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Obama Administration releases National Bioeconomy Blueprint; health, food, energy and environment

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The White House today released a national Bioeconomy Blueprint , a comprehensive approach to harnessing innovations in biological research to address national challenges in health, food, energy, and the environment.

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PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

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The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. Improving coordination and support for research efforts on climate change preparedness.

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Obama and Harper Establish US-Canada Clean Energy Dialog

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Building a more efficient electric grid based on clean and renewable generation. Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, whose province has the majority of the oil sands activity in Canada, said afterward that President Obama is “ clearly speaking Alberta’s language. ”.

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US Joins International Renewable Energy Agency

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At the end of June, the US signed the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency ( IRENA ), thereby increasing the number of countries participating in the organization to 136. The US signing was the result of careful consideration by the Obama Administration and members of Congress following the launching of IRENA in January.

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EPA trying to streamline toxic risk assessment for new mixed metal oxides with applications in batteries, EVs

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In 2016, TCSA was amended by the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (signed into law by President Obama). New MMOs can also be used for semiconductors, and renewable energy generation and storage, such as solar cells and wind power turbines.

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Obama Administration to award up to $35M to support R&D in advanced biofuels, bioenergy and bio-based products

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The funding—subject to appropriations—is slated to help to develop economically and environmentally sustainable sources of renewable biomass and increase the availability of renewable fuels and biobased products that can help replace the need for gasoline and diesel in vehicles. (DE-FOA-0000657).

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

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Kids are coming up to him and saying that they want to start their own renewable energy companies, and it’s dawning on many that while casinos are an important revenue source for many Tribal nations, the resource potential of EVs and renewable energy could be much more impactful—trillions vs. billions, as Mr. Blake likes to say.

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