathan Maxwell, Founder and CEO of Sustainable Development Capital, investment ma
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Australia P.M. Morrison Appears on 2GB
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 27 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following transcript by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 2GB with Ben Fordham:
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BEN FORDHAM: Live from Parliament House, Canberra. Good morning to you, PM.
PRIME MINISTER: G'day Ben.
FORDHAM: Thank you for talking to us. I think we all want to support anything we can do to help the planet, net zero. The question is how and when and at what price. How much will net zero by 2050 cost the average voter
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Australia P.M. Morrison Appears on 3AW
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 27 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following transcript by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 3AW with Neil Mitchell:
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Prime Minister: Good morning, Neil and good morning, Melbourne.
Neil Mitchell: Big discussion in Melbourne, will you allow unvaccinated tennis players into the country for the Australian Open?
Prime Minister: Well, they'll have to quarantine for two weeks and just in the same way, a skilled worker who has to come in to
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Australia P.M. Morrison Appears on Sky News
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 27 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following transcript by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sky News with Paul Murray:
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Paul Murray: So, in 2019, you thanked the quiet Australians. You know tonight that many of those quiet Australians are angry, many of them getting in touch with myself, and no doubt you've heard as well. They are furious about the decision the Government has made. Let's talk directly to those people watching tonight w
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Australian Marine Conservation Society: 2030 is the Target Our Reef Needs
BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 27 -- The Australian Marine Conservation Society issued the following news release:
The bipartisan support for net zero climate pollution by 2050 is a long-awaited step forward for Australian climate politics but our Great Barrier Reef needs much greater ambition from all sides of politics across the next decade if it is to survive into the future, the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) says.
On the 40th anniversary of our Reef's inscription as a World Heri
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Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association: Opportunity for Territory to Drive a Cleaner Energy Future for Region
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 27 -- The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association issued the following news release:
The Chief Executive of the voice of Australia's oil and gas industry today outlined the role the Northern Territory and Australia can play in a cleaner energy future for our region, ahead of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow starting later this week.
Speaking today at the South East Asia Australia Offshore & Onshore Conference, held at the Darwin Convention Centre as pa
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British P.M. Johnson Call With Prime Minister of Singapore
LONDON, England, Oct. 27 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued the following news release:
The Prime Minister spoke to Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong this afternoon.
The leaders praised the enduring strength of the UK-Singapore relationship, which the Prime Minister said had both historic and future importance.
The Prime Minister underlined the UK's ambition to strengthen our relationships in the Indo-Pacific, including with Singapore. He said this is exemplified by our A
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British P.M. Johnson Call With Prime Minister of Vietnam
LONDON, England, Oct. 27 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021:
The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, today ahead of COP26.
They discussed Vietnam's leading regional role on addressing climate change, and the Prime Minister encouraged the Vietnamese government to commit to net zero by 2050 and to continue to take steps to phase out the use of coal power and end deforestation by 2030.
The leaders noted t
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Center for Food Safety: Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021:
As President Biden continues to promise that his administration will address the climate crisis and protect the air we breathe from industrial polluters, 24 advocacy organizations are demanding his Environmental Protection Agency live up to that promise by doing more to protect communities from factory farms.
The groups filed a legal petition with the EPA today urging it to enforce fe
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CSIS Issues Transcript Entitled 'Moving Global Ambition Into COP26 With Jonathan Pershing'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following transcript of a podcast with three panelists entitled "Moving Global Ambition Into COP26 With Jonathan Pershing":
The panelists were Jonathan Pershing, deputy special envoy for climate at the U.S. Department of State, Lisa Hyland, associate director for energy education and public programming at the energy security and climate change program, and Joseph Majkut, director for energy security an
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CSIS Issues Transcript of News Briefing Entitled 'Previewing the G20 Rome Summit and COP26'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following transcript of a news briefing entitled "Previewing the G20 Rome Summit and COP26" on Oct. 25, 2021:
The participants were Heather A. Conley, senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic and director for the Europe, Russia and Eurasia program; Matthew P. Goodman, senior vice president for economics; Joseph Majkut, director of the energy security and climate change program; J. Stephen Morri
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Government Accountability Project: Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSPol) -- The Government Accountability Project issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021:
As President Biden continues to promise that his administration will address the climate crisis and protect the air we breathe from industrial polluters, Food Integrity Campaign along with 23 other advocacy organizations demand that Biden's EPA live up to that promise by doing more to protect communities from factory farms. Today, the groups filed a legal petition with the E
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Green Party Calls Dems' Surrender to Fossil Fuel Lobby a Global Disaster
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Green Party issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021:
The Green Party of the United States today slammed President Biden and Congressional Democrats for apparently agreeing to slash funding for fighting climate change in their "Build Back Better Plan" to $30 billion a year. That figure amounts to 1/25 of the budget for the U.S. military, the world's biggest consumer of oil.
