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California Governor signs bill creating commission on lithium extraction in California

Green Car Congress

The Blue Ribbon Commission must submit, on or before 1 October 2022, a report to the Legislature documenting its findings and recommendations. Currently, virtually all of the lithium used in the US is produced outside the country—most is mined in Argentina, Chile, China, and Australia. Background.

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3-Year Cruise Passengers Seek Fraud Charges Over Cancellation

Baua Electric

By now, they were supposed to be well into the first leg of the three-year Life at Sea cruise , sailing from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Punta Arenas in Chilean Patagonia. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, asking him to investigate whether Miray, a Turkish cruise company, defrauded them out of millions of dollars.

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Chinas CNOOC to acquire Canadian oil sands producer OPTI for $2.1B

Green Car Congress

CNOOC is China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas and one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world. Overseas, the Group has oil and gas assets in Indonesia, Australia, Nigeria, Argentina, the US and some other countries.

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Novozymes to acquire EMD/Merck Crop BioScience Inc. to strengthen presence in ag biologicals

Green Car Congress

These products are currently primarily sold in the US, Canada, Argentina, and Brazil. EMD/Merck Crop BioScience’s biofertility products and technologies are well defined and established, with documented and proven efficacy gains on numerous soils and crops. Growing business. The biofertility solutions business is growing fast.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

In this article, we will document some important facts that debunk this narrative with facts and sources. Work is being done to bring the battery refinement processes to India by companies such as OLA Electric. Mining any mineral from earth has an impact on the environment. No EV owner denies this.

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