BHP's economic and commodity outlook
Major advanced economies . The US has been the outstanding economic performer among the major developed economies, in part due to an astounding willingness and ability to mobilise public resources. Fiscal support of around $6 trillion has been committed and the Federal Reserve had expanded its balance sheet by around 21% of GDP.
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News and Insights | Nasdaq
Get the latest news and analysis in the stock market today, including national and world stock market news, business news, financial news and more
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, the increasing use of steam power …
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. The order establishing the EPA was ratified by …
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ART
Formally, Advanced Refining Technologies LLC (ART) is the 50/50 joint venture between affiliate companies of Chevron and W. R. Grace & Co. for the development, manufacture, sale, and …
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Carbon Fuels – CharFuel® Coal Refining Process
Carbon Fuels, LLC developed a breakthrough commercial process for the clean, efficient conversion of the world's most abundant natural resource: coal. The CharFuel ® Coal Refining Process refines raw coal in conceptually the same …
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Natural gas and the environment
Burning natural gas for energy results in fewer emissions of nearly all types of air pollutants and carbon dioxide (CO 2) than burning coal or petroleum products to produce an equal amount of energy. About 117 pounds of CO 2 are produced per million British thermal units (MMBtu) equivalent of natural gas compared with more than 200 pounds of CO ...
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Human impact on the environment
The environmental impact of coal mining and -burning is diverse. Legislation passed by the US Congress in 1990 required the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a plan to alleviate toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants. After delay and litigation, the EPA now has a court-imposed deadline of 16 March 2011, to ...
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Reuters | Breaking International News & Views
Find latest news from every corner of the globe at Reuters, your online source for breaking international news coverage.
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Alternative fuel
Alternative fuel, known as non-conventional and advanced fuels, are any materials or substances that can be used as fuels, other than conventional fuels like; fossil fuels (petroleum (oil), coal, and natural gas), as well as nuclear materials such as uranium and thorium, as well as artificial radioisotope fuels that are made in nuclear reactors. [citation needed]
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Unbanked American s hit record low numbers in 2021
The number of American s that were unbanked last year dropped to its lowest level since 2009, a dip due in part to people opening accounts to receive financial assistance during the ...
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Air Liquide in brief | Air Liquide
Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide's scientific territory and have been at the core of the company's activities since its creation in 1902.
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Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit.The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic viability of investing in the equipment, labor, and energy required to extract, refine and transport the materials found at the mine to manufacturers who …
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Health and environmental impact of the coal industry
The health and environmental impact of the coal industry includes issues such as land use, waste management, water and air pollution, caused by the coal mining, processing and the use of its products.In addition to atmospheric pollution, coal burning produces hundreds of millions of tons of solid waste products annually, including fly ash, bottom ash, and flue-gas …
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Fracking
Fracking (also known as hydraulic fracturing, hydrofracturing, or hydrofracking) is a well stimulation technique involving the fracturing of bedrock formations by a pressurized liquid. The process involves the high-pressure injection of "fracking fluid" (primarily water, containing sand or other proppants suspended with the aid of thickening agents) into a wellbore to create cracks …
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Home Page-California Energy Commission
The California Energy Commission is leading the state to a 100 percent clean energy future for all. As the state's primary energy policy and planning agency, the Energy Commission is committed to reducing energy costs and environmental impacts of energy use while ensuring a safe, resilient, and reliable supply of energy.
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Hydroprocessing
A Better Perspective on Hydroprocessing Catalysts. Advanced Refining Technologies LLC (ART), a Chevron and Grace joint venture, is a leading supplier of hydroprocessing catalysts …
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Distillation
Distillation, or classical distillation, is the process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation. Dry distillation is the heating of solid materials to produce gaseous products (which may condense into liquids or solids). Dry distillation may involve chemical changes such as destructive distillation or cracking and is …
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Alcoa -- Australia
Proudly, we are developing new technologies that could remove almost 100 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions from the refining process. Mechanical Vapor Recompression Alcoa has been granted $8.8 million by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to test the potential use of renewable energy in a process known as Mechanical Vapor Recompression ...
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Rare-earth element
As seen in the chart to the right, rare-earth elements are found on earth at similar concentrations to many common transition metals. The most abundant rare-earth element is cerium, which is actually the 25th most abundant element in Earth's crust, having 68 parts per million (about as common as copper).The exception is the highly unstable and radioactive promethium "rare …
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EU sanctions against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine
Banning exports of specific refining technologies, adding to the existing oil equipment ban from 2014, makes it harder and more costly for Russia to upgrade its oil refineries.. An import ban on all forms of Russian coal. A far-reaching ban on new investment across the Russian energy sector, with limited exceptions for civil nuclear energy and the transport of certain energy …
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Next-Gen Nuclear Plant and Jobs Are Coming to Wyoming
Updated 11/16/2021. TerraPower recently announced plans to build its Natrium reactor near a retiring coal plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming. This is an incredible opportunity for the state, which currently generates almost 90% of its electricity generation from fossil fuels. The Natrium design represents the future of advanced nuclear reactor technology and is well …
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SGP BioEnergy adds green hydrogen to the largest planned advanced …
SGP BioEnergy adds green hydrogen to the largest planned advanced biofuel refinery in the world; ... SGP BioEnergy has worked with Topsoe to incorporate its HydroFlex™ and H2 Bridge™ technologies to produce green hydrogen from the waste carbon and renewable fuels byproducts produced during the refining process.
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