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Sasol and Origin Energy form JV for coal bed methane exploration in Botswana

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Sasol recently signed a joint venture agreement with Australia-based Origin Energy Limited for the purposes of exploring for coal bed methane (CBM) in Botswana. The partners say that discovery of large volumes of CBM in Botswana could be used to generate power and liquid fuels in southern Africa.

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UMTRI study shows wide global variability in GHG emissions from operating an EV

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A team at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) study has assessed the relative amounts of greenhouse-gas emissions from driving a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) compared with greenhouse-gas emissions from driving a traditional gasoline-powered vehicle in different countries of the world. MPG ghg (0.05

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Travel 2025: ‘Friend-Finding Tours,’ Private Islands and a Mixed Bag of Prices

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StayAltered offers a community-powered accommodation booking platform that connects travelers with independent hosts in more than 30 countries on six continents. According to Embark Beyond, when safari lodges in Botswana last year started charging $8,000 a night, the agencys bookings in the African country fell 35 percent.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Health care workers are using the HRME to screen patients for cervical, oral, and esophageal cancer in clinics around the world, including in Botswana, Brazil, and El Salvador. The initiative developed the NEST360 newborn tool kit. The group has trained 10,000 medical professionals on how to use the kits.

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