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INEOS Bio JV Closes $75M in private financing under USDA loan guarantee program for advanced BioEnergy Center in Florida

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INEOS Bio announced that its joint-venture project, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), has finalized $75 million in private financing utilizing the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan guarantee program for its new Indian River BioEnergy Center located in Florida. million dollar cost matching grant from the State of Florida.

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MIT researchers conclude fundamental changes in the US energy-innovation system are needed to meet challenges of climate change and energy supply

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Without systematic, transformative changes, the US is unlikely to succeed either in averting the worst economic and environmental consequences of climate change or in achieving a secure, affordable and reliable energy supply. The project was supported by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. —Richard Lester.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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If cap-and-trade in the United States were to become reality along the lines of proposals now before Congress, up to 2 billion of the new credits would be drawn from carbon offsets, potentially increasing the worldwide supply of such credits by a factor of seven. REFERENCES. THE APPROVAL PROCESS.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2%

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Overcoming Systemic Racism Through System Engineering

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In parts of the United States, using the term “systemic racism” to refer to persistent discrimination against Black people has become a political flash point. The group found that if 15 percent of existing Black businesses could finance a single new employee, it would create US $55 billion in new economic activity.

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Maruti Suzuki brands remain top choice for used car buyers in 2023: CARS24 – ET Auto

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In 2023, millennials and Gen Z took the wheel by not just buying, but also upgrading their cars, injecting a wave of younger vehicles into the market and seamlessly addressing the demand-supply gap. In reference to disbursals, the platform reached a peak of 300+ disbursals on a single day on October 15.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Andy Grove on battery power To wean itself from imported oil, the U.S. will be competing for the same finite supplies of oil and gas. To get an adequate supply of batteries for U.S.

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