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These senators are going after the biggest climate villains in Washington

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) questions Andrew Wheeler during his confirmation hearing to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on January 16, 2019. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Sens. Whitehouse, Heinrich, and Schatz discuss how to hold the Chamber of Commerce accountable.

On Tuesday, November 19, the Chamber of Commerce will meet to discuss its climate policy approach. It has prompted renewed pressure from a group of Democratic senators for the Chamber to play a more constructive role. I discussed their criticisms of the Chamber and other business trade groups in June, when this piece was originally published.

Business trade groups are known for throwing their weight around — and getting their way — in Washington.

The US Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Farm Bureau, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the American Petroleum Institute — these names strike fear in the hearts of members of Congress. They have enormous, well-funded lobbying arms and links to dark-money groups that can mobilize against any politician who crosses them.

Among other things, these groups have helped completely block climate policy at the federal level. In 2009, the Chamber of Commerce claimed to Congress that “warming of even 3 [degrees] C in the next 100 years would, on balance, be beneficial to humans.” And it has backed its denialism with money and lobbying. In 2017, NAM helped convince Trump to begin the process of pulling out of the Paris climate accord.

But the ground is shifting beneath the feet of the Chamber of Commerce and its cohort. More and more corporations are cleaning up their energy use and supply chains and lining up behind climate action.

Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images

Thomas Donohue, CEO and President of the US Chamber of Commerce.

In 2009, Apple left the Chamber of Commerce over its position on climate change, along with Nike and several other high-profile companies. Since then, at least 13 more large companies have followed them out the door. Under mounting pressure, the Chamber of Commerce has recently softened its stance on climate change, claiming to be a partner in the fight, not a denier. Through its Global Energy Institute, it released “cleaner, stronger” energy agenda, which was mostly about staying the course on fossil fuels, along with some hand-waving about “innovation.” The National Association of Manufacturers has adopted similar rhetoric.

For now, it is widely seen as a smokescreen. The leadership of these trade groups is dominated by fossil fuel money and loyal to the GOP. The Chamber of Commerce employs a revolving roster of ex-GOP congressional aides and, as of 2016, directs 100 percent of its election spending to Republicans.

The big trade groups are coming out of alignment with their own members on climate change. And a group of Democratic senators, spearheaded by Rhode Island’s Sheldon Whitehouse, wants to highlight that growing tension, making sure that every member of these trade groups knows the effect they are having on federal climate politics.

.@USChamber puts member corps out front, secretly takes $$$ and orders from fossil fuel, plays members for chumps. Don’t be a corporate chump for @USChamber climate denial! #ChamberofCarbon

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) May 24, 2019

I recently chatted with Whitehouse, along with two Democratic colleagues in the Senate, New Mexico’s Martin Heinrich and Hawaii’s Brian Schatz, about the role trade groups play in climate politics and what might be gained by increasing the political pressure on them. (Our conversation has been edited for length and clarity.)

David Roberts

These trade associations have been lobbying against progressive priorities for a long time. What’s new?

Sheldon Whitehouse

What’s new is that climate change has reached an unprecedented level of priority and popular interest. And with that, corporate America has made a fairly significant move toward getting serious about it. That has exposed a rift between the direction of a great number of the corporate members of the COC [Chamber of Commerce] and the Chamber itself.

It looks to us as if the COC is no longer representing its nominal corporate board. My suspicion is that one of the reasons they don’t reveal their funding is that they’re taking huge amounts of secret money from the fossil fuel industry to become its front group. Between service to the fossil fuel industry and properly representing the corporate members of its board is a fissure we want to expose and exploit.

What do the @USChamber and @ShopFloorNAM have in common? They’re 2 of corporate America’s top lobbying groups. And they’re both leading the charge to stop Congress from combatting the climate crisis and saving our planet. https://t.co/AKQFeXQl39

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) May 29, 2019

Martin Heinrich

This younger generation of millennials has created a situation where most of corporate America understands the reputational risk of denying or delaying action on climate. That has not caught up with the Chamber, and that mismatch has allowed us to drive a wedge.

David Roberts

The Chamber has lost members, for instance Apple and Nike, over its position on climate before. Do you know of other members who are making noise about this issue now?

Brian Schatz

We believe there is an ongoing rebellion among Chamber members. Some of them are going to be more public about it than others. But the bottom line is, some of these companies — for commercial reasons, or ecological reasons — are no longer comfortable funding the primary actor against climate action, even as they tell their customers that they are reforming their supply chain.

If they’re doing minor things internally on the one hand, but funding the organization that is most effective in preventing federal climate action on the other hand — they know this situation cannot stand. So some are pushing the Chamber to reform its position, and some are just simply cutting ties and deciding they don’t need the Chamber anymore.

No threat poses a greater danger to our planet than climate change We need all hands on deck—federal, corporate leaders, municipalities, global effort—to meet it head-on And that includes the Chamber of Commerce and the business community#WorldEnvironmentDay #ChamberOfCarbon pic.twitter.com/76CbTRRUxf

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 6, 2019

David Roberts

How much power do the Chamber and NAM [National Association of Manufacturers] still have in Washington? Does the power match the myth?

