WASHINGTON, March 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Advisory: Press Conference Opposing Indiana Energy Inflation Act Evansville, Ind - Faith, clean energy, and environmental advocates will host a press conference this Saturday detailing the various reasons why House Bill 1007 will create massive energy inflation throughout Indiana, including Evansville. The contentious legislation would cause massive electric rate increases for residential c  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Crew Return, NASA's Crew-9 Concludes Science Mission NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission with agency astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov is preparing to return to Earth following their science mission aboard the International Space Station. Hague, Williams, and Wilmore completed more than 900 hours of research between more than 150 unique scientific experiment  more

BAVARIA, Germany, March 8 -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat issued the following news: * * * Astronomy at FAU: Stellar evolution in the neighborhood Researchers at FAU have discovered two as yet unknown supernova remnants in our neighboring galaxy. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and is located around 160,000 light years away from our solar system. This relative proximity makes it an ideal laboratory for studying cosmic explosions and stellar evol  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * Securing Full Stack U.S. Leadership in AI By Navin Girishankar, Joseph Majkut, Cy McGeady, Barath Harithas and Karl Smith "The U.S. possesses all components across the full AI stack, including advanced semiconductor design, frontier algorithms, and, of course, transformational applications. Now the computing power this stack requires is integral to advancing AI technology, and to   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Cowlitz Indian Tribe Chairman William 'Bill' Iyall from a Feb. 26, 2025, public witness hearing on funding for healthcare and public safety: * * * Summary of Agency/Program and Funding Requests 1. IHS and Tribal Healthcare Funding 2. Tribal Public Safety Funding 3. Support for Tribal Co-Stewardship of Federal Lands and Resources 4. Funding f  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following transcript: * * * CSIS Press Briefing: Previewing China's Annual 'Two Sessions' This transcript is from a CSIS press briefing hosted on March 3, 2025. Alex Kisling: Hello everyone, I'm Alex Kisling, vice president of communications at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Welcome to this CSIS press briefing previewing China's legislative gathering known as 'the Two Sessions.' Today we  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following report on March 3, 2025 by Cy McGeady, Joseph Majkut, Barath Harithas and Karl Smith entitled "The Electricity Supply Bottleneck on U.S. AI Dominance." AI Boom Strains U.S. Electricity Grid, Report Warns A new report from a team of energy and technology experts warns that the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) is placing unprecedented demands on the U.S. electricity grid, potential  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Economic Policy Institute President Heidi Shierholz from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing America's Workforce and Strengthening Our Economy": * * * Chair Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Heidi Shierholz, and I am an economist and the president of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) in Washing  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Electric Power Supply Association issued the following news release: * * * EPSA to House Energy Lawmakers: Competitive Power Markets Key to Protecting Consumers and Driving Investment Amid Rising U.S. Power Demand Statement From EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchler on House Energy Subcommittee Hearing: Scaling for Growth: Meeting the Demand for Reliable, Affordable Electricity." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Competitive electricity markets are essential to protecting consu  more

NEW YORK, March 8 -- HarperCollins Publishers issued the following news release: * * * HARPERCOLLINS UNVEILS STATE-OF-THE-ART DISTRIBUTION CENTRE AND OFFICES IN GLASGOW London (March 6, 2025) -- HarperCollins, one of the UK's largest publishers, will unveil its new 550,000 sq ft distribution centre and offices in Glasgow today as it calls for government support to tackle the "crisis in children's reading". The publisher - founded as Collins & Co in Glasgow 206 years ago - will use the occasi  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Max Primorac, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, from a Feb. 13, 2025, hearing entitled "The USAID Betrayal." USAID is the U.S. Agency for International Development. * * * My name is Max Primorac. I am a Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. I previously served at the U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Department of State. I've dedicated 35 years to inte  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Holland & Hart Advises Copia Power on $1.71B Construction Loan for Maricopa Energy Center in Arizona Holland & Hart advised Copia Power (Copia), an energy transition company committed to developing, constructing, and owning large-scale infrastructure assets in the US, on its recently announced execution of a $1.71 billion debt facility to fund the construction of its Maricopa Energy Center projects in  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 7 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, March 10, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 46173; ALJ: KRESGE; TIME: 6:00 P.M.; COMMISSIONER: ZIEGNER; ROOM: Cal Brand Meeting Hall at Columbus City Hall, 123 Washington Street, Columbus, IN 47201 (Public Field Hearing) PETITION OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, INDIANA FOR (1)AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS, NOTES, OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS, (2) AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHAR  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 4 -- PennEnvironment issued the following news release: * * * Let there be light: Local Church 'Goes Solar' Media, PA - Local officials and residents joined leaders from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County (UUCDC) and the nonprofit environmental group PennEnvironment for an informative tour of the church's innovative solar project. The tour was held to educate Media residents about the benefits of solar energy and how they can go solar if int  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 4 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * Pousada Verbicaro becomes the first DarkSky Approved Lodging in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil By Drew Reagan Santa Maria Madalena, Brazil Pousada Verbicaro, located in Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, has been officially certified as a DarkSky Approved Lodging by DarkSky International. This prestigious designation recognizes the hotel's commitment to protecting the night sky through   more

BASALT, Colorado, March 7 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release: * * * Robinyan Community Celebrates Landmark Interconnected Minigrid, Powering over 5,000 Peri-Urban Residents Sahara Power Group, Ikeja Electric, Darway Coast, RMI, and GEAPP collaborate to deliver reliable electricity, transforming lives and boosting economic growth in Ogun State. Lagos, Nigeria - March 6, 2025 -- Today, in a landmark achievement for Nigeria's energy sector, Sahara Power Group, Ikeja E  more

SWANSEA, Wales, March 8 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Swansea joins SAFEPOWER to help power a greener, smarter future Swansea University's Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM) is a partner in the new SAFEPOWER project, which aims to transform energy systems by creating new Medium-Voltage Direct Current (MVDC) converters, designed to be small, eco-friendly, secure, and competitive to create a cleaner and more energy-efficient future. MVDC converters a  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 8 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Local Leadership on Global Climate Crisis Highlighted in Resilience Summit State and city leaders join scientists, students, advocacy groups to chart plan for action Story by: Robert Monroe - scrippsnews@ucsd.edu The Republican mayor of a California city, a Roman Catholic cardinal, Democratic governors from California and Massachusetts and grade-school students gathered in the sam  more

LONDON, England, March 8 -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Earth's natural climate changes may be predictable Analysis of Earth's past ice ages, tracked across one million years, has shed new light on the mystery of the planet's natural climate cycles, enabling improved projections of future climate, finds a new study co-authored by UCL researchers. Published in Science, the international team of scientists led by Cardiff University identified the specific con  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, March 8 -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: * * * Innovation hotspot: Google partnership to study geothermal energy potential Google Australia has partnered with the University of Newcastle to better understand Australia's untapped renewable resource buried deep below the ground - geothermal energy from the Earth's heat. As part of their Digital Future Initiative, Google Australia sought expertise from the University's Newcastle Institute for Energ  more

SOUTHAMPTON, England, March 8 -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * Construction starts on new pound sterling180m University building Construction work has begun on a new pound sterling180m education building at the University of Southampton. Shovels hit the ground today [Wednesday 5 March] at a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of building works at the University's Highfield Campus. Located at the corner of Burgess Road and Broadlands Road, the new five-  more