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Lithium Americas begins construction at Thacker Pass

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has begun construction at its 100%-owned Thacker Pass lithium project in Humboldt County, Nevada, following the receipt of notice to proceed from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Construction, including site preparation, geotechnical drilling, water pipeline development and associated infrastructure, has commenced. Earlier post.)

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ABTC inferred resources report finds Tonopah Flats may hold 15.8 million tons lithium carbonate equivalent

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American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) ( earlier post ) announced results of its third-party Qualified Person (QP)-audited Inferred Resource Report that details the analysis of its lithium deposit at its Tonopah Flats Lithium Project in Nevada. million tons of lithium carbonate equivalent.

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Conservation group opposing Thacker Pass lithium mine seeks endangered status for Kings River pyrg (snail)

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Lithium Americas is focused on advancing the Cauchari-Olaroz and Pastos Grandes projects in Argentina and the Thacker Pass project in Nevada. Thacker Pass is situated at the southern end of the McDermitt Caldera, approximately 100 km northwest of Winnemucca, in Humboldt County, northern Nevada. Earlier post.). Thacker Pass. Background.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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RECLAIM: Electrochemical Lithium and Nickel Extraction with Concurrent Carbon Dioxide Mineralization ($2,999,997). First, an electric potential will be applied to water to simultaneously produce acidity and alkalinity. Olivine is a CO 2 -reactive waste product that can be returned as tailings after capture carbon from the air.

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Study Finds Warmer Climate Could Stifle Carbon Uptake by Trees

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A new CU-Boulder study indicates subalpine forests in the West will soak up less carbon dioxide as the climate warms and the growing seasons lengthen. The water-stressed trees were then less effective in converting CO 2 into biomass. Snow is much more effective than rain in delivering water to these forests,” said Monson. “If

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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Methane Converter to Electricity and Fuel. Bio2Electric will develop a small-scale reactor that converts natural. convert natural gas into transportable liquids in one step. areas to convert otherwise wasted gas into usable chemicals that. decrease water use compared to conventional algae reactors. Ceramatec, Inc.

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NASA’s New Shortcut to Fusion Power

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440 fission reactors operating worldwide, which together can generate about 400 gigawatts of power with zero carbon emissions. But these generators convert heat to electricity at roughly 7.5 There are currently about. Yet these fission plants, for all their value, have considerable downsides. percent efficiency. At nearly 1.4

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