WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Wind turbine service technicians employment projected to grow 49.9 percent from 2024 to 2034 The two occupations projected to have the fastest growth in employment from 2024 to 2034 are tied to renewable energy generation. Employment of wind turbine service technicians is projected to grow 49.9 percent (6,800 jobs) and solar photovoltaic installers  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, July 13 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Carrie Updegraff Goes West: WKU Electrical Engineering Student Earns Competitive NSF Research Fellowship * Carrie Updegraff grew up in Bowling Green and had every reason to stay close to home for college. Her mom works at WKU. She'd been on campus for events since she was young. The decision, she said, was never really a question. "I knew since around middle school -that's the smartest choice for  more

GUILFORD, England, July 13 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * NASA head of science and World Cup-winning cricketer are among Surrey's honorary graduates * Dr Nicky Fox, who leads NASA's entire science portfolio, and Ebony Rainford-Brent MBE, the first black woman to play cricket for England, are among a distinguished group receiving honorary degrees from the University of Surrey at its summer ceremonies in July. They are joined by Neil Ashley, a Surrey gra  more

LA JOLLA, California, July 13 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * New XPS Instrument at UC San Diego Gives Researchers a Closer Look at Material Surfaces * There's a new machine in town, and it's in high demand by researchers at University of California San Diego labs and in local industry. Housed in the university's Qualcomm Institute (QI) Nano3 shared research facility, the instrument -an x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) machine -is hel  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * OPEC+ Ups Its Production Quota for August, but Fighting Resumes in the Middle East * Key Takeaways 1 Oil prices had returned to pre-Iran war levels as oil continued to transit the Strait of Hormuz, and OPEC+ announced production increases of 188,000 barrels per day starting in August. 2 Strikes between the United States and Iran resumed after Iran hit three ships in the Strai  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Torres Celebrates Completion of Community Solar Portfolio Spanning 70 Bronx Buildings BRONX, NY -- Today, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) joined Fieldston Power and Chestnut Holdings atop 2676 Grand Concourse in the Bronx to celebrate the completion and "powering on" of Fieldston Power's first community distributed solar portfolio, spanning more than 70 multifamily properties across New York City. The po  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * REPORT: "Ohio Families Have Paid Approximately $2,175 More" Under Mike Carey's Economy * Mike Carey rubber-stamped Republicans' disastrous economic agenda. Now, Ohio families are paying the price. A new report reveals that Ohio families are paying $2,175 more for everyday goods - from gas and groceries, to utilities and health care - thanks to Carey's decisive votes in Washington  more