Martin Heinrich

That’s what we’re trying to test here, right? There’s a lot of inertia in decision-making in Washington, DC. There are always powerful interests that continue to have power as incumbents long past when structural changes start to occur in the country. So we have to test that.

Brian Schatz

The Chamber has spent $150 million on congressional races since the Citizens United decision. A lot of that spending has targeted Democrats specifically, but also, they make ads about carbon taxes. They make ads about climate action. They are not just theoretically opposed to doing the right thing, they are spending money where it counts and attacking the people who attack the climate problem.

Sheldon Whitehouse

If you’re a Republican, all five [of the major trade groups] are telling you the same thing, which is, don’t touch climate change, don’t limit carbon emissions. And the two worst, according to Influence Map, are the Chamber and NAM.

So I think it will be very consequential if the two worst obstructors on climate change can be forced by their own membership to change their position and go from being enemies to allies.

Want to know why Congress hasn’t done a thing on climate for 30 years? Look at the record of @USChamber, better called #ChamberofCarbon: pic.twitter.com/ezZXBT2UVj

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) May 7, 2019

David Roberts

The chamber has been making conciliatory moves on climate change, at least talking about it in a more sensible way, and even putting climate-forward businesses out front to speak for it. It seems — and you could say this of the GOP as well — to feel some pressure to move on this. How seriously should we take these rhetorical shifts?

Brian Schatz

I think they are going to see how little they can get away with doing. Our job is to make sure that actions follow the words.

Changing your congressional testimony or the climate section of your website is not a significant move unless it’s an indicator of a real shift, and we have no reason yet to believe that they’ve changed their calculus. That’s why we’re going to keep pressing.

Martin Heinrich

One of the things all of us experience here on the Hill is, corporations will take a position that nominally may be good for the country and the planet, but they won’t always make it a priority. We know what it looks like when they come in and start seriously lobbying for a set of policies. And we’ve just never seen that for climate action, even when the rhetoric has been there.

David Roberts

There seems to be a critical mass around climate action in the corporate world — lots of big names and big initiatives. Are those climate-conscious corporations collaborating and lobbying? Are they a force in DC?

Sheldon Whitehouse

It’s just begun, so it’s a little hard to tell. You’ve got the four food companies that have agreed to lobby for a price on carbon. You’ve got Microsoft, which has followed them and stepped up. You’ve got some strong signals out of the Climate Leadership Council. And you’ve got the Climate Dialogue Group of 13 CEOs.

CEO Climate Dialogue

Companies and organizations involved in “climate dialogue.”

I think it’s a good, strong signal that those things are starting to happen. But when push comes to shove, the Chamber is here lobbying day in and day out. And it backs up its lobbying with electioneering muscle. And it’s interconnected with climate-denying groups that it can launch at candidates.

So the companies that want to participate in trying to get good climate legislation out of Congress need to understand how mature, powerful, and remorseless the opposition is.

Martin Heinrich

All those other businesses are finding their footing on this. They want to know, what is the social impact and pushback from their colleague corporations of taking this new leadership position? We’re in a very unsettled time right now, but I think it’s also a very important time for the right feedback loops to occur, to allow for some real leadership positions to develop and solidify.

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These senators are going after the biggest climate villains in Washington

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) questions Andrew Wheeler during his confirmation hearing to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on January 16, 2019. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Sens. Whitehouse, Heinrich, and Schatz discuss how to hold the Chamber of Commerce accountable.

Business trade groups are known for throwing their weight around — and getting their way — in Washington.

Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images

Thomas Donohue, CEO and President of the US Chamber of Commerce.

.@USChamber puts member corps out front, secretly takes $$$ and orders from fossil fuel, plays members for chumps. Don’t be a corporate chump for @USChamber climate denial! #ChamberofCarbon

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) May 24, 2019

David Roberts

These trade associations have been lobbying against progressive priorities for a long time. What’s new?

Sheldon Whitehouse

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) May 29, 2019

Martin Heinrich

David Roberts

The Chamber has lost members, for instance Apple and Nike, over its position on climate before. Do you know of other members who are making noise about this issue now?

Brian Schatz

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 6, 2019

David Roberts

How much power do the Chamber and NAM [National Association of Manufacturers] still have in Washington? Does the power match the myth?

Martin Heinrich

Brian Schatz

Sheldon Whitehouse

So I think it will be very consequential if the two worst obstructors on climate change can be forced by their own membership to change their position and go from being enemies to allies.

Want to know why Congress hasn’t done a thing on climate for 30 years? Look at the record of @USChamber, better called #ChamberofCarbon: pic.twitter.com/ezZXBT2UVj

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) May 7, 2019

David Roberts

Brian Schatz

I think they are going to see how little they can get away with doing. Our job is to make sure that actions follow the words.

Martin Heinrich

David Roberts

Sheldon Whitehouse

CEO Climate Dialogue

Companies and organizations involved in “climate dialogue.”

