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BMW i Ventures invests in Natural Fiber Welding; plant-based leathers, yarns and foams

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The financing round will enable the company to scale from the batch processing of materials to commercial roll-to-roll production. In addition to having an extremely low carbon footprint, MIRUM requires no water during manufacturing and dyeing. NFW was founded in 2015 and is based in Peoria, Illinois.

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Oil Well Strippers Suffering From Low Oil Prices

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Stripper-operated wells account for all of the oil production in the state of Illinois, for instance. Stripper wells also don’t cost a lot to operate—perhaps $2,000 a month by some estimates, mostly for electricity and water disposal. These wells account for roughly 11.3 Article Source: [link].

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News: Range Milestones Hit by Lucid and Rivian

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billion financing round and also filing for to go public with a traditional IPO (as opposed to the SPAC merger path used by several other EV startups), it’s also finalized the range of its launch vehicles. The company also claims it can ford through three feet of water and will go from 0-60 mph in about three seconds.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Illinois Department of Transportation on behalf of seven transit agencies, Illinois: $4,030,000. Material is being financed and procured through the New York Power Authority. Chicago Transit Authority, Illinois: $1,500,000. Rock Island Metro, Illinois: $600,000. Ames Transit Agency, Iowa: $1,600,000.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) and one Canadian province (Manitoba). Auction revenues may be used for the public good by allocating the allowance value to: households as dividends; financing investments and other public expenditures; and. Financing Investments and Other Public Expenditures.

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