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Steeped In Purpose: How A Coffee And Tea Company Is Forging A New Kind Of Social Entrepreneurship
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Steeped In Purpose: How A Coffee And Tea Company Is Forging A New Kind Of Social Entrepreneurship

"Designed by Pritzker Prize winning architecture firm, SANAA, Grace Farms has been serving local and global communities since its inception in 2015. Now, Grace Farms Foundation, a not-for-profit private operating foundation that owns and operates Grace Farms, is reinventing social entrepreneurship with a new Certified B Corporation subsidiary called Grace Farms Foods."

Renewable Natural Gas Projects Announced for South Dakota, Florida
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Renewable Natural Gas Projects Announced for South Dakota, Florida

"RNG, or biomethane, is biogas that has been upgraded for use in place of fossil natural gas, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The biogas used to produce RNG comes from several sources, including landfills, along with digesters at wastewater treatment plants, livestock farms, food production facilities, and organic waste management operations."

Where the Bison Could Roam
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Where the Bison Could Roam

"The first 16 bison were brought to American Prairie in 2005, and their numbers have grown to 774. The reserve has set a goal to settle 6,000 bison on 500,000 contiguous acres, Mr. Heidebrink said. The hardest part of the task, though, has been building up enough land."

Instead of canceling the gas engine, California should let innovators innovate
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Instead of canceling the gas engine, California should let innovators innovate

"Rather than arbitrarily mandating a car or energy technology, it would be better to allow for the competition of innovation.  Retracting current internal combustion bans and replacing them with technology-neutral, innovation-open strategies would be a better policy. Including the prospect that you can keep purchasing internal combustion cars." 

Regulatory rush job will be a disaster for advanced nuclear energy
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Regulatory rush job will be a disaster for advanced nuclear energy

Ted Nordhaus and Adam Stein write in The Hill about nuclear power regulations. “Instead of moving forward with an ill-conceived rule to meet an arbitrary deadline, Congress and the NRC commissioners should instead insist that the NRC staff go back to the drawing board. There is no reason that a vastly simplified framework for licensing...

Pro-growth tax policies can spur innovation, bolster domestic energy security
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Pro-growth tax policies can spur innovation, bolster domestic energy security

"With a recession looming and high energy costs impacting consumers this winter, 2023 is poised to be a challenging year for American families and businesses. Congress can address these issues and protect Americans from future energy price shocks by implementing common-sense policies to accelerate energy innovation and bolster American economic competitiveness."

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