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Debunking the "Electric Cars are evil due to Cobalt" argument!

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5] Atrocities of the OIL industry EV FUD creators cry about Lithium or Cobalt battery manufacturing and conveniently don't talk about the terrible practices by the oil industry. The environment impact by the OIL industry is incomparable compared to any battery manufacturing. Good luck recycling that Cobalt into anything. [4]

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Platts: June OPEC output of 32.73M barrels of crude per day, highest since Aug. 2008

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million b/d, as production in Nigeria and Libya tentatively recovered along with steady increases for Saudi Arabia and Iran, according to an S&P Global Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials. Nigerian production hit 30-year lows in May as militancy continued in the country’s oil rich Niger Delta.

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Comparative genomics study of industrial fungus seeks to better harness potential for biofuels applications

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Aspergillus niger, shown here with its DNA lit up in green, is a fungus that can be used on an industrial scale to produce enzymes or chemicals such as citric acid. niger is thus a well understood fungal fermentation process. Aspergillus niger is an industrial workhorse for enzymes and small molecules such as organic acids.

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