Feeding the world and improving the environment require the widespread adoption of innovative, climate-friendly technologies and processes.
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The $2 Million Coal Mine That Might Hold a $37 Billion Treasure
"The U.S. consumed an annual average of 8,300 metric tons of rare-earth oxides in recent years, according to estimates from the U.S. Geological Survey. Ramaco and its third-party consultant estimate there are as much as around 1.1 million metric tons of rare-earth oxides in just over a quarter of the nearly 16,000 acres of land that comprise the site."
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New Tax Hikes Would be an Impediment to Innovation
The Harris tax plan may sound like a progressive dream, but its regressive nature would be a nightmare for innovation, American competitiveness, and U.S. workers.
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Can These AI-Assisted Robotic Sorters Usher In a New Era of Recycling?
The U.S. generates more trash per capita than any other nation, with an average of just under 1,800 pounds per person. The private sector is stepping up to help by improving waste management practices.
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This Startup Uses Dead Leaves To Make Paper
More than 60 percent of Americans recycle their paper products, and the paper industry has made strides forward in using recycled materials. However, paper still adds to our landfills more than any other material, making up an estimated 23 percent of America’s solid municipal waste. The Department of Energy estimates that the country’s paper waste...
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Say Goodbye to ‘Forever Chemicals’: Meet the Startup Tackling PFAS
As demand for PFAS removal services soars, the private sector is stepping in to deliver solutions that have the potential to eliminate even the most pervasive man-made chemicals.
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Three Ways Immediate Expensing Helps the Environment
Expensing is an economic and environmental win-win.
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Countering China’s Anti-Free Trade Policies
Working with our allies is the best way to beat China and build a better, cleaner future.
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AI May Bring Back Three Mile Island
Mark Mills writes in The Wall Street Journal about AI’s role in bringing back Three Mile Island. The news that Microsoft plans to fund the reopening of the undamaged reactor at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear plant spread almost as quickly as news about the nuclear accident at that same site in 1979. Microsoft’s decision was animated,...
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One Simple Policy Fix to Spur More Research, Development, and Innovation
R&D is fundamental for American competitiveness, meeting the world’s energy needs, and addressing the risks that climate change poses.
