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Center for Biological Diversity: Agencies Warned Alabama Coal Mine May Violate State, Federal Laws
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Nov. 17 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021:
Two conservation groups today notified state and federal agencies, as well as Mays Mining Incorporated, that they intend to sue over the approval of a mine on the banks of the Mulberry Fork in Alabama.
The groups said the Mays No. 5 Mine, a controversial surface coal mine, appears to be operating outside the bounds of its authorizing permit, resulting in pollution of
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Center for Biological Diversity: Biden Administration to Lease Out 80 Million Acres in Gulf of Mexico for Oil, Days After Climate Summit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021:
The Interior Department is scheduled to auction off more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday for oil and gas leasing, the largest U.S. lease sale ever. The sale comes just days after President Biden pledged at COP26 to reduce climate emissions.
"The Biden administration is lighting the fuse on a massive carbon bomb in the Gulf of Mexico. It's hard to imag
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Consumer Groups Urge Federal Insurance Office to Focus on Insurance Industry Role in Addressing Climate Change and Its Impact on Consumers, Communities
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (TNSPol) -- The Consumer Federation of America issued the following news release:
Highlighting increasingly disastrous and expensive weather-related catastrophes, consumer organizations -- Consumer Federation of America, the Center for Economic Justice, the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, and Consumer Federation of California -- urged the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to take a leadership role in guiding the insurance industry toward a Net Zero emissions goal and increa
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Consumer Watchdog Calls on Federal Insurance Office to Expose Financial, Climate Risks of Insurance Industry's Fossil Fuel Underwriting After California Fails to Act
LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 17 (TNSPol) (TNSCapV) -- Consumer Watchdog issued the following joint news release with 39 organizations:
Consumer Watchdog joined 39 other public interest organizations in comments calling on the Federal Insurance Office to spotlight how the insurance industry contributes to climate change by insuring fossil fuel projects. A 2019 petition on this topic to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara was denied.
The groups also called on FIO to investigate how i
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COP26: The Time for Delivery is Now, Say Imperial College-London Experts
LONDON, England, Nov. 17 -- Imperial College London issued the following news:
By Hana Amer, Simon Levey, Katrine Petersen and Siobhan Stack-Maddox
Experts discuss the work that needs to happen now, after the UN climate change conference concluded with a new agreement, the Glasgow Climate Pact.
COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference that came to a conclusion in Glasgow this weekend, has delivered a new climate pact that was agreed by more than 190 countries that have signed up to
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First Sen. Padilla Bills Signed Into Law In Historic Infrastructure Package
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021:
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Budget and Environment and Public Works Committees, issued the following statement after President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. The bill includes Padilla's legislation to improve Tribal health infrastructure, strengthen our electrical grids, improve water resiliency, help ensure clean drinkin
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Friends of the Earth: Oil - Court of Appeal to Hear Challenge to Controversial Drilling Permission
LONDON, England, Nov. 17 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021:
A woman who opposes Surrey County Council's decision to allow oil drilling in greenbelt countryside, near Gatwick airport, is taking her legal battle to the Court of Appeal today.
The challenge has been brought by Sarah Finch (who has been campaigning against the Horse Hill oil drilling operation since 2013), supported by the Weald Action Group, and is due to last a day and a half.
Friends of
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Human Rights Watch: COP26 Is Over - What's Next for Forests, Coal, and Fossil Fuel Finance?
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
The Glasgow climate summit (COP26) produced a new global pact--as well as a bilateral agreement between the United States and China and a host of multilateral declarations--committing governments to take increasingly ambitious steps to address the climate crisis. But, while pointing in the right direction, the commitments fall well short of what is needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees and avert the most catastro
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Ill. Gov. Pritzker Signs the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act
ROCKFORD, Illinois, Nov. 17 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021:
Building on Illinois' role as a leading state in the burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing industry, Governor JB Pritzker today signed the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act into law, incentivizing EV production across Illinois. The new incentives benefit the state's entire EV ecosystem, by helping to build facilities, train Illinois graduates, and create thousand
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Rep. McMorris Rodgers: Energy Security Is National and Financial Security
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021:
Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) today brought attention to the ongoing supply chain crisis and continued to push for a more secure, clean, and independent energy future. During today's Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change and Subcommittee on Energy joint hearing, Cathy delivered remarks on the inflation crisis, import
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Rep. Rodgers Issues Opening Remarks in Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Energy Supply Chains
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a joint Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change and Subcommittee on Energy hearing on Nov. 16, 2021, on supply chains for renewable energy sources:
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Excerpts and highlights from her prepared remarks:
HOLDING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTABLE
"Record inflation, spiking prices, empty store shelves and car lots, gr
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Sen. Barrasso: House Dems Reckless Tax, Spending Spree Means More Inflation, Higher Energy Costs, Fewer Jobs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following remarks at a Nov. 16, 2021, hearing to examine the causes, outlook and implications of domestic and international energy price trends:
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The hearing featured testimony from Mr. Stephen Nalley, acting administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration; Mr. Tim Gould, chief energy economist of the International Energy Agency; and Mr. Robert
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Sen. Daines Slams Biden Admin for Inflation Crisis, Anti-American Energy Policies Leading to Higher Heating and Gas Costs for Mont. Families
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021:
At a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing today, Senator Steve Daines called out President Biden's inflationary crisis and war on Made in America energy that has led to higher electricity and energy costs for Montanans. Daines warned that this problem will only get worse if Biden and the Democrats pass their reckless tax and spending spree that furthers the Left's agenda to elimi
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Sen. Lankford Presses on How President Biden's Policies Will Hurt U.S. Energy Costs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021:
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today participated in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing to discuss the impact of the Biden Administration's policies on traditional energy taking an abrupt backseat to unpredictable renewables, particularly while Americans are already feeling the effects of rising inflation and projected skyrocketing costs to heat homes this winter.
