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Elon Musk discusses potential Tesla investment with Magnolia’s PM

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According to ODI research Mongolia’s economic growth over the last decade grew remarkably at an average of 8%. Mongolia possesses large deposits of coal, copper, gold, silver, and other metallic ores. However, Tesla may be more interested in another mineral Mongolia has in its mines: lithium. Tesla proposes $3.8

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Arizona State Students Develop a Solar-Powered Air Filtration System

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A team of students from the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University is helping to improve the air quality for nomadic communities in Mongolia. A drought in Mongolia has led to food shortages, prompting the nomads to migrate to the Ger district in the capital of Ulaanbaatar, one of the world’s most polluted cities.

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Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

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Coal-powered synthetic natural gas (SNG) plants being planned in China would produce seven times more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional natural gas plants, and use up to 100 times the water as shale gas production, according to a new study by Duke University researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

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