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U.S. DOE Announces $996 Million Loan Guarantee to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge to Advance Domestic Production of Lithium Carbonate, Boost U.S. Battery Supply Chain

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Rhyolite Ridge will process lithium carbonate to support the domestic EV battery supply chain. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $996 million loan guarantee (including $968 million of principal and $28 million of capitalized interest) to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Announces $15 Billion Loan Guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company to Expand Hydropower Generation, Battery Energy Storage, & Transmission

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Section 1706 Loan Guarantee Will Maintain Affordability for Customers and Improve System Resilience and Reliability As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $15 billion loan guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company … [continued]

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Why Is Paramount Plus Promoting Big Oil With Its Landman Series?

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“Landman” is a television series broadcast on Paramount Plus, the digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service. I’ve watched most of the other Taylor Sheridan series, somehow hoping that a romanticized Old West culture can be combined with positive representations of females. What I didn’t expect from him was a … [continued]

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Is Tesla In Trouble? Was Alignment With A Trump 2.0 Presidency A Profit Gamble?

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Tesla seemed as if it was on a smooth road trip looking ahead to the next four years. CEO Elon Musk single-handedly rallied voters in November’s win for the right-wing entourage of Donald J. Trump. Sure, the allegiance came at a cost of $238 million from a fundraising arm that … [continued]

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$1.67 Billion to Montana Renewables to Significantly Expand US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production

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Montana Renewables will expand its renewable fuels facility to scale up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $1.67 billion ($1.44 billion of principal and $233 million of … [continued]

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