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140 Organizations Call on Senate to Remove Dirty Energy Subsidies From the Build Back Better Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (TNSRep) -- The Climate Justice Alliance issued the following joint news release with 139 organizations:
140 organizations sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Ron Wyden, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, urging them to remove a slew of expenditures and tax subsidies in the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) that would incentivize dirty energy sources and technologies that w
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Appalachian Voices: New Tool Helps Track Large Number of Mine Permits Set to Be Voided in Blackjewel Bankruptcy
BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 16 (TNSOps) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release:
Appalachian Voices has created a web page designed to help concerned residents, reporters and regulators track the status of mines caught up in the Blackjewel bankruptcy where the permits will become void once the Blackjewel companies cease to exist at the end of the year.
When Blackjewel, Revelation Energy and other affiliated mining operations filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2019, the fat
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Dairyland Power Cooperative Acquires RockGen Energy Center to Support Renewable Energy
LA CROSSE, Wisconsin, Dec. 16 (TNSOps) -- The Dairyland Power Cooperative issued the following news release:
Dairyland has acquired the RockGen Energy Center, a 503 megawatt (MW) natural gas power plant located in Cambridge, Wis.
Dairyland announced its intention in August 2021 to acquire the facility from an affiliate of Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC ("Starwood Energy"). The purchase agreement was finalized on December 15.
"RockGen will help meet our members' power supply needs as we tra
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Environmental Investigation Agency: E.U. Methane Regulation - the Lack of Ambition Will Fail Climate Goals
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 16 (TNSRep) -- The Environmental Investigation Agency issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2021:
Methane emissions resulting from the petrochemical industry's extraction and production of coal, gas and oil are responsible for 25 per cent of overall global warming - but a new Methane Regulation unveiled today by the European Commission is a half-hearted step back from EU climate goals.
Campaigners from the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), F
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FPL Unveils World's Largest Solar-Powered Battery
JUNO BEACH, Florida, Dec. 15 -- Florida Power and Light, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021:
Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) tonight unveiled the world's largest solar-powered battery at a time when the system will be needed most: after dark. During a commissioning ceremony, FPL illuminated the night sky with a light and drone show powered by the newly commissioned FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center - a world-record breaking solar battery.
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Global Reporting Initiative: Beyond Transparency - It's Time for Accountability
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Dec. 16 -- The Global Reporting Initiative issued the following news release:
As 2021 draws to a close, Eric Hespenheide, Interim CEO who will depart the organization at the end of this year, explores how the global landscape for sustainability reporting has evolved in 2021. He also looks ahead to what the new year may bring, in terms of GRI's remit to deliver transparency on the impacts organizations have on the economy, environment and people.
The GRI Standards ha
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Ifo Institute: Germany's Lignite Regions - Subsidies Need to Be Better Focused
MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 17 -- ifo Institute issued the following news release:
The ifo Institute has criticized the approach being taken to subsidize Germany's lignite regions. "Judging by the projects that the Lander have so far earmarked for funding, it doesn't seem that their actions are particularly focused," says Joachim Ragnitz of the ifo Institute in Dresden.
The traffic light coalition envisions phasing out coal "ideally" by as soon as 2030. "That means new economic structures must be s
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Indonesia's 50 Richest on 2021 Forbes List See Collective Wealth Rise 21%
SINGAPORE, Dec. 16 -- Forbes Media issued the following news release:
Amid a recovering economy, nearly three quarters of those on the 2021 Forbes' list of Indonesia's 50 Richest saw their fortunes rise, with eight adding US$1 billion or more. Their combined net worth rose over 21% to a record $162 billion, up from $133 billion last year. The complete list is available here as well as in the December editions of Forbes Asia and Forbes Indonesia.
Following a 2% contraction in 2020, Indonesia's
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Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: China, Japan and South Korea Stand to Gain Most From Increased Scrap Steel Recycling
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 17 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release:
Investors are increasingly pressuring global steel companies to set out credible decarbonisation plans and these demands will only intensify. A significant trend that will lower emissions will be the expansion of scrap steel recycling, says a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
"Steel recycling is mature and cost-compet
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Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility: In Slate of 9 Proposals for 2022 Proxies Shareholders Seek to Move Top Banks to Cut Emissions/Fund Climate Solutions
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (TNSRep) -- The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021:
To highlight the critical role of bank lending in the climate crisis, a group of institutional investors coordinated by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) announced they have filed a slate of nine proposals at top U.S. banks for their 2022 proxies calling for greater accountability in climate lending.
The pivotal role of capital flowing throu
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Max Planck Society: Homogeneous Hydrogenolysis With Molecular Palladium
MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 17 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news:
Tritium 3H, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, is commonly used in medicinal chemistry as a label to follow the course of a drug in the human body. Chemists like to use the technique to evaluate drug candidates and their metabolism. A team led of researchers at the Max-Planck-Institut fur Kohlenforschung in Muhlheim, Germany, has now found a new way to label complex small molecules with tritium.
