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$1.3B methanol plant slated for South Louisiana

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, South Louisiana Methanol (SLM) CEO Barry Williamson and Todd Corp. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 The South Louisiana Methanol site will be the largest of its kind in North America. Austin, Texas-based Zero Emission Energy Plant Ltd.

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UT Austin study finds no direct connection of hydraulic fracturing to reports of groundwater contamination

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The research team examined evidence contained in reports of groundwater contamination attributed to hydraulic fracturing in three prominent shale plays: the Barnett Shale in North Texas; the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania, New York and portions of Appalachia; and the Haynesville Shale in western Louisiana and northeast Texas. Earlier post.).

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New York trial lawyer joins Tesla’s hardcore litigation team

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Mehes joined Tesla as an associate general counsel for litigation in Austin, TX, Bloomberg Law reported. One way Tesla is actually fighting for consumer rights in my own state is by recently suing the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association, multiple officials on the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission, and some dealerships.

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Tesla Model 3 price cuts puts new car cheaper than some used Model 3s

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For example, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the lowest price for a used Model 3 is in the $33,000 range, with the highest price, at this time, being $59,800 for a used 2022 Model 3 Long Range with Dual Motors and All-Wheel Drive. The lowest prices for used Tesla Model 3s in Austin were in the $35,000 and $36,000 ranges for 2019 base Model 3s.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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The Research Consortia funded are: Lead Institution: The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute. Lead Institution: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. Fundamental scientific research integrating results from the other four themes in the context of public health. Lead Investigator: Edward J. Buskey, Ph.D.

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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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Gulf Coast Basin (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas): The University of Texas at Austin plans to quantify coal from mines and coal ash from power plant resources and refuse as feedstocks for rare earth elements and critical minerals within the US Gulf Coast Basin. DOE Funding: $1,499,647.

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Tesla to rollout temperature adjustments for auto cabin overheat protection

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According to the National Weather Service (NWS), there is currently a heat advisory in effect in Austin/San Antonio, Texas, until 7 pm CDT on Tuesday, July 12. Meanwhile, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi each recorded their top-10 warmest June months this year.