WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on March 21, 2024: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $475 million in funding for five projects in Arizona, Kentucky, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia to accelerate clean energy deployment on current and former mine land. This funding--made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law--will support a variety of diverse, locally-  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed scientific journal from the American Chemical Society that says it publishes research in the intersection of chemistry and chemical engineering and non-nuclear energy and fuels, published research articles on the following topics in its March 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 38, Issue 6): Reviews: * Review and Perspectives of Ash Slag Fluidity during Co-gasification of Industrial Solid Waste and Coal: Characteristics, Chemistry, Controlling Mec  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 22 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, Governor Polis and the Business Funding & Incentives division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced 11 Community Business Preservation grants to support community businesses and retain jobs across the state. These grants will be paired with training and consultation for 58 unique, independently-owned small businesses in Colora  more

SUPERIOR, Wisconsin, March 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * Yesterday, the City of Superior Plan Commission recommended the Superior City Council deny the necessary permits for Dairyland Power and Minnesota Power to move forward with the construction of the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC). Minnesota Power requested rezoning the proposed property for NTEC and for street vacation on nearby undeveloped roads. The commission denied both requests - a   more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, March 22 (TNSres) -- Indiana University issued the following news release: Indiana -- land of farms, fields and forests -- is also home to factories, fertilizer plants and other industries that emit carbon dioxide. The Hoosier state ranks third in the nation in carbon dioxide emissions and 11th in the number of carbon-dioxide-emitting sources. Indiana, however, could also become a leader in decarbonizing the atmosphere through carbon capture and storage -- the capture of   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * High electricity prices during the global energy crisis attributed to fossil fuel overreliance in the power mix, lack of power market competitiveness, and delayed energy transition * * * A new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) unravels that South Korea's overreliance on fossil fuels, coupled with weak market competi  more

LIVERMORE, California, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Using a bioengineered protein-based technology, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and collaborators will develop a new separation technique that ultimately will increase the concentration of rare-earth elements (REE) so they are more readily available to the defense sector. Under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Environ  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: Natural gas and nuclear power lead the rest of the class in generating clean and affordable energy, according to a new national energy report card created by Northwood University in partnership with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. "We ranked eight key energy industry sectors based on their ability to meet growing demand for affordable, reliable and clean electric generation,"  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 22 (TNSres) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Natural gas and nuclear power lead the rest of the class in generating clean and affordable energy, according to a new national energy report card created by Northwood University in partnership with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. "We ranked eight key energy industry sectors based on their ability to meet growing demand for affordable, reliable and clean electric generation," explained co-author Dr.   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 21 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 19, 2024, at a campaign event at El Portal Mexican Restaurant: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, folks, I have to tell you straight up: I like y'all, but I couldn't resist that little baby. (Laughter.) Well, first of all, I want to thank you all and thank Luis for that introduction. When -- when you're president and they say, "Joe Biden is out in the waiting room," promise me you won't say, "Joe who?" (Laughter.) (In  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) pressed U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on the Biden administration's $110 billion tax hike targeting American energy that will hurt oil, gas, and coal producers across the country. Senator Barrasso called out Secretary Yellen and the Biden administration for weaponizing the tax code against energy producers to the point that many wo  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) led his Republican colleagues in a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressing serious concern over the $110 billion in target tax increases on the production of oil, gas, and coal in the Biden administration's General Explanations of the Administration's Fiscal Year 2025 Revenue Proposals (Green Book). The senators detail how the administration's proposed  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Over a dozen climate, environmental justice, and consumer advocacy organizations sent a letter to the Biden administration today urging them to evaluate any potential U.S. Steel sale through a health and climate lens. U.S. Steel announced its Strategic Alternatives Process evaluating offers to buy part or all of the company in August 2023. The letter exposes U.S. Steel's operations' health and climate t  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senators on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to consider President Biden's nominations to fill current and future vacancies for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The FERC nominees are Democrats Judy Chang and David Rosner, and Republican Lindsay See. By statute, only three of the five commissioners can be from the same political party. FERC is an in  more