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Casterra to sell castor seeds for cultivation to leading oil and gas company; $9.1M initial purchase

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signed a framework agreement to sell seeds of its proprietary castor varieties to one of the world’s leading oil and gas companies for cultivation in specific African territories. Casterra’s high-yield, high-oil castor seed varieties are optimized for biofuel production to support the growing market of sustainable energy.

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Occidental to acquire direct air capture technology company Carbon Engineering for $1.1B

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Carbon Engineering’s DAC-based climate solutions utilize standardized processes and proven industrial equipment. Occidental is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. Earlier post.)

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HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

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Coal combustion alone was responsible for half of those deaths, with natural gas and oil combustion accounting for the other half. The burning of solid biofuels, such as wood for indoor heating and cooking, is another major source of PM 2.5 , accounting for an additional 740,000 deaths, especially across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Boeing partners with South African Airways to convert Solaris energy tobacco into jet fuel

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This initiative broadens cooperation between Boeing and SAA to develop renewable jet fuel in ways that support South Africas goals for public health as well as economic and rural development. The plant is extremely robust, and is able to grow in various climates and soils. The seed contains around 40% oil. Earlier post.)

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Climate Change #Liar-Deniers Are The New Racists

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As evil and damaging as racism is to individuals and our society overall, the Climate LiarDeniers’s evil far exceeds the scope of race haters because the damage is done to everyone at a global level of catastrophe that no racial supremacist ever dreamed of. . Who can understand the rationale of the depraved?

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Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

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Marine shipping fuels will get cleaner in 2020 when a regulation by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires a decrease in the allowable amount of sulfur in fuel oil from 3.5% from 35,000 parts per million (ppm) to 5,000 ppm. While the health benefits are clear, the research also quantifies tradeoffs in terms of climate.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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After he graduated from the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, his plan was to get a high-paying job at one of the multinational oil and gas companies based in the country. Having these [stations] in place will help fight climate change.” The project received support from Power Africa and USAID.

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