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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

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In diabetes, pollution is thought to reduce insulin production and trigger inflammation, preventing the body from converting blood glucose into energy that the body needs to maintain health. million new diabetes cases globally in 2016—about 14% of all new diabetes cases globally that year. In the US, the EPA’s PM 2.5

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Sasol embarking on feasibility study on a US gas-to-liquids facility in Louisiana

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Sasol converts gas and coal into liquid fuels, fuel components and chemicals through proprietary Fischer-Tropsch (FT) processes. Sasol continues to advance upstream oil and gas activities in Mozambique, Nigeria, Gabon, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Canada and South Africa. Earlier post.)

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The Seabed Solution

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But after raising some US $686 million , building three large undersea drilling robots, and securing a license to mine the seabed off Papua New Guinea, Nautilus went bankrupt in November 2019. When it ceased operations, it hadn’t mined any metal ore at all. The Metals Company, too, faces headwinds.