So the companies that want to participate in trying to get good climate legislation out of Congress need to understand how mature, powerful, and remorseless the opposition is.

Martin Heinrich

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These senators are going after the biggest climate villains in Washington

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) questions Andrew Wheeler during his confirmation hearing to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on January 16, 2019. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Sens. Whitehouse, Heinrich, and Schatz discuss how to hold the Chamber of Commerce accountable.

Business trade groups are known for throwing their weight around — and getting their way — in Washington.

Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images

Thomas Donohue, CEO and President of the US Chamber of Commerce.

.@USChamber puts member corps out front, secretly takes $$$ and orders from fossil fuel, plays members for chumps. Don’t be a corporate chump for @USChamber climate denial! #ChamberofCarbon

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) May 24, 2019

David Roberts

These trade associations have been lobbying against progressive priorities for a long time. What’s new?

Sheldon Whitehouse

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) May 29, 2019

Martin Heinrich

David Roberts

The Chamber has lost members, for instance Apple and Nike, over its position on climate before. Do you know of other members who are making noise about this issue now?

Brian Schatz

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 6, 2019

David Roberts

How much power do the Chamber and NAM [National Association of Manufacturers] still have in Washington? Does the power match the myth?

Martin Heinrich

Brian Schatz

Sheldon Whitehouse

So I think it will be very consequential if the two worst obstructors on climate change can be forced by their own membership to change their position and go from being enemies to allies.

Want to know why Congress hasn’t done a thing on climate for 30 years? Look at the record of @USChamber, better called #ChamberofCarbon: pic.twitter.com/ezZXBT2UVj

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) May 7, 2019

David Roberts

Brian Schatz

I think they are going to see how little they can get away with doing. Our job is to make sure that actions follow the words.

Martin Heinrich

David Roberts

Sheldon Whitehouse

CEO Climate Dialogue

Companies and organizations involved in “climate dialogue.”

So the companies that want to participate in trying to get good climate legislation out of Congress need to understand how mature, powerful, and remorseless the opposition is.

Martin Heinrich

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These senators are going after the biggest climate villains in Washington

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) questions Andrew Wheeler during his confirmation hearing to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on January 16, 2019. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Sens. Whitehouse, Heinrich, and Schatz discuss how to hold the Chamber of Commerce accountable.

Business trade groups are known for throwing their weight around — and getting their way — in Washington.

Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images

Thomas Donohue, CEO and President of the US Chamber of Commerce.

.@USChamber puts member corps out front, secretly takes $$$ and orders from fossil fuel, plays members for chumps. Don’t be a corporate chump for @USChamber climate denial! #ChamberofCarbon

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) May 24, 2019

David Roberts

These trade associations have been lobbying against progressive priorities for a long time. What’s new?

Sheldon Whitehouse

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) May 29, 2019

Martin Heinrich

David Roberts

The Chamber has lost members, for instance Apple and Nike, over its position on climate before. Do you know of other members who are making noise about this issue now?

Brian Schatz

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 6, 2019

David Roberts

How much power do the Chamber and NAM [National Association of Manufacturers] still have in Washington? Does the power match the myth?

Martin Heinrich

Brian Schatz

Sheldon Whitehouse

So I think it will be very consequential if the two worst obstructors on climate change can be forced by their own membership to change their position and go from being enemies to allies.

Want to know why Congress hasn’t done a thing on climate for 30 years? Look at the record of @USChamber, better called #ChamberofCarbon: pic.twitter.com/ezZXBT2UVj

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) May 7, 2019

David Roberts

Brian Schatz

I think they are going to see how little they can get away with doing. Our job is to make sure that actions follow the words.

Martin Heinrich

David Roberts

Sheldon Whitehouse

CEO Climate Dialogue

Companies and organizations involved in “climate dialogue.”

So the companies that want to participate in trying to get good climate legislation out of Congress need to understand how mature, powerful, and remorseless the opposition is.

Martin Heinrich

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These startups may smooth startups’ path to the public market — if they don’t kill each other first

This morning, the SEC approved as the U.S.’s 14th stock exchange Long Term Stock Exchange (LTSE), an outfit that was conceived in 2012 by “Lean Startup” author Eric Ries as a place where public market shareholders who hold onto their shares through thick and thin would be rewarded for their loyalty.

Ries thinks such rewards are important because he believes in public markets. Among other things, by establishing a common currency, being publicly traded enables companies to more easily acquire other companies. It enables employees to more freely sell their shares. It also allows retail investors to participate in the growth of tech companies — growth from which they’ve largely been shut out in recent years as the average time a company remains private as stretched to roughly 12 years.

Indeed, Ries’s biggest issue with public market shareholders is their focus on short-term results, citing it as the biggest driver for startups to remain privately held. After all, it’s hard to innovate when you’re being sued over disappointing earnings.

Whether LTSE can usher in rules that encourage both companies and shareholders to focus on the longer term remains to be seen. LTSE has not received approval over any kind of listings standards. It hasn’t even submitted these yet.

