DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Economic and Social Research Institute issued the following research bulletin on July 26, 2024 entitled "Primacy effects in the formation of environmental attitudes - The case of mineral exploration." * * * Introduction Climate change and the move towards a more sustainable economy increasingly influence multiple aspects of people's lives. Governments, enterprises and NGOs are developing diverse technological solutions to facilitate the transition, suc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Environment America issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: The Maryland Energy Administration today launched the FY25 SolarAPP+ Implementation Grant Program. Streamline Solar for Maryland, a coalition of leading environmental and community advocacy groups, including Solar United Neighbors, Permit Power, Sierra Club, Environment Maryland, Maryland Rooftop Solar Coalition, and the Solar Energy Industry Association, celebrated the opening of grant applications a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy released the following testimony by Ben Tarbell, co-founder and CEO of Ebb Carbon, from a Sept. 19, 2024, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Environment entitled "Navigating the Blue Frontier: Evaluating the Potential of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Approaches": * * * Chairman Williams, Chairman Miller, Ranking Member Bowman, Ranking Member Ross, and members of the Subcommittees, thank you for the opport  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following study on August 9, 2024 entitled "Shorting the Great Lakes Grid: How Net Zero Plans Risk Energy Reliability". The study was written by Joshua Antonini and Jason Hayes. Here are excerpt: * * * Executive Summary Reliable and affordable electricity makes modern society possible. Every second of every day, enough electricity is generated to meet our demands. The hasty transition to so-called net-zer  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Willernie-based company takes MPCA's $10,000 Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize * * * Cody Bates found he has to be careful when discussing the manufactured glass beads that the company he co-founded, Revitri, has developed. "I can sound like I'm rolling into town in the 1840s with a magical cure-all elixir," he said. But the benefits that could result from   more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Cases No. 24-E-0329, 24-E-0495): * * * Petition of Empire Offshore Wind LLC for Approval of Financing Under Lightened Regulation Pursuant to Section 69 of the Public Service Law. Joint Petition of Empire Offshore Wind LLC and Empire Wind 2 LLC for a Declaratory Ruling Waiving Review of Intra-Corporate Transfers of Ownership and Alternate Request for Expedited Approval of Such Intra-Corporate   more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 24-E-0377): * * * Petition of High River Energy Center, LLC for Approval of a Financing Pursuant to Lightened Regulation. ORDER APPROVING FINANCING BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION In a petition filed on June 28, 2024 (Petition), High River Energy Center, LLC (High River or Petitioner) requested approval, pursuant to Section 69 of the Public Service Law (PSL), for authority to part  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 23-E-0680): * * * Petition of Neighbors of Watertown for Waiver of the Individual Metering Requirements in Opinion No. 76-17 and 16 NYCRR Part 96 at 160 Main Avenue, Watertown, Located in the Service Territory of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid. ORDER GRANTING WAIVER OF INDIVIDUAL METERING REQUIREMENTS BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION By petition filed on Novem  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: From transitioning the transportation fleet to electric vehicles, to purchasing power from renewable suppliers and funding reforestation projects, Bryn Mawr is working aggressively to meet its goal of carbon neutrality by 2035. The College is also the intellectual home of several faculty members whose research explores topics such as the ecosystem of coastal wetlands and the role they play in carbon sequestration  more