WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following news: * * * Efforts to manipulate interdependence began in Beijing, not Washington or Brussels. * * * By Daniel S. Hamilton In 2015 the Chinese leadership launched an ambitious "Made in China 2025" program. It aims to reduce the nation's dependence on imported technology to 30% or less, freeing China from dependence on Western technology. China's "protect" agenda contains two prongs. The first aims to le  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 29 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Opponents Pack Cong. Tiffany's Town Hall on St. Croix County Solar Project Written by Tom Steward Residents of St. Croix County across the river from the Alan S. King power plant in Oak Park Heights turned out in force at a town hall Monday to oppose a huge solar farm Xcel Energy w  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * GE Vernova to invest almost $600 million in U.S. factories and facilities over next two years * America's leading energy manufacturer expects to create more than 1,500 new factory and engineering jobs in the U.S. * Expansions at company's U.S. factories and facilities will help meet surging customer demands for electricity equipment at home and abroad * Investments focus on gas pow  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LCV Urges Senators to Oppose All Cabinet Nominees Hi, Ahead of anticipated Senate floor votes on Trump's cabinet nominees and following the White House announcement to cut essential programming that help working families and protect our environment, this morning the League of Conservation Voters urged senators to oppose the confirmations of all cabinet nominees, includin  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 30 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has authorized W Residence LLC to submeter electricity at its new 104-unit rental building at 443 East 165th Street in the Bronx. The order, issued January 29, 2025, allows the building owner to bill tenants directly for their individual electricity consumption. The newly constructed building will consist entirely of rent-stabilized units reserved for individuals earning at or below 130% of the area median income. The apa  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 30 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has authorized 118 Waverly Avenue LLC to submeter electricity at its new 15-unit rental building at 122 Waverly Avenue in Brooklyn. The order, issued January 29, 2025, allows the building owner to bill tenants directly for their individual electricity consumption. The newly constructed building features LED lighting, Energy Star(R) appliances, and programmable thermostats in each unit. The owner is pursuing Passive House   more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 30 -- The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has authorized The Twelve Seventy Fifth Ave. Cooperative, Inc. to submeter electricity at its 201-unit building at 1270 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The decision, issued January 29, 2025, allows residents to be billed for their actual electricity usage rather than a flat rate based on share ownership. The co-op filed its notice of intent to submeter in January 2024, outlining plans to install Commission-approved Leviton Ver  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Invites Media to Discuss PUNCH Mission to Study Solar Wind Caption: Illustration of the four PUNCH spacecraft in low Earth orbit. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ConceptualLab NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 4, to share information about the agency's upcoming PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, which is targeted to launch no earlier than Thur  more

BERLIN, Germany, Jan. 30 -- Nature Energy, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features natural, social and behavioural sciences, economics and multi-billion-dollar global industries, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2025 edition (Vol. 10, Issue 1). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Research Highlights * Unveiling sensor-induced behaviours * Citizen-financed solar projects * Compatible layers bring benefits Research Briefings * Large-scale estimati  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * Pasadena Leaders Call for Recommitment to Clean Energy In Wake of Fires PASADENA, Calif. -- At a press conference organized by the Pasadena 100 Coalition, environmental, faith and community leaders called for Pasadena to redouble its efforts to achieve the City's climate goals. Over 50 people gathered today at First AME Church to mark two years since the unanimous passage of Pasadena's Cl  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 29 -- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), an environmental advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * PennFuture Thanks the Governor for Aggressive Actions to Date, But More Needs to Be Done to Protect Pennsylvanians * * * Energy prices are high, but this summer, they are expected to surge even higher, to the tune of billions of dollars that will be borne by everyday Pennsylvanians and their families. The causes: Our region's g  more