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October 17, 2025
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Brazil, other nations agree to quadruple sustainable fuels



Brasilia (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
Brazil, India, Italy and Japan vowed Tuesday to quadruple their production and consumption of renewable fuels, hoping other countries will join the pledge during UN climate talks in November. "We hope to have a good number of signatories" by COP30, Brazilian foreign ministry official Joao Marcos Paes Leme told reporters in the capital Brasilia. "Other European countries are also interested," he added. Paes Leme was speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of representatives from 67 countries i ... read more

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2025
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Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
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Houston TX (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
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Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
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Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 05, 2025
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London (AFP) Sept 3, 2025
British oil giant Shell announced Wednesday it has abandoned construction of one of Europe's largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands, as it focuses on its fossil fuels business. ... more

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UK watchdog probes power firm Drax over biomass source
London (AFP) Aug 28, 2025
Drax, a British generator of electricity, said Thursday it is under investigation by the UK financial watchdog over its sourcing of wood for biomass, sending its shares tumbling in London. ... more
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Prototype system transforms urine into solar powered fertilizer and clean water
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
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Champaign IL (SPX) Aug 15, 2025
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 25, 2025
Researchers at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) have developed a method to convert polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known as Teflon, into gas using electron bea ... more
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Rome (AFP) June 24, 2025
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2025
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
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Columbia MO (SPX) May 21, 2025
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Rodekro, Denmark (AFP) May 13, 2025
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2025
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2025
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 23, 2025
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