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BuG ReMeDEE project seeks to use extremophile bacteria to convert methane to biofuels, biopolymers and electricity

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The project—Building Genome-to-Phenome Infrastructure for Regulating Methane in Deep and Extreme Environments ( BuG ReMeDEE )—was awarded a $6-million grant by the National Science Foundation in October 2017. SURF is located in Lead, South Dakota at the former site of the Homestake Gold Mine.

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Coalition requests judicial review of EPA limits on higher ethanol blends

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Rather, it is an effort to build on E15 and allow us to provide even greater economic, heath, and energy benefits through higher blends. —Farmers Union Enterprises (FUE) spokesperson and South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) President Doug Sombke.

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The unique role some Tribal nations are taking in the EV transition

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It is here where members of the Sioux Nation began what was to rapidly grow into a historic demonstration against the Dakota Access (oil) Pipeline—challenging the notion that the fossil fuel industry could have its way on and near Tribal lands. Thus, the Upper Midwest Inter-Tribal EV Charging Community Network (UMITEVCCN) was born.

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Grassley-Conrad bill would extend ethanol tax credits through 2016

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The bill also has the original co-sponsorship of Senators Mike Johanns of Nebraska, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Al Franken of Minnesota, Tom Harkin of Iowa, Tim Johnson of South Dakota, and Ben Nelson of Nebraska. Tax incentives would then help to build a robust, sustainable renewable industry.

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Crypto’s Slow Motion Gold Rush

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But that's easier said than done, says Dave Perrill, CEO of Compute North , which builds specialized data centers where miners rent space for their chips. It can take six to twelve months to build up those kinds of facilities." But building a bitcoin mine is about more than just the chips.

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DOE Joint Genome Institute approves 41 projects for 2012 Community Sequencing Program; climate, environment and bioenergy feedstocks

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Considered to be among the harshest and most extreme environments on the planet with low water and nutrient levels paired with high salt and ultraviolet radiation levels, the team seeks to understand how the carbon cycle plays out in this ecosystem. South Dakota State University. Brutnell, Thomas. Bucking, Heike. Dangl, Jeff.

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Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

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The Midwestern Governor’s Association represents Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The LCFS regulatory framework builds upon estimates of the CI of each regulated fuel pathway. BC is participating in federal development of sustainability criteria in Canada.

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