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White House invitation indicates US govt acknowledges CTA: Sangay ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Tue, Feb 2 2021 19:57 IST | ​ 0 Views Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Lobsang Sangay.. Image Source: IANS News Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 : Lobsong Sangay, President (Sikyong) of the Tibetan government-in-exile, says that a White House invitation and subsequent meeting with senior US government officials is a clear indicator that the US government acknowledges the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). He says that the new US government under President Joe Biden is equally supp...

Dive Brief: President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday, ending federal subsidies for fossil fuels, aiming to double U.S. offshore wind capacity by 2030 and directing infrastructure planning to accelerate transmission and clean energy buildout. "Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad" was one of three executive orders the president signed, all aimed at placing the climate crisis at the center of his administration and moving the U.S. toward 100% clean electricity by 2035. It also calls for electrifying the federal vehicle fleet, reviewing mining and drilling activities ...

Biden's carbon farming policy must heed recent lessons U.S. ethanol policy offers ample warnings. By Jeffrey T. Manuel and Thomas D. Rogers , Opinion Contributor President Biden has placed the Department of Agriculture (USDA) at the center of his administration’s focus on climate change. “We see farmers making American agriculture first in the world to achieve net-zero emissions and gaining new sources of income in the process,” Biden said in December. He proposes that USDA create a carbon bank from which it “would conduct a rev...

Dive Brief: Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Neil Chatterjee on Tuesday called on Congress to update federal energy policy to alleviate some of his agency's work load. "Legislative intransigence in Washington has put more and more of the critical decision making in the hands of agencies throughout the government that may not necessarily have the tools to address the complex challenges before us," he said during a virtual webinar hosted by K&L Gates. He noted that most policy that's been passed since 2005 has been either in the form of tax bills or omnibus appropriations — such as the ...

Montezuma County expands historic road map Durango, Colorado Currently Tue 29% chance of precipitation 53% chance of precipitation 68% chance of precipitation Right of way claims run into federal jurisdiction Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 2:20 PM Updated: Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 4:48 PM Montezuma County recently installed this sign along the Dolores/Norwood Road near the base of Dunlap Hill. The Journal file Montezuma County has created an historic road map in an effort to document the routes. Courtesy Montezuma County Montezuma C...