While ideally, the exchange wants to welcome “values-based” companies that limit executive bonuses and grant more voting power to shareholders who hang on for the ride, Ries seems to recognize that he may have to settle for less owing to some pushback, including by the Council of Institutional Investors, a group of institutions that fear long-term voting could ultimately empower founders and company insiders at the expense of other shareholders.

During a call today, he told us that LTSE won’t necessarily give more voting power to shareholders who hang on for the long term. “These rewards could be voting or other things,” he said.

Certainly, Ries will see some rewards if LTSE takes off. While numerous reports today note that famed VC Marc Andreessen is one of LTSE’s financial backers, the biggest shareholder right now is Ries himself, who owns 30 percent of the for-profit company, according to government filings.

Other major shareholders include John Bautista, a cofounder of Long Term Stock Exchange who is also an attorney with the law firm Orrick; Founders Fund, which owns 14 percent of the company; Collaborative Fund, which owns 7.8 percent; and Obvious Ventures, which owns 6.7 percent. The company has raised roughly $19 million altogether to date.

Ries is hardly alone wanting companies to be able to go public sooner without worrying about activist investors. We’d written about the case for tenured voting in late 2017, noting then that concept has been around for decades. But while it resonates with founders, few others have embraced the idea. Back in the 1980s, for example, U.S. stock exchanges determined that tenured voting was unnecessarily complicated and too hard to track. Meanwhile, bankers don’t like the idea because anything that looks different to the market is harder to sell.

Interestingly, another Andreessen-backed startup to make headlines this week — Carta — seems like a bet that LTSE won’t realize its vision completely. The seven-year-old, San Francisco-based startup largely helps private company investors, founders, and employees manage their equity and ownership. But it raised $300 million in Series E funding at a $1.7 billion valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz. The reason, it says: its plans to become what Carta CEO Henry Ward describes as the world’s largest marketplace for private company shares.

Carta paints the evolution as a natural one, now that so many startups and institutional investors use its platform already. And investors seem to agree that Carta has more pieces in place than any platform before it. As VC Om Malik of True Ventures told us yesterday, citing the company’s “data density” and “clarity” into the goings on of the many participants on its platform: “That’s one company I wish I was a stockholder in, I like it that much.”

In fact, Ward talks about Carta democratizing access to the private market, but it seems more interested in becoming a hub for startups and institutional investors to get their private company trades done. (At least, Ward, with whom we spoke last week, did not answer simple questions about who will be able to use the platform in the future.)

Whether either company realizes its bold ambitions will take time to know. In the meantime, it will be interesting to understand whether together they can become a safer, smoother, less stressful way for startups to go public, or instead the two wind up competing for mindshare, with Carta hoping companies will stay private, while LTSE is pushing for them to get out in the world — and onto its exchange.

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The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts names PRIME AE Group as a winner of 2018 Bronze Engineering Excellence Award

BOSTON – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) has named PRIME AE Group as a winner of a 2018 Bronze Engineering Excellence Awards for work on the Shippee Bridge project in Burrillville, Rhode Island.

The 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards were announced at the recent ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence and Awards Gala with emcees Beth J. Larkin, PE, MBTA Assistant General Manager for Capital Delivery and Housamm (“Sam”) H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, MassPort Director of Capital Programs & Environmental Affairs.

PRIME AE Group, with offices in Boston, was retained by Rhode Island Department of Transportation to construct the new Shippee Bridge in Burrillville, Rhode Island as replacement for the former deteriorated bridge that could not accommodate present transportation needs.

The new bridge was constructed in less than 120 days using Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) methods with minimal impact to traffic and environment. The new bridge, constructed on time and within budget, is an aesthetically pleasing low maintenance structure that can safely accommodate vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic.

“The awards honor this year’s most outstanding engineering accomplishments in Massachusetts,” said ACEC/MA President Michael J. Scipione, PE President and CEO of Weston & Sampson Engineering, Inc. “They are excellent examples of how engineers create projects that improve our lives and communities. Professional engineers are dedicated to providing quality infrastructure, providing safe and reliable water and energy, and making our buildings safe and energy efficient. We congratulate our winners on their exceptional achievements.”

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) is the business association of the Massachusetts engineering industry, representing over 120 independent engineering companies engaged in the development of transportation, environmental, industrial, and other infrastructure. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Boston, MA, ACEC/MA is a member organization of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) based in Washington, DC. ACEC is a national federation of 51 state and regional organizations.

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New DOE Study Supports Ethane Appalachian Storage Hub. An ethane storage/distribution hub in the Appalachian Basin offers the U.S. petrochemical and plastics industries supply and geographic diversity, mitigates feedstock price spikes, and lessens the possibility of weather-related production disruption, a new Department of Energy report states. The 91-page report, mandated by, and delivered to, the U.S. Congress, entitled “Ethane Storage and Distribution Hub in the United States,” highlights the potential in Appalachia for a hub due to the huge availability and low-cost of natural gas liquids available via the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays. And the Trump administration is prepared to support such a project, Kallanish Energy reports.

