Farmers are a key piece of Biden’s overall strategy to slash greenhouse gases across the U.S. economy: American agriculture contributes about 9 percent of U.S. emissions, but in theory has the potential to more than offset its own footprint.
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Oklo has a plan to make tiny nuclear reactors that run off nuclear waste
"The face of nuclear energy is changing, and one of the companies working to redefine what nuclear energy looks like is Oklo. The 22-person Silicon Valley start-up has a plan to build mini-nuclear reactors, powered by the waste of conventional nuclear reactors and housed in aesthetically pleasing A-frame structures."
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This Startup Is Using The World’s Biggest Agwaste Product To Filter Water – Its Long Game Is To Transform Global Water Management
"Today, most rice hulls are burnt worldwide–218 billion pounds a year–but cleantech startup Glanris has developed a process to turn rice hulls into water filtration media–a cleantech solution that has the potential to transform both the rice and the water management industry."
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Global nuclear sector has much to offer a decarbonizing power sector
One established generation source that is often left out of public energy discussions is nuclear energy, which generates roughly 40 percent of all low-carbon power and, similar to Texas, about 10 percent of total global electricity.
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Electric vehicle manufacturer Canoo plugs into Oklahoma’s future
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Pipelines Deliver the Energy That Powers Pennsylvania – and the U.S.
"The recent cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline, which stretches from Texas to New Jersey, reminds us that energy infrastructure to deliver fuel to gas pumps and power plants is also essential. Though the attack prompted panic buying and gasoline shortages in the nation’s southeast, the problem wasn’t one of production but rather a disruption in the supply chain."
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House Republicans launch conservative climate caucus
"The new climate caucus, however, aims to go beyond messaging and 'educate House Republicans on climate policies and legislation consistent with conservative values,' according to a one-page summary shared by Curtis’s office."