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Could Light Be Used To Drive Enzymes for Efficient Ammonia Production?

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Nanocrystal–Nitrogenase Biohybrids Harvest Light To Reduce N₂ Gas. Abundant High-Energy Electrons Are Essential. By Justin Daugherty, NLR Ammonia, a key part of nitrogen fertilizers, is central to sustaining global food production. However, its manufacture is also energy intensive: ammonia production requires 2% of global energy to meet global demand. Fifty … [continued]

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MEMO: Sierra Club & Partners Rally to Make Polluters Pay for Climate Disasters

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Summary of Week of Action and What to Expect Next Washington, DC — Last week, Sierra Club joined partners from across the country for a “Make Polluters Pay” Week of Action, a coordinated set of advocacy actions and events dedicated to holding Big Oil and Gas companies accountable for their climate … [continued]

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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Utilities Intervene Against Craig 202(c) Order

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This week Colorado utilities filed a request for reconsideration against the Trump administration’s illegal coal orders following similar requests from public interest groups and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. Tri-State Generation and Transmission and Platte River Power Authority’s (PRPA) argue the federal government’s intervention to keep the Craig 1 coal unit operating violates … [continued]

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Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Illegal Craig Coal Plant Extension

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Order required broken plant to stay online to address unproven emergency DENVER — Public interest organizations today challenged the Department of Energy’s illegal emergency order extending the life of Unit 1 at Colorado’s Craig Station. The groups include Sierra Club and Environmental Defense Fund, and Earthjustice on behalf of GreenLatinos, Vote Solar, … [continued]

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