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China Regulators Approve Acquisition of Australian Coal Company

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China’s National Development and Reform Commission has approved the takeover of Australian coal company Felix Resources Ltd. by the state-owned Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd, China’s fourth-largest coal producer. The remaining Chinese regulatory consent is required from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”).

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Opinion: Why Lithium Will See Another Price Spike This Fall

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In some locations, grid-scale peaking applications have already been implemented, often in old coal power plants, re-using the building and grid connections. A previously defunct mine, Quebec Lithium, has recently seen interest from a Chinese operator. Lithium Explorers in the Spotlight.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. This does not mean that you will not be able to buy that Cadillac or Corvette you have been admiring. We can set a goal to have every new vehicle purchased be a PHEV.

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Buffett's Chinese electric car company

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Then Mr. Wang, as he’s known, got into the automobile business by buying a failing state-owned carmaker. That track record—and that potential—is what persuaded Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, to buy 10% of BYD last fall for $230 million. This could turn out to be one of Buffett’s very best deals. Sokol told me that Mr.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

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2 billion for the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant program , which “encourage[s] domestic production and sales of efficient hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles and components of those vehicles”. Utility-scale photovoltaic solar array. borders. . $3 billion for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles and $1.71

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Posted by: J-Bob | Apr 13, 2009 4:48:10 PM "Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Experts predict that by the year 2060 global warming, if left unchecked, could result in a temperature rise of seven degrees Fahrenheit higher than temperatures before the Industrial Revolution when man started widespread use of coal and other fossil fuels. The Chinese can promise to do this because they’re modernizing their economy.