'Incredible opportunity'

“There is an incredible opportunity to establish an ethane storage and distribution hub in the Appalachian region and build a robust petrochemical industry in Appalachia,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, speaking Tuesday at the annual National Petroleum Council Meeting in Washington D.C. “As our report shows, there is sufficient global need and enough regional resources to help the U.S. gain a significant share of the global petrochemical market. “The Trump Administration would also support an Appalachia hub to strengthen our energy and manufacturing security by increasing our geographic production diversity.” The report to Congress examines the potential for a hub by comparing it to existing ones that already service the Gulf Coast and Permian Basin, which account for most of the U.S. growth in natural gas liquids outside Appalachia.

Supporting economic security

In addition, market analysis from the report emphasizes development of an Appalachian hub may offer a competitive advantage for the U.S. to gain global petrochemical market share while not being in conflict with ongoing Gulf Coast expansion. The report explains a new Appalachian hub would enhance the geographic diversity of the U.S. petrochemical industrial sector, supporting U.S. economic security. The regional group currently working on securing both public and private funding for an Appalachian Basin hub, said it’s not surprised with the DOE report’s conclusion.

Pleased, not surprised

Appalachia Development Group LLC (ADG) told Kallanish Energy it’s pleased -- though not surprised -- with the results of the DOE report. “This report further validates the strategic importance of the Appalachia Storage and Trading Hub and the positive impacts it will have on our country and our allies around the world,” said Steve Hedrick, chairman & CEO of ADG. “Ensuring the opportunity for geographic diversification of the nation’s chemical manufacturing assets, while leveraging the regional resources in Appalachia in the safest, most efficient manner possible, provides a truly unique opportunity that requires public-private collaboration to see it forward.”

Industrial catalyst

The proposed, roughly $3.5 billion hub is considered to be a catalyst for industrial development within the Appalachian region. The American Chemistry Council estimates $36 billion in new petrochemical investments, more than 100,000 new long-term jobs that includes more than $6 billion in annual payroll and $2.9 billion in annual tax revenue for the Appalachian region, should the hub be built in West Virginia, Ohio or Pennsylvania. Currently, the U.S. has ethane hubs at Mont Belvieu, Texas, and Conway, Kansas. There also is a hub in Sarnia, Ontario Canada. “… both Mont Belvieu and Conway are in relatively close proximity to the growing NGL production projected from the Permian Basin in the Southwest,” according to the DOE report (reviewed by Kallanish Energy). “The East region of the U.S. currently is without a NGL storage hub similar to Mont Belvieu, Conway, or Sarnia. The extent to which East region NGLs will be converted and consumed locally will depend on regional infrastructure additions and, more specifically, the interplay between storage and transportation.”

