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RAND reports suggest US DoD use less petroleum fuel to deal with high prices, not count on alternatives

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While the Department of Defense (DoD) is one of the world’s largest fuel users, its consumption of about 340,000 bpd is a small fraction (less than one-half of 1 percent) of global petroleum demand. A fourth volume examining energy security in Nigeria and other nations in the Gulf of Guinea is scheduled for later publication.

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GE study finds 5% of worlds natural gas production wasted per year by flaring

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A newly released GE study — Flare Gas Reduction: Recent Global Trends and Policy Considerations —estimates that 5% of the world’s natural gas production is wasted by burning or “flaring” unused gas each year, despite some progress on the flaring issue. It will help slow global warming while also saving scarce natural resources.

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BMW Group Plant Landshut light metal foundry recertified by Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI)

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Sustainable extraction of raw materials and conscious use of resources play a key role for our in-house component production and our global supplier network. Going forward, the aim is to build our new vehicles with 50 percent secondary raw materials. The responsibility of the BMW Group extends beyond recycling to the aluminum used.

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The Seabed Solution

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But after raising some US $686 million , building three large undersea drilling robots, and securing a license to mine the seabed off Papua New Guinea, Nautilus went bankrupt in November 2019. When it ceased operations, it hadn’t mined any metal ore at all. The Metals Company, too, faces headwinds.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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The 2018 EPI offers not only a snapshot of where countries stand today but also reflects important trends in environmental performance at both the national and global levels. Fisheries continue to deteriorate in most countries, with significant problems in El Salvador, Papua New Guinea, and Portugal. EPI and Global Sustainability Data.

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