NEW YORK, Oct. 3 -- The United Nations issued the following news release: The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, arrived in Nuku'Alofa, Tonga, from New Zealand, on Saturday evening, 24 August. On Sunday morning, he met with Baron Waqa, the Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum. He then attended a church service for all the leaders and delegates of the Forum. This was followed by a private Sunday lunch with the Forum Leaders. In the afternoon, the Secretary-General he  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 4 -- Canadian Journal of Chemistry, a journal that says it features findings in all branches of chemistry, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 102, No. 10): * Features and strategy influence performance on a chemistry spatial task * Reaction mechanism of catalytic gasification by calcium-based catalysts and oxidized coal residues in coalfield fire zones * Structural determination of a carbocation-derived rearrangement pro  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 4 -- The Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features environmental and hydrotechnical engineering, structural, construction and history of civil engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 51, No. 10): Review * Assessment of automated vehicles' freeway exit distances in mixed and managed lane traffic environments Research Articles * Numerical analysis of hydraulic characteris  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * Grid Operators Sound Alarm Over EPA's Carbon Power Plant Rules Written by Sarah Montalbano A recent post by Energy Bad Boys Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling, formerly of American Experiment, shared a piece of good news  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * More Than $1 Billion in Transmission Projects Up for PUC Approval on Thursday Written by Bill Glahn Tomorrow, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) is expected to consider for approval two unrelated maj  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following report on September 30, 2024, by Lauren Mai and Andreyka Natalegawa entitled "Energy Technologies and Decarbonization in Southeast Asia." Here are excerpts: * * * Southeast Asian nations are confronted with the considerable challenge of meeting the energy needs of booming populations and rapid economic growth while living up to ambitious carbon neutrality pledges and climate goals. To balanc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 3, 2024) - Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards for new and innovative green chemistry technologies, including Viridis Chemical of Columbus, Nebraska. This year's winners have developed chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the generation and use of hazardous substances, use les  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 3 -- Fractal and Fractional, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it provides an advanced forum for studies on fractals and fractional calculus and their applications in different fields of science and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 8, Issue 7): * A Brief Review of Fractional Calculus as a Tool for Applications in Physics: Adsorption Phenomena and Electrical Impedance in Complex Fluids * A Fracta  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 4 -- Fractal and Fractional, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it provides an advanced forum for studies on fractals and fractional calculus and their applications in different fields of science and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 8, Issue 9): * A Novel Approach for Testing Fractional Cointegration in Panel Data Models with Fixed Effects * A Novel Contact Resistance Model for the Spherical  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on October 1, 2024, by Ramnath N. Iyer entitled "Sustainable finance in Asia: A comparative study of national taxonomies." Here are excerpts: * * * The growing awareness and use of sustainable finance in recent years has led to demands for organized methodologies or taxonomies to classify "sustainable" activities, the financing of which could then qualify as sustainable fin  more

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 3 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Liquefied natural gas leaves a greenhouse gas footprint that is 33% worse than coal, when processing and shipping are taken into account, according to a new Cornell study. "Natural gas and shale gas are all bad for the climate. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is worse," said Robert Howarth, author of the study and the David R. Atkinson Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology in the College of Agriculture and Life Scie  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on Oct. 2, 2024, with Michael Short, associate professor of nuclear science and engineering, and professor of anthropology Manduhai Buyandelger: * * * Anthropologists Manduhai Buyandelger and Lauren Bonilla discuss the humanistic perspective they bring to a project that is yielding promising results. * * * By Leda Zimmerman, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences In 2021,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following news release: New analysis from Resources for the Future (RFF) finds that developing 32 planned or proposed offshore wind farms off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts would reduce emissions, environmental damages from those emissions, deaths, and consumer energy bills. The detailed modeling projects that, because offshore wind farms prevent polluting electricity generation from natural gas and coal, each year of operation wo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 29-RC-332865) by Region 29 Director Teresa Poor: * * * THE CLIFFS AT PROSPECT PARK, LLC. D/B/A THE CLIFFS AT GOWANUS, Employer and NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA JOINT BOARD WORKERS UNITED, SEIU, Petitioner DECISION ON OBJECTIONS AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVE On December 29, 2023, a petition was filed by New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board Workers United, SEIU, herein called the Petitioner o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Milwaukee, WISCONSIN Before the second hearing today, advocates joined together in opposition of We Energies' proposed rate increases and new methane gas (which is called "natural gas" by the industry) plans. The group began at We Energies' downtown headquarters and marched to the Drury Plaza Hotel, where the Wisconsin Public Service Commission is hosting the public hearing. Advocates gather in fro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) sent a letter to the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tracy Stone-Manning objecting to the BLM's proposed Western Solar Plan. The plan would lock up 572,479 acres of public land in Montana for solar development despite solar having been proven to be inefficient and unreliable due to the sparse sunlight during winter months. You can read the full lett  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Since Japan's Nippon Steel Corporation announced its intention to buy U.S. Steel several months ago, it has waged an aggressive campaign of public pressure, backroom lobbying, and threats to sway decision-makers to approve the deal. On October 2, 2024 the Sierra Club, and major international organizations sent a letter to lawmakers from some of our key manufacturing states to urge them to oppose the  more