Ethane production keeps growing

Ethane production in the Appalachian Basin is projected to continue to grow through 2025, to a total of 640,000 barrels per day (Bpd) -- more than 20 times greater than just five years ago. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, natural gas production in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia has increased so rapidly their combined share of total U.S. natural gas production has jumped from 2% in 2008, to 27% in 2017. In addition, natural gas liquids processing and fractionating capacity in Appalachia has grown quickly to match this increase in natural gas production. However, the Appalachian region currently lacks other physical infrastructure for a “hub” that connects supply and demand sources, including storage for NGLs. Williams Introduces New Pipeline Project. A major operator of energy infrastructure in Pennsylvania is planning a $500 million project to increase the amount of Marcellus Shale natural gas that can be transported from wells in the northern and western parts of the state. The increased capacity will supply enough natural gas to meet the daily needs of approximately 2.5 million homes, The Williams Cos. says. Commitments from producers Seneca Resources Co., Cabot Oil & Gas and UGI Utilities will enable it to expand its Transco pipeline daily capacity by 582,400 dekatherms (a dekatherm is equivalent to about 1,000 cubic feet), it says. The company cites a growing demand for natural gas along the Atlantic seaboard. The Leidy South Project is in the pre-filing stage with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during which public comment is sought. Williams has scheduled open houses from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Hughesville Volunteer Fire Co. in Hughesville, and from 6 to 8 p.m. the following day at the Chapman Twp. Volunteer Fire Co. in North Bend. Dates and locations for open houses in Schuylkill and Luzerne counties have not been set, the company says. The timetable calls for Williams next summer to submit to FERC an application to begin construction in early 2021. The project limits environmental impacts by maximizing the use of existing infrastructure, Williams says. The Leidy South Project includes: Replacement of 6.09 miles of Transco's existing 24-inch pipe with a 36-inch line and install a 2.46-mile, 32-inch loop, both in northwestern Clinton County. Installation of a 42-inch, 3.55-mile loop in Lycoming County near the Columbia County line. Updates to a compressor station in Columbia County and one in western Schuylkill County, both on the Central Penn South line. Updates to a compressor station in Wyoming and one in Luzerne County on the Central Penn North line. A loop is new pipe connected to and placed adjacent to an existing pipeline in the same easement. Pennsylvania is the second largest gas-producing state behind Texas, averaging 15 billion cubic feet a day, Williams noted. While record volumes of natural gas are being produced, consumer access to it is limited by insufficient pipeline infrastructure, it says. Williams operates more than 3,600 miles of transmission and gathering pipelines in Pennsylvania. Latest News on LyondellBasell – Braskem. (Thanks, Tom Gellrich, TopLine Analytics) Brazilian court blocks Boeing-Embraer deal = politics getting into business following the election in Brazil. The judge argued that since the Brazilian Federal Government is changing, the decision is aimed at preserving the possibility of reversing the deal, in the case the new government is against it. The new Brazilian government is pro-business, so this is only a delay. The Braskem - LyondellBasell deal may be in the same boat. Previously it looked like that deal would be completed the first half of 2019. Shale Revolution Reduces Trade Deficit by $250B. What if the shale revolution had never happened? We’d be another $250 billion in the hole with our trade deficit. That’s the finding of a new report released by IHS Markit titled “Trading Places: How the Shale Revolution Has Helped Keep the U.S. Trade Deficit in Check.” The report finds the total U.S. merchandise trade deficit in 2017 was $250 billion lower than it otherwise would have been if the petroleum (crude oil, refined products and natural gas liquids – petroleum liquids separated out from natural gas and also known as NGLs) trade deficit had remained at its 2007 level. Thank God for shale! The report also examines the impact of rising U.S. oil, natural gas and chemicals production on the domestic trade merchandise balance and how the U.S. position in energy and chemicals may evolve in coming years. Interesting stuff. The boom in U.S. oil and gas production over the past decade has exerted a moderating force on what is a large domestic merchandise trade deficit by helping reduce the country’s net petroleum imports, a new report by business information provider IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO) says. Continued U.S. production growth is now on track to make the country a net-exporter of petroleum for the first time since at least 1949. The total U.S. merchandise trade deficit in 2017 was nearly $250 billion lower than it otherwise would have been if the petroleum (crude oil, refined products and natural gas liquids – petroleum liquids separated out from natural gas and also known as NGLs) trade deficit had remained at its 2007 level, the report finds. IHS Markit projects that the U.S. petroleum trade balance will further improve by roughly $50 billion between 2017 and 2022. The findings are part of a new report entitled Trading Places: How the Shale Revolution Has Helped Keep the U.S. Trade Deficit in Check. The report examines the impact of rising U.S. oil, natural gas and chemicals production on the domestic trade merchandise balance and how the U.S. position in energy and chemicals may evolve in coming years. “The improved U.S. trade position in petroleum has been a counterbalancing force helping to keep the U.S. trade deficit in check over the past decade,” said Daniel Yergin, vice chairman, IHS Markit. “The resurgence of domestic oil and gas production has flipped the trade position of several products along the energy value chain on their heads, while that of other products, such as crude oil, have been significantly reduced.” U.S. production of liquids (crude oil and natural gas liquids) nearly doubled from about 7 million barrels a day (mbd) in 2007 to 13 mbd in 2017 and 14.8 mbd in the first nine months of 2018. Crude oil alone rose from 5 mbd in 2007 to 9.4 mbd in 2017 and averaging 10.6 mbd in the first 9 months of 2018 — and hitting 11.2 mbd in October 2018. This rise, combined with a slight decline in domestic demand, contributed to a sharp fall in U.S. petroleum net imports as a share of total consumption – from a high of 60 percent in 2005 to 19 percent in 2017 and 14 percent in nine months of 2018. IHS Markit estimates that the U.S. petroleum trade deficit in dollars fell from about $320 billion in 2007 to about $75 billion in 2017 as net imports declined. During this same time, when the petroleum trade deficit was shrinking dramatically, the trade deficit for non-petroleum merchandise grew by about $230 billion. The continued growth of U.S. crude oil and NGL production—along with relatively flat liquids demand—are expected to make the U.S. a net-petroleum exporter by early next decade, the report says. This would be the first time since at least 1949 that the U.S. was not a net petroleum importer. “The United States moving from net imports to being a net petroleum exporter would be an historic shift, something not achieved since at least the Truman administration,” said David Witte, senior vice president and division head for energy and chemicals at IHS Markit. “It speaks to the profound and continued impact that the U.S. shale boom has had in terms of investment, job creation, manufacturing, GDP and now trade.” The resurgence of U.S. oil and gas production has already altered the domestic net trade position of a number of energy products over the same 2007-2017 period, the report says. IHS Markit expects exports of these products to continue to rise. They include:

Refined products: from about 1 mbd of net imports in 2007 to about 2 mbd net exports in 2017 – a positive change of about 3 mbd

Natural Gas Liquids: from 0.2 mbd net imports in 2007 to 1.1 mbd of net exports in 2017 – a positive change of more than 1 mbd.