The Greens also criticized the Democrats for scaling back investments in social and
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Idaho National Laboratory Wins Four R&D 100 Awards
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release:
Four Idaho National Laboratory technologies won R&D 100 Awards in 2021.
This prestigious innovation awards program celebrates technology research and development, with awardees selected by a panel of industry-leading expert judges from submissions made across the public and private sector. U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories typically have dozens of finalists
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Investor Group on Climate Change: 733 Investors Issue Strongest-Ever Unified Call for Governments in a Final Plea Ahead of COP26
SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 27 -- The Investor Group on Climate Change issued the following news release:
A record 733 institutional investors from around the world, with more than US$52 trillion in assets under management, have signed an ambitious statement to governments ahead of COP26, calling for a number of measures that would help avoid catastrophic temperature rise and manage climate risk. These include measures to end fossil fuel subsidies, phase out thermal coal-based electricity, and mand
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Jason Surratt Receives Whitby Award From American Association for Aerosol Research
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Oct. 27 (TNSAwa) -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news:
Professor Jason Surratt, PhD, has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the prestigious Kenneth T. Whitby Award in recognition of outstanding technical contributions to aerosol science and technology by a young scientist. This award is sponsored by the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) and is voted by a committee of peers - the AA
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Organisation for Economic Co-Operation & Development Assistance Committee Commits to Align Development Co-Operation With the Goals of Paris Agreement
PARIS, France, Oct. 27 (TNSRes) -- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development issued the following news release:
Members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) today issued a joint Declaration ahead of COP26 committing to align official development assistance (ODA), which totalled USD 161 billion in 2020, with the goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
The Declaration states: "As the custodians of the governance of ODA, we commit to aligning our ODA with th
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Public Justice Food Project: Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSJou) -- The Public Justice Food Project, an organization that focuses on food system and animal agriculture that is owned by independent farmers, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021:
As President Biden continues to promise that his administration will address the climate crisis and protect the air we breathe from industrial polluters, 24 advocacy organizations are demanding Biden's EPA live up to that promise by doing more to protect communities from facto
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Sen. Manchin Issues Statement on International Energy Agency Global Commission Report
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2021:
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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Global Commission on People-Centered Clean Energy Transitions released its final report.
Chairman Manchin is the only U.S. representative
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Sierra Club: Georgia Court of Appeals Sides With Georgia Power and PSC on Charging Customers for Coal Ash Cleanup
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 27 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021:
Yesterday, the Georgia Court of Appeals rejected Sierra Club's appeal over coal ash cleanup costs and who should be responsible to foot the bill. The appeal stems from Georgia Power's 2019 rate case where the Public Service Commission (PSC) decided to award Georgia Power a rate hike without detail for how the money would be spent. Total coal ash cleanup costs are estimated to be upwards of
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Speaker Pelosi Issues Floor Statement on Death of AFL-CIO President Trumka
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following floor statement on Oct. 26, 2021, on the death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka:
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Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Congressman Levin, for organizing this Special Order for a very, very special person. It's my honor to participate. You have - I know you were a great friend and ally of President Trumka. And he would be so proud you are leading the way for us this evening.
Richard Trumka - that nam
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The Air Force Partners With Twelve, Proves It's Possible to Make Jet Fuel Out of Thin Air
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news:
By Corrie Poland
Air Force Operational Energy
What if you could access fuel from anywhere on the planet, at any time, no tanker required? The Air Force thinks it's possible with ground-breaking carbon transformation technology.
Separate from carbon capture and storage or carbon utilization, carbon transformation can turn carbon dioxide from the air into nearly any chemical, material, or fuel, includ
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U.N.: Carbon-Burning Development Model 'Death Sentence' for People, Planet, Secretary-General Tells High-Level Meeting, Urging Bold Climate Action to Limit Global Temperature Rise
NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the high level meeting entitled "Delivering Climate Action - for People, Planet and Prosperity":
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Mr. President of the General Assembly, thank you very for convening us and for your commitment and leadership mobilizing us all for climate action. The United Nations and this Assembly were created precisely for the kind of challenge that brings us together today.
The climate crisis
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