CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 13 (TNSRes) -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: * * * A public policy and economics expert at the ANU has criticised both sides of politics for missing an opportunity to commit to climate change policies. * * * Both sides of politics lack leadership when it comes to establishing clear climate policies, according to a leading public policy and economics expert at The Australian National University (ANU). Warwick McKibbin, a Profe  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 20-03686): DONGKUK S&C CO., LTD., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and WIND TOWER TRADE COALITION, Defendant-Intervenor. Before: Leo M. Gordon, Judge OPINION and ORDER [Final Determination remanded in part.] Robert G. Gosselink and Jarrod M. Goldfeder, Trade Pacific PLLC, of Washington, D.C., argued for Plaintiff Dongkuk S&C Co., Ltd. With them on the brief was MacKensie R. Sugam  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book for Dec. 1, 2021: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The Tenth District economy continued to expand at a moderate pace through November. Activity at non-durable manufacturing facilities rose and durable goods production remained at high levels. Several contacts noted a shift in their approach to managing supply chain disruptions toward a strategy of holding larger inventories, adding demand for key   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book for Dec. 1, 2021: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic conditions have shown modest improvement since our previous report. Employers reported difficulties adding workers to meet rising consumer demand, with significant wage increases increasingly common across industries. Supply chain constraints have contributed to moderate price increases, especially on raw materials. Retailers and nonfinanci  more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 13 (TNSJou) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: * * * A team of researchers from Khalifa University asks: Are we missing something when evaluating adsorbents for CO2 capture at the system level? * * * We may be on the brink of global-scale change in the way we consume hydrocarbon fuels, but until the policies and agreements made at COP26 in Glasgow this month can be actualized, our relentless fossil fuel consumption continues to pump carbon   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 14 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following joint news release on Dec. 13, 2021, with five organizations: The the Energy We Can't Afford coalition--which includes, SP350, MN350, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Vote Solar, Environment Minnesota, Community Power, Fresh Energy, Cooperative Energy Futures, and the Sierra Club--launched a public education campaign to inform Minnesotans that so-called "natural gas" is primarily methane, a dirty and dangerou  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary on Dec. 13, 2021, to Newsweek: * * * The Biden administration, "woke" banks and activist investors want to make it impossible to invest in traditional American energy. If their mission succeeds, today's 31-year-high inflation will seem tame. Just look at Europe. Its energy crisis has been aggravated by policy choices designed to stifle inv  more

DULUTH, Minnesota, Dec. 14 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Sierra Club members and communities from around the Twin Ports continue to voice their opposition to a proposed fracked gas power plant--the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC)--to be built in Superior, Wisconsin. The proposed gas plant is now a joint effort between Duluth-based Minnesota Power, Wisconsin-based Dairyland Power, and North Dakota-based Basin Electric. NTEC would be built along 31st Ave E, bet  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo today announced the 60 finalists for the U.S. Economic Development Administration's (EDA) $1 billion "Build Back Better Regional Challenge" - the marquee of EDA's American Rescue Plan programs - that aims to boost economic pandemic recovery and rebuild American communities, including some that have been grapp  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 14 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021: The University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources (SER) and 9H Research Foundation are collaborating on a $4,000 student research energy competition. Students entered in the competition will spend the spring semester developing an energy project on a designated topic addressing a critical energy need. The competition will be judged by energy experts at the end of the semeste  more