Natural Gas: from 10.4 bcf/d of net imports in 2007 to 0.4 bcf/d of net exports in 2017 – a positive change of nearly 11 bcf/d

Gas-and NGL-based chemicals: from about 6 MMt/y of net imports in 2007 to about 4 MMt/y of net exports—a positive change of more than 9 MMt/y

Crude oil: from about 10 mbd of net imports in 2007 to about 7 mbd of imports in 2017 – a positive change of about 3 mbd

The report does caution that trade tensions between the U.S. and its trading partners could introduce new risks and therefore alter the trajectory of global energy trade and energy demand. In particular, the report notes recent frictions with China, which is a growth market for U.S. exports of LNG, crude oil, NGLs and gas- and NGL-based chemicals. “Overall turmoil in world trade patterns could not only dampen trade along the energy value chain but also affect global economic growth and thus impact demand for the many hydrocarbon and chemical products that depend on economic growth,” said Jeff Meyer, director, oil markets at IHS Markit.* Permit Info – Antero, Ascent, and SWN. Antero Resources Corp. has been issued permits for three Shiloh-Wick Field-Marcellus Shale ventures in Tyler County, W.Va. The permitted wells will be drilled from a drill pad on a 317-acre lease in Centerville District, Middlebourne 7.5 Quad. The Heintzman Unit 1H well has a planned depth of 17,800 ft and will be drilled to the south. The Heintzman Unit 2H well has a planned depth of 17,500 ft and will be drilled to the southeast. The Heintzman Unit 3H well has a planned depth of 17,400 ft and will be drilled to the east-southeast. Nearby production in the Shiloh-Wick Field is at an Antero Utica producer, Rymer Unit 4HD. It was completed in 2016 flowing 20 MMcf/d of gas. Ascent Resources LLC has received permits for four Utica Shale-Colerain Field wells in Jefferson County, Ohio. The wells will be drilled from a drill pad in Section 34, Mount Pleasant Township. The Ruth E MTP 2H well has a planned depth of 22,000 ft, and the Ruth E MTP 4H well has a planned depth of 22,000 ft. The Ruth E MTP 6H well has a planned depth of 22,500 ft, and the Ruth E MTP 8H well has a planned depth of 23,000 ft. Ascent Resources LLC is underway at two Jewett Consolidated Field wells in Jefferson County, Ohio. The Utica Shell wells are on a 378-acre lease in Section 18-8n 3w. The Geno E SMF JF 5H well has a planned depth of 24,300 ft and will be drilled to the northwest. The offsetting Geno W SMF JF 1H well has a planned depth of 26,000 ft, and it will be drilled to the north. Nearby production is at an American Energy Partners completion in Section 27 in the Dillonvale 7.5 Quad at the Smithfield A 1H-27 well. The Smithfield pad discovery was drilled to 18,525 ft (9,631 ft true vertical depth), and it was tested flowing 18.1 MMcf/d of gas. Southwestern Energy Co. has received permits to drill two Marcellus Shale tests from a drill pad in Ohio County, W.Va. The Roy Riggle OHI 6H well has a projected depth of 12,429 ft and a projected true vertical depth of 6,542 ft. It will be drilled to the northeast. The offsetting Roy Riggle OHI 206H well has a planned depth of 15,325 ft and a planned true vertical depth of 6,519 ft. It will be drilled to the southeast. The company also has received permits to drill Marcellus ventures in nearby Brooke County, W.Va., at the Worthley Brk 1H, Worthley 201H, Worthley Brk 210H and Worthley Brk 5H wells. Largest Oil and NatGas Potential Ever in TX and NM. The US Geological Survey assessed that the Bone Spring Formation in Texas and Wolfcamp Shale in New Mexico contain the largest oil and natural gas potential ever found, the Department of the Interior said in a press release on Thursday. "he Wolfcamp Shale and overlying Bone Spring Formation in the Delaware Basin portion of Texas and New Mexico’s Permian Basin province contain an estimated mean of 46.3 billion barrels of oil, 281 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 20 billion barrels of natural gas liquids," the release said. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke celebrated the assessment by saying that the United States has a lot of energy and the country's dominance in the energy sector is now proven. The Wolfcamp shale in the Midland Basin portion of the Texas Permian Basin province has been examined by the US Geological Survey in 2016. The organization concluded then that the formation contained an estimated mean of 20 billion barrels of oil, 16 trillion cubic feet of associated natural gas and 1.6 billion barrels of natural gas liquids. ETP Launches Open Season. Energy Transfer LP (ET), via its Sunoco Pipeline L.P. unit, has launched a binding open season to solicit shipper commitments of C3+ (natural gas liquids, excluding ethane) from the Marcellus/Utica Shale play in Pennsylvania to facilities in Claymont, Delaware and Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, through the Mariner East pipeline system. The open season will allow Sunoco Pipeline to add additional product commitments to the pipeline, which is nearing completion, according to Energy Transfer. The Mariner East 2 line is designed to move NGLs across Pennsylvania to the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex near Philadelphia, with 275,000 barrels per day of capacity when completed by Jan. 1, 2019, Kallanish Energy learns. The Mariner East 2X project will Increase NGL takeaway from the Marcellus to the East Coast w/ storage at Marcus Hook Industrial Complex, when completed in the third quarter of 2019. Mariner East 1 originally went into service four years ago flowing propane. In the first quarter of 2016, ethane was added to the flow, via the series of pipelines from the Marcellus/Utica in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Energy Transfer