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Anheuser-Busch Companies and Blue Marble Biomaterials sign MoU to begin development of bio-refinery pilot

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The project will convert spent grains and biogas from the brewing process into chemicals that can be used in other applications, such as food, cosmetics, and personal care products. These renewable chemicals are drop-in replacements for petroleum-derived chemicals, which are common ingredients in everyday goods.

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The US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solar

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have determined that 700,000 acres of federal lands will be needed for solar farms over the next 20 years, so BLM recommended 22 million acres to give “maximum flexibility” to help the US reach its net zero by 2035 power sector goal.

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White House: OPEC+ oil production increases “simply not enough”

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Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said: This is an insult to Americans in rural communities who would have benefited from the Keystone XL pipeline and the energy workers in states like mine who are suffering from the effects of the Biden administration’s ongoing federal lease ban. Senate voted to approve a massive $1.2

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Former EPA exec Margo Oge explains the new federal emissions rules

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I do hope that the financial incentives in this Build Back Better legislation will happen, because there are over $500 billion of climate change [investments], from renewable energy to incentives for electric vehicles. Some states like Montana, for example, it’s less populous, but a big state, so how do you put that infrastructure in place?

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