In a joint research p
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Minerals Council South Africa Supports Recently Announced Electricity Market Reforms As Eskom Opens Access to Renewable Energy Projects
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec. 16 -- The Minerals Council South Africa issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2021:
The announcement by Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on expediting access to the Eskom grid for owners of renewable energy projects, opening the power utility's land for these schemes, and boosting capacity on transmission lines from the Northern Cape and Eastern Cape are welcome steps in much needed structural reform to kick start the electricity-constrained ec
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Nature Conservation Council: Environment Protection Authority Gives Vales Point Licence to Pollute for Another Five Years
CHIPPENDALE, Australia, Dec. 16 (TNSOps) -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following news release:
Vales Point power station will continue to be a major source of respiratory illness for children on the Central Coast after the Environment Protection Authority granted the facility a further five-year exemption from air quality standards.
While the EPA did marginally tighten standards in the licence, the changes will not require the company to use technology to remove toxic NO2 and w
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Northwestern: College Football Players Have Abnormalities in Coordination and Inflammation
EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 17 (TNSRes) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release:
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Football players may appear healthy, but this is not the case
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College football players may appear healthy and successful on the field, but a number of biological measures say otherwise.
A new study between Northwestern Medicine, Pennsylvania State University and other collaborating universities has found collegiate football athletes with a decade or more of experience with the spor
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Orlando Utilities Commission's Board of Commissioners Moves to Retire Unit 1 Coal Plant by No Later Than 2025
ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 16 -- The Orlando Utilities Commission issued the following news:
The Reliable One's Board of Commissioners formally approved the retirement of Stanton Energy Center's (SEC) Unit 1 by no later than 2025 and the conversion of SEC's Unit 2 to natural gas by no later than 2027. Previously, Unit 1, OUC's oldest coal-fired power plant, had been slated for conversion to natural gas.
"Today's official adoption by our Board of Commissioners is further proof of our commitment to
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Rep. Neguse Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Improve Global Health, Economic, and Environmental Wellbeing Through Clean Cooking
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021:
Congressman Joe Neguse introduced the Clean Cooking Support Act,bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would address the health, environmental, and economic problems caused by exposure to smoke from traditional cookstoves and open fires. The Clean Cooking Support Act reinforces the U.S. government's commitment to spurring the adoption of clean cookstoves around the world and seeks to take
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Sen. Manchin Announces $1 Million From American Rescue Plan to Support West Virginia's COVID-19 Recovery, Boost Economy
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced two awards totaling $1,000,000 from the American Rescue Plan. This funding is allocated through the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the West Virginia Department of Economic Development and Coalfield Development to help West Virginia recover from COVID-19, create jobs and boost the economy.
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Sens. Manchin, Barrasso Introduce Fission for the Future Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021:
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Committee, introduced the Fission for the Future Act, bipartisan legislation that would support the commercial deployment of advanced nuclear reactors.
The legislation would priori
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Sierra Club: SWEPCO Energy Plan Needs Improvement
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 16 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
SWEPCO finalized its intent to burn coal at the Flint Creek power plant until 2038, today when it filed its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with the Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC). SWEPCO failed to study the economics of retiring Flint Creek and simply assumed, without any analysis in its IRP, to keep running the high-cost plant on coal. The utility also plans to convert the Welsh coal plant t
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U.S. Court of Federal Claims Issues Reported Opinion and Order Involving Gerald D. Stahlberg Vs. U.S.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued the following reported opinion and order (Case No. 18-13750):
(Filed: December 15, 2021)
GERALD D. STAHLBERG et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant.
Rails-to-trails case; determination of parcel at issue; unity of ownership and control
J. Robert Sears, Baker, Sterchi, Cowden, & Rice, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri, for plaintiffs.
Brian R. Herman, Trial Attorney, Environment & Natural Resources Division, United States Departm
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UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health: $12M NSF Grant Will Establish Nationwide Atmospheric Measurement Network
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Dec. 16 (TNSOps) -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news:
Jason Surratt, PhD, will serve as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's principal investigator on a large National Science Foundation-funded project to determine the content of airborne particulate matter, which has significant effects on health and climate change.
Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Nga Lee "Sally" Ng, PhD, is
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Wyo. Gov. Gordon Unveils ARPA Proposals to Support a Thriving Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2021:
Governor Mark Gordon today unveiled his proposals for the use of the first round of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. In a letter to the Wyoming Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee, the Governor recommends dedicating just under $500 million in funds to a range of programs and investments. Wyoming will receive more than $1 billion directly from ARPA. The Governor rec
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