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An Undersea Cable Could Fill In the Gaps on Fiber-Optic Maps

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Even as Google and Meta set their sights on building entirely new lines that will drastically boost the continent’s capacity, those lines hug well-trodden, predictable routes. A few cables connect Indian Ocean islands—such as Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, and the Seychelles—to the African mainland. The gaps aren’t completely empty.

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Valero And Mission NewEnergy Execute 5-year, US$3.5B Biodiesel Supply Agreement

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Mission NewEnergy has operations in Australia, Malaysia, India and Mauritius. Currently operating a 100,000 tonne per annum biodiesel facility, Mission is building a second, 250,000 tpa (approx. The first product shipment under the Supply Agreement is expected to occur during the second quarter of calendar year 2010.

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Study: Hydrofluorocarbons Will Contribute Significantly to Global Warming by 2050

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Partly based on this research, the eight nation-states and territories of Micronesia and the Republic of Mauritius have proposed to regulate these HFCs under the Montreal Protocol, although the treaty does not cover these gases. Velders et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. HFCs, in fact, do not deplete the ozone layer.

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Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

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The small island nations of Micronesia and Mauritius submitted a joint proposal in April to phase down production and consumption of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol. North American leaders followed suit with their own joint proposal, which builds on the islands’ submission.