BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 7 -- The European Commission issued the following remarks via videoconference by President Ursula von der Leyen at the European Union Ambassadors Conference 2021: * * * It is with great pleasure that I am addressing you today - even if it is also with great regret that it is once again from studios and through screens that we see each other. I hope we will be able to meet again in person in the spring. But I felt it was important to take this opportunity to speak to you  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSRep)-- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology issued the following testimony by Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, involving a hybrid legislative hearing on Dec. 1, 2021, entitled "Holding Big Tech Accountable: Targeted Reforms to Tech's Legal Immunity". Robinson is also a co-chair of the Aspen Commission on Information Disorder. * * * Thank you for having me here today. I am Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources issued the following testimony by Nick Loris, vice president of public policy of the Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions, involving a remote oversight hearing on Dec. 2, 2021, entitled "What More Public Lands Leasing Means for Achieving U.S. Climate Targets": * * * My name is Nick Loris, and I am the Vice President of Public Policy at the Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions (C3 Solu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources issued the following testimony by Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, executive director of the Western Environmental Law Center, Taos, New Mexico, involving a remote oversight hearing on Dec. 2, 2021, entitled "What More Public Lands Leasing Means for Achieving U.S. Climate Targets": * * * I. INTRODUCTION I am grateful for the opportunity to submit this written testimony. My name is Erik Schlenker-Goodrich. I  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 10 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: In August, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced an ambitious plan to buy high emissions coal-fired power plants in Southeast Asia and retire them within 15 years through an energy transition mechanism (ETM). According to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis' (IEEFA) latest report, if the ETM is not designed correctly, it could potentially p  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 10 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2021: Kentucky is focused on a future that includes renewable energy, as today Gov. Andy Beshear announced Martin County Solar Project, currently under development by Savion, is moving forward with plans to locate on a former coal mine in unincorporated Martin County, a project that includes up to a $231 million investment and creation of 11 full-time Kentucky jobs. "We are building a future tha  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 10 -- Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, issued the following news: Gov. Andy Beshear provided his Team Kentucky update and said 2021 is Kentucky's all-time highest year for new jobs and investment, with more than 17,000 new jobs created and more than $11 billion in investment announced. "$11 billion in yearly investment shatters any previous record," said Gov. Beshear. "Put simply, this has been the best year for economic development in the history of Kentucky. We are no  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LNBL) this week released an in-depth study of India's future power system investments. The report shows that India could economically meet its electricity demand, which is expected to double by 2030, through renewables and complementary flexible resources, including energy storage, agricultural load shifting, and hydropower, and optimally utilizing the e  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 10 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2021: Gov. Doug Burgum today is advocating for North Dakota interests and priorities in meetings with top leaders from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) during the Western Governors' Association (WGA) winter meeting in California. Burgum met this morning with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and als  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2021: Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin today announced more than $750,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to improve safety, repair roadways and sidewalks, and make sewage system updates in communities in Elk and Northumberland counties. "The Wolf Administration is continuing its commitment   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today blasted Democrats for taking up a bill to resurrect their sham investigations into the past administration rather than address the many crises created by President Biden impacting Americans today. In his floor statement during the House of Re  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Val Demings, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: Rep. Val Demings (FL-10) today commented on falling gas prices. Prices are predicted to fall below three dollars per gallon next year, and Citi's commodity strategists projected a "radical drop" in energy costs. Rep. Demings previously wrote to National Economic Council Director Brian Deese and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm asking for immediate action to reduce gas prices fo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: Yesterday, President Biden signed an executive order that bars federal agencies from buying liquid fuel vehicles by 2035, including a transition to all electric vehicles for government-owned passenger cars by 2027. Following the signing of this executive order, Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) released the following statement renewing his call for Congress to pass his Comparison of Sustainable Tran  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following remarks on Dec. 9, 2021: * * * Featuring lyrics from Iowans' favorite Christmas songs, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) gave a speech on the Senate floor today decrying the impacts of Bidenomics on hardworking families' holiday seasons. Citing the short supply of Christmas trees, increasing costs of gifts, and elves on empty shelves, Ernst called on President Biden and Washington Democrats to halt their reckless tax-and-spend  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded two grants totaling $2,966,029 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded to Southwest Virginia to strengthen the region's workforce development initiatives and outdoor recreation economy. The first is a $1,466,029 grant awarded to the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge for the development of workforce training opportunities to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded two grants totaling $2,966,029 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded to Southwest Virginia to strengthen the region's workforce development initiatives and outdoor recreation economy. The first is a $1,466,029 grant awarded to the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge for the development of workforce training opportunities t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Dec. 9, 2021: * * * The US Energy Information Administration released new findings showing that the United States is on track to have the world's largest LNG export capacity by the end of next year. Liquified fracked gas is primarily made up of methane, a greenhouse gas more than 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. Recent reports from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and International Ene  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Dec. 10 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Transfer Shipwreck in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, on the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification for grants and for rehabilitation income tax credits, while it does not restrict private property owners in the use of their property. The Transfer  more