Lankford's Q&
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Sen. Manchin Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Nominations for Energy, Interior Departments
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening statement for an Oct. 9, 2021, hearing on nominations for the Energy and Interior departments:
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We meet today to consider three pending nominations.
The three nominees are:
* Mr. Willie Phillips to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
* Mr. Brad Crabtree to be the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Manage
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Sen. Manchin Joins President Biden, Bipartisan Senators to Sign Infrastructure Bill Into Law
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021:
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) joined President Biden and a group of bipartisan, bicameral Members of Congress at the White House for the signing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that will bring around $6 billion to West Virginia for infrastructure investments over the next five years.
"Today, I was
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Sen. Manchin Raises Concerns Over Rising Energy Prices, Reiterates Call to Pursue Innovative Energy Solutions
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021:
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the causes, outlook, and implications of domestic and international energy price trends. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, raised concerns over the recent rise in energy prices affecting everyday Americans.
"Prices are rapi
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Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Issues Testimony From Barrick Gold General Counsel Haddock
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Barrick Gold General Counsel Rich Haddock for an Oct. 5, 2021, hearing on the Mining Law of 1872:
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Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today to talk about the U.S. Mining Law.
My name is Rich Haddock. I am General Counsel of Barrick Gold Corporation. Barrick is the second largest gold producing company in the world and the biggest gold producer in the United States. Barri
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Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Issues Testimony From Wyo-Ben President Brown
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Wyo-Ben President and CEO David Brown for an Oct. 5, 2021, hearing on the Mining Law of 1872:
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Thank you for the opportunity to provide my input to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's Hearing to "Examine and Consider Updates to the Mining Law of 1872". My name is David Brown, and I am the President & CEO of Wyo-Ben, Inc. and represent the third generation of a 70 year
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Senate Minority Leader McConnell: Build Back Beijing - Democrats' Anti-Energy Bill Would Hurt Families and Help China
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following floor statement on Nov. 16, 2021:
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U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Democrats' reckless tax and spending spree:
"Two weeks ago, President Biden and his team flew to Glasgow for a glitzy conference. World leaders traveled there to attend one another's speeches on carbon emissions and the climate.
"The world
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Senate Natural Resources Subcommittee Issues Testimony From National Park Service Associate Director Beasley
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks issued the following testimony by Joy Beasley, associate director of cultural resources, partnerships and science at the National Park Service, for an Oct. 6, 2021, hearing on 22 bills:
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Thank you for the opportunity to present the views of the Department of the Interior on S. 1942, to authorize a National Heritage Area Program; on five bills that would establish new national heritage areas, S. 5
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Sierra Club: Duke Energy's New Resource Plan Fails to Address Its Role as the Worst Climate Polluter in Indiana and the U.S.
PLAINFIELD, Indiana, Nov. 17 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021:
Duke Energy Indiana's newest plan for providing electricity to nearly one million Hoosier households fails to address Duke's responsibility as the biggest carbon polluter in both Indiana and the United States to move rapidly away from climate disrupting fossil fuels and build out the clean energy infrastructure communities demand and deserve.
Despite calls from thousands of customers a
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South Dakota State University: Saving Energy = Saving Money
BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Nov. 17 (TNSRes) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news:
Earlier this fall, you may have read about the predicted energy cost increase this winter. According to an article published by the Brookings Register on Oct. 7, 2021 titled "PUC: Prepare for higher natural gas bills this winter", the reason is multi-fold including an increase in demand for natural gas, low production due to hurricanes earlier this year, and adjustments from the country's freez
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Union of Concerned Scientists: New Analysis Finds Wasted Wind Energy, With Dirtier Forms of Energy Making Up the Difference
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 17 (TNSRes) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release:
Wind is an abundant, clean, reliable, and low-cost source of electricity that we must continue developing to help address the climate crisis. Yet grid operators, who are responsible for balancing energy supply with demand, are forced to reduce the output from wind turbines and allow dirtier forms of energy like coal to make up the difference. A new fact sheet by the Union of Concer
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