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Satellite view of Silver Peak lithium mine

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Brine operations, mostly in Chile and Argentina, generate about 75% of worldwide production. Demand for US-produced lithium is particularly strong due to tax incentives that reward consumers for buying electric vehicles with domestically produced and assembled parts.

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Electric motorcycles are gaining momentum

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Actor Ewan McGregor and his friend, Charley Boorman, premiered “ Long Way Up ,” which follows them riding from Argentina to Los Angeles on electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire motorcycles. With fewer moving parts, electric motorcycles also have very low fuel and maintenance costs. Why should I consider an electric motorcycle?

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Global biofuels production up 17% in 2010 to hit all-time high of 105 billion liters

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High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new laws and mandates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, and the United States, among other countries, are all factors behind the surge in production, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute’s Climate and Energy Program for the website Vital Signs Online.

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

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The campaign is expected to have a long-lasting effect on premium parts/vehicle prices in China. million units—a 10% drop from 2013; with politics impairing Argentina and Venezuela, and the economic climate weighing down markets like Brazil, Chile and Peru, where it may take a few years for demand to recover to previous highs.

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EIA: US biomass-based diesel imports increased to record levels in 2013; from net exporter to net importer

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This increase in production during 2013 was driven in part by favorable blending economics by way of the $1.00 per gallon biodiesel blending tax credit, which expired on 31 December 2013. The increase in imports of regular biodiesel were primarily from Argentina, particularly in the final four months (September to December).

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The Next Big Offshore Boom Is About To Happen in Brazil

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No wonder, then, that as many as 30 companies took part in the bidding round—the first of a total nine rounds, to take place between now and 2019. The Norwegian state oil company is developing the Carcara field—part of the prolific Santos Basin. Some Big Oil majors are already in Brazil, including Statoil, Shell, and Total.

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European Biodiesel Production Up 16.6% in 2009

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practices on the worldwide biodiesel market—specifically, on the part of US biodiesel producers. Biodiesel exports from Argentina are also becoming problematic for the EU producers, EBB said. Differential Export Taxes (DET) maintain a large differential between an export tax on crude soybean oil of.

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