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Proposed Minnesota nickel mine begins environmental review, would supply Tesla if approved
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Proposed Minnesota nickel mine begins environmental review, would supply Tesla if approved

"The footprint of the mine would be small — only about 60 to 80 acres. No ore would be processed on site; it would be taken by covered rail cars to the drier environment of Mercer County in western North Dakota, where all the waste would be sealed in concrete for storage. All water from mine operations would be collected and treated before being returned to the environment. Access from the surface to the high-grade ore body around 500 to 2,000 feet (150 to 600 meters) below the surface would be through sealed, concrete-lined tunnels to limit seepage of groundwater."

Earth, Wind, Fire: Geothermal Plants are Perfect for Direct Air Capture
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Earth, Wind, Fire: Geothermal Plants are Perfect for Direct Air Capture

"This latest announcement is illustrative of the types of technological innovations that will be needed for the U.S. and the world to effectively decarbonize the economy in the future. Addressing climate change will necessitate an ‘all of the above’ approach to not only limit future emissions from reaching the atmosphere by expanding the use of technologies like hydropower, nuclear, geothermal, and renewables, but will also require cleaning up the current atmosphere."

A Shareholder Blow to the Climate Lobby at Toyota
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A Shareholder Blow to the Climate Lobby at Toyota

"Technological innovation rather than government mandates is what will ultimately drive consumers to buy electric vehicles. Toyota seems to understand this as it unveiled new batteries this week that it says it plans to introduce in new vehicles in 2026 that would extend the vehicle range to 620 miles and reduce costs by 20%. This would be an industry breakthrough if and when it happens. Meantime, consumers deserve a choice of cars to buy."

Can We Achieve Sustainable Fishing on a Global Scale?
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Can We Achieve Sustainable Fishing on a Global Scale?

"Small-scale fishing communities tend to regulate themselves in a proactive way to ensure sustainable harvests: The regulators are the fishers, and the fishers are the regulators. The fishers in a certain area today will be the same fishers in that same area tomorrow, the next day and the next year. It is in their interest to catch enough to make a living but not so much as to deplete next year’s catch."

Socialism Is Bad for the Environment
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Socialism Is Bad for the Environment

"Capitalism also protects the environment because it creates wealth. When people aren't worried about starving or freezing, they get interested in protecting nature. That's why capitalist countries have cleaner air."

Innovation Vital to Sustain Climate Progress
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Innovation Vital to Sustain Climate Progress

"Not only can we make further progress on developing and deploying the breakthrough technologies we need, but we can also spread economic and near-term environmental benefits across the globe as we do it. We can thank many for getting us here, and we will continue to rely on our diverse and bipartisan partners to keep pushing us forward."

Is an answer to global overfishing and its subsidies on the horizon?
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Is an answer to global overfishing and its subsidies on the horizon?

"After more than 20 years of negotiations, WTO members finally seem intent on reeling back the subsidies that fund these destructive practices. Last year, negotiators agreed to significantly curtail some fishing subsidies, including limiting or prohibiting them to 'Vessels or operators engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing or fishing-related activities in support of IUU fishing,' 'fishing or fishing-related activities regarding stocks that are overfished' and 'fishing or fishing-related activities on the unregulated high seas.'"

Exxon Mobil Says It Can Make Money Decarbonizing Steel
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Exxon Mobil Says It Can Make Money Decarbonizing Steel

"Carbon-capture technology can gather carbon dioxide from smokestacks or other industrial equipment, compress and liquefy it, and then pipe it to underground storage locations. This project, expected to start in 2026, would capture about 800,000 metric tons of carbon a year from producing iron used in steel, and bring Exxon’s (XOM) total project pipeline to more than 5 million tons a year."

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