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Hawaiian Seaweed Makes Cows 90% Less Gassy – And That’s Good For Climate Change
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Hawaiian Seaweed Makes Cows 90% Less Gassy – And That’s Good For Climate Change

“The startup points to research from The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Penn State and University of California-Davis that shows replacing just 0.4% of a cow’s feed with A. taxiformis reduces the amount of methane the cow produces by more than 90%. The seaweed works in a cow’s stomach to inhibit hydrogen and carbon dioxide from combining to form methane.”

The Future Of Carbon Capture Is In The Air
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The Future Of Carbon Capture Is In The Air

"The technology has been designed to be modular to achieve short construction times, which could be a key enabler for scaling the technology in the future. The company is also powering the plant with clean energy from ON Power’s Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plan, minimising the plant’s impact. This is the company’s largest plant so far, intended to capture around 4,000 tons of CO2 per year.”

How the road to renewables runs through mining
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How the road to renewables runs through mining

"The bill would require the federal government to identify deposits, expedite permitting, streamline regulatory processes and invest in research and training of workers with expertise in mineral exploration, manufacturing and recycling. Senate Republicans had included the legislation in their coronavirus relief bill, but it did not pass.”

Voters have demanded bold leadership and common sense, not partisan gridlock
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Voters have demanded bold leadership and common sense, not partisan gridlock

"Party leaders should continue efforts to support clean energy industries and implement policies that continue investing in tomorrow’s technologies today. The jobs and economic data don’t lie — the clean energy sector has been an economic engine that has allowed our nation to depend less on foreign oil, while also mitigating the impact of climate change in our communities.”

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