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Hydropower backers reach ‘big dam deal’ to reform licensing, boost tribal input
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Hydropower backers reach ‘big dam deal’ to reform licensing, boost tribal input

"To speed the permitting process, the proposal seeks a two-year limit on licensing for certain projects at qualifying non-powered dams and a three-year licensing process for some closed-loop and off-stream pumped storage facilities. The proposal also aims to support new technologies, including by requiring FERC to investigate 'opportunities and challenges for expanding micro hydropower resources,' a summary of the proposal said."

The “bug” that turns waste gases into useful chemicals
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The “bug” that turns waste gases into useful chemicals

"The company is also looking beyond the gases coming from smokestacks and exploring how it can convert other types of waste. LanzaTech is able to gasify solid waste, like plastics, non-recyclable trash, and discarded agricultural materials, turning them into syngas which can then be digested by the bacteria, Dower said."

A Novel Way To Prevent Food Waste And Up-cycle Fruit
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A Novel Way To Prevent Food Waste And Up-cycle Fruit

"RIND contracts with fruit packing companies and processors to turn the fruit into thinly sliced, dried, ready to eat snacks with a long shelf life. Their product line includes various mixes of oranges, mandarins, apples, pears, kiwis, strawberries, bananas, coconut, watermelon, honeydew melon, peaches, persimmons and pineapple."

Why Big Tech is pouring money into carbon removal
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Why Big Tech is pouring money into carbon removal

"Carbon removal does generally enjoy bipartisan support in Washington, and the Department of Energy recently launched a $3.5 billion program to develop four direct air capture hubs across the U.S., with each one intended to permanently remove over 1 million tons of carbon dioxide per year."

Innovative Technology is Saving the Bees
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Innovative Technology is Saving the Bees

Innovative technology is coming to the rescue of declining bee populations. Vital to food supplies, bee populations worldwide are rapidly declining due to disease, habitat loss, and the use of pesticides.  According to UN estimates, bees pollinate 71 of the 100 crop species that provide 90% of the world’s food.  It is not just agricultural...

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