Exclusive-US, Indonesia to discuss potential for deal on EV minerals -sources
The United States and Indonesia on Monday will discuss how to advance a potential minerals partnership aimed a stimulating trade of the electric vehicle (EV) battery metal nickel, according to three people with direct knowledge of the conversations. Next steps that could move the countries toward…#indonesia #indonesian #jokowidodo #southeastasian #katherinetai #evs #talonmetals #northdakota #talon #minnesota (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US, Indonesia to discuss potential for deal on EV minerals -sources
Indonesian President Joko Widodo welcomes the arrival of the United States President Joe Biden while visiting the mangroves nurseries and plantation site on the second day of the G20 Indonesia Summit events at the Ngurah Rai Forest Park, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 16, 2022. Aditya Pradana…#indonesian #jokowidodo #indonesia #bali #adityapradanaputra #southeastasian #katherinetai #evs #talonmetals #tloto (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First Quantum, Canadian miner facing deadly protests in Panama, says it won't change course
The Canadian mining company that controls a massive copper mine in Panama says it has no plans to alter its operations despite widespread local protests against the firm's mining contract that have escalated and turned deadly. Last month, Vancouver-based First Quantum Minerals Ltd. was awarded a…#panama #firstquantum #panamacanal #cobrepanama #nestorrodriguez #cbcnews #tsx #tdbank #gregbarnes #cibc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Canada wants to be a global leader in critical minerals. Why is Australia eating our lunch?
At the world’s biggest mining conference in Toronto earlier this year, two federal cabinet ministers engaged in a public discussion about Canada’s critical minerals industry. Conspicuously absent from the conversation was any Canadian mining company. Instead, Industry Minister François-Philippe…#jonathanwilkinson #jakobstausholm #riotintoplc #britishaustralian #rio #ottawa #alcaninc #falconbridgeltd #norandainc #incoltd (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mission Critical: Why The Globe is digging deep on critical minerals
Critical minerals make the modern world work. Minerals such as copper, nickel, lithium, graphite and cobalt are the building blocks of renewable energy projects and electric vehicles. There is no energy transition without them. This is why The Globe and Mail has launched Mission Critical, a series…#globeandmail #missioncritical #ottawa #justintrudeau #worldbank #niallmcgee #geopolitics (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Food, soil, water: how the extinction of insects would transform our planet
A new study doubles the number of species at risk of extinction to 2m, driven by the latest data on insects. Losing these tiny creatures would have huge implications for life on EarthRead more:Number of species at risk of extinction doubles to 2 million, says studyCut an apple in half, and the white flesh reveals a cluster of black pips arranged in the shape of a star. It is a tiny constellation of seeds hidden in the fruit bowl. But it reveals an interlinked universe of pollination and nature ’s abundance – a delicate system, and one that can easily be thrown off course.When the apple blossoms are pollinated, seedspum...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Phoebe Weston Tags: Environment Biodiversity Insects Conservation Wildlife Animals Water Extreme heat World news Soil Fruit Food Farming Extinct wildlife Science Agriculture Pollution Rivers Drought Source Type: news
Four supplement combinations that could be 'dangerous' when taken together
Certain vitamins, minerals and foods can reduce the effects of each other or medications. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson Considers 3rd Bankruptcy for Talc Litigation
Johnson & Johnson may be filing for bankruptcy for a third time in an attempt to address its talc liabilities, this time under a different corporate structure. The pharmaceutical giant has twice failed at “Texas Two-Step” filings to resolve mass tort litigation against it.
Roughly 51,000 lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson claim the company’s talc-based products caused them to develop cancer. Johnson & Johnson’s two Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings through its subsidiary, LTL Management, were both denied by a New Jersey judge who found LTL did not qualify for bankruptcy protection becau...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 2, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Asbestos Exposure Legal Source Type: news
What is PM2.5 and the AQI?
Discussion
Air quality standards are made, measured and monitored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Clean Air Act. All potential pollutants are not necessarily monitored. Some of the most commonly monitored and studied are fine particulate matter, ground-level ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide.
Common fine particulate matter < 2.5 µm (PM2.5) sources include the natural sources of biomass burning, coal burning, road and soil dust, sea spray aerosols, wildfire particles, and volcanic dust. Human sources of PM2.5 include residential cooking and heating, farming, ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 30, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Germany's Scholz says his country willing to invest in Nigerian gas, minerals
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a press conference on the day of a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron Acquire Licensing Rights ABUJA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday his country was willing to invest in…#olafscholz #belgium #johannageronacquire #nigeria #africa #scholz #berlin #nigerian #bolatinubu #abuja (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US, UK make progress on critical minerals agreement, US says
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaks during the Axios BFD event in New York City, U.S., October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said "significant progress" was made on a U.S.-UK critical…#katherinetai #newyorkcity #brendanmcdermidfile #kemibadenoch (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Why can’t you make a coral out of an anemone?’
Reefs are vibrant, living structures laid down over time by tiny tentacled animals. But how exactly corals construct the crystals that become the reefs’ craggy rocks—a process known as biomineralization—has long been a mystery. In June, University of Florida (UF) marine biologist Federica Scucchia believed she and her colleagues had finally made a breakthrough. Peering through a microscope at blue and red blobs along the tentacle of a 0.6-millimeter anemone, a soft-bodied coral relative, Scucchia saw signs that the team had managed to coax the creature to
produce a coral protein that concentrates reef-building c...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 25, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Critical Minerals Push: Australia Briefing
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China curbs graphite exports in latest critical minerals squeeze
An aerial view shows containers and cargo vessels at the Qingdao port in Shandong province, China May 9, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) - China announced on Friday that it will require export permits for…#qingdao #shandongprovince #chinadaily #graphite #usgs #mozambique #madagascar #brazil #nonchinese #tesla (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
