Arkansas’s former oil fields may become the forefront of sustainable lithium extraction
- Google-News-Wire
- March 4, 2024
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- lithium
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- yale.edu
Southern Arkansas’s Smackover Formation, known for its oil production history, is now a hopeful ground for lithium mining. Boyce Upholt reports for Yale E360. In short: The Smackover Formation, historically an oil production site, may soon aid in the clean energy transition with its rich lithium brines suitable for direct lithium extraction (DLE). DLE allegedly […]
Read MoreResidents of an east Arkansas town have been without water for two weeks
HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. (AP) — Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without running water for the past two weeks after the state was hit by below-freezing temperatures, and the outage has forced them to line up for bottled water, fill up jugs or take showers at a truck brought in by the state. […]
Read MoreNew Mayor Hopes Trees Will Cool Athens Down
- Google-News-Wire
- January 30, 2024
- Athens
- climate
- greece
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Pictures by Angelos Tzortzinis. Video by Will Vassilopoulos Athens’ new mayor will plant 25,000 trees over the next five years to try to cool the sprawling Greek capital, he told AFP. Scorching summer heatwaves can make the city of tightly-packed concrete office and apartment blocks almost unbearable, with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). […]
Read MorePlane crash in Arkansas lake kills pilot and injures passenger
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — A small airplane crashed and sank into Arkansas’ Lake Hamilton, not far from Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport, killing the pilot and injuring his daughter, authorities said. The single-engine Cessna 177 Cardinal, flown by 49-year-old Daniel Dale Jones, had been diverted Monday from Kentucky “due to weather,” Garland County Sheriff’s […]
Read MoreBiden revs up 2024 campaign with 4 Bay Area fundraisers, announces $600M in climate investments | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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- June 20, 2023
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President Joe Biden ramps up his reelection effort this week with four fundraisers in the San Francisco area, as his campaign builds up its coffers and lays strategic foundations for 2024.In the back half of June, Biden’s campaign will have more than 20 fundraisers involving him, Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden and […]
Read MorePentagon seeks to ease China’s green tech chokehold amid GOP criticism | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department, the world’s largest institutional greenhouse gas emitter, is trying to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, even as it seeks to lessen its dependence on China in the renewable energy supply chain. Republicans on Capitol Hill are pushing back against the Pentagon’s climate goals by invoking China’s dominance over the raw […]
Read MoreOmaha City Council leader will push for climate action plan funding | Politics & Government | #citycouncil
Frustrated by the city’s lack of progress in developing a climate action plan, the president of Omaha’s City Council said he intends to introduce a proposal aimed at speeding up the process. Other U.S. cities already have climate action plans, and City Council President Pete Festersen hopes that his proposal to secure funding for such […]
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City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil
It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]
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