LP is the new name for the now-merged Energy Transfer Equity and Energy Transfer Partners. Jupiter Connecting the Permian to the World. Jupiter CEO Tom Ramsey believes the Texas crude transport, storage and pipeline operator can soon connect the Permian wellhead to the world. Jupiter MLP is now collecting shipper interest in a Permian crude pipeline that could connect producers to three export terminals along the Texas Gulf Coast. After earning funding in October for a 600-mile-plus pipeline with several origination points across the West Texas and New Mexico, Jupiter is now less than a year-and-a-half away from commencing operation. The pipeline has already received the necessary rights-of-way. Once complete, the pipeline will provide deep water port access at Houston, Corpus Christi and Brownsville, Texas. Charon System Advisors is providing the funding for the build-out of the pipeline. In Brownsville, Jupiter has already secured the ability to store. Repsol To Increase Drilling in the Marcellus. Spain’s Repsol SA expects to raise production in the Marcellus natural gas shale field by about 50% by year-end 2020 due to efficiency gains, an executive said at an industry conference in New York on Dec. 6. “With just the addition of one rig and investment of about $400 million a year, we're going to be able to raise production by 50 percent and be cumulative cash flow positive by the end of 2020,” Paul Ferneyhough, executive director of North America for Repsol said at the S&P Global Platts Global Energy Outlook Forum. Repsol holds an interest in 168,400 net acres in the Marcellus Shale, one of the largest natural gas fields in the world, extending throughout the Appalachian Basin and stretching across Pennsylvania, according to its website. PA NatGas Production. Up! Up! Up! Pennsylvania’s natural gas production, producing wells, and average per-well production all via horizontal drilling in 2018 continues in the direction the category trio has followed since 2011: Data distributed by the state’s Independent Fiscal Office reveals from 2011 through 2017, and full-year 2018 results based on nine months of data, show substantial increases in all three categories – triple-digit percentages from 2011-2018, Kallanish Energy calculates. Production volume is projected to hit 6 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) this year, up 646 billion cubic feet from 2017’s 5.35 Tcf production, and a whopping 4.95 Tcf – 472% -- from 2011’s horizontal well production of 1.05 Tcf. The number of producing wells for 2018 is projected at 8,600, up 710 wells, or 9%, from 2017’s 7,890 producing wells, and up 6,832 wells, 386.4%, from 2011’s 1,768 producing horizontal wells. Also, the all-important average production per well continues to climb, the Independent Fiscal Office reports. The Office is projected to reach 1.58 billion cubic feet (Bcf) this year, up 301 million cubic feet (Mmcf), or 23.6%, from 2017’s 1.28 Bcf. The 2018 projection would be 904 Mmcf, or 134.5%, higher than 2011’s 672 Mmcf average production per well. Comparing individual Pennsylvania counties, Susquehanna County, in the northeast portion of the state, led in both production and share of total state production, according to the state Independent Fiscal Office. Susquehanna in 2018 is projected to produce 1.07 Tcf, up 10.7% from 2017’s 966.1 Bcf of production. The county’s share of total production is 213.9%. Second place is Washington County, in Pennsylvania’s southwest quadrant, expected to produce 862.4 Bcf this year, up 27.2% from 2017’s 677.9 Bcf, with the county grabbing a 19.3% share of statewide production. SWN Totally Focused on Appalachian Basin. Southwestern Energy said Tuesday the independent producer has completed the sale of its Fayetteville Shale assets in Arkansas to privately-held Flywheel Energy for $1.65 billion net to the seller. The Spring, Texas-based Southwestern now has all its operations concentrated in West Virginia and northeast Pennsylvania, Kallanish Energy calculates. “This strategic transaction represents a further significant step in the transformation of the company,” says Bill Way, president and CEO of Southwestern. “We’re now better positioned to leverage our leading technical and operating capabilities to drive greater value from our highly attractive and significant asset base in Appalachia, pay down debt and create even greater financial flexibility.” The assets sold include 716 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) of net production from 4,033 producing wells across over 900,000 net acres, and an integrated midstream gathering system with over 2,000 miles of gathering pipelines and more than 50 compressor stations, all located in central Arkansas. As a result of this deal, the company said it's further strengthening its balance sheet and is positioned to capture greater returns from its 500,000 acres in the Appalachian Basin. The proceeds will be used to retire senior notes of $900 million, retire the outstanding balance under the company’s revolving credit facility, repurchase stock up to the remainder of the company’s $200 million stock buyback program and invest in Appalachia assets over the next two years. Southwestern’s fourth-quarter production guidance will be impacted by a reduction of roughly 19 billion cubic feet resulting from the Fayetteville sale. Flywheel was backed in the deal by a $700 million equity commitment from alternative investor Kayne Private Energy Income Funds. PA and OH Permitting in October and November 2018. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued 269 permits across the state for drilling and operating an unconventional well in October and November 2018. In western Pennsylvania, there were 58 permits issued in Washington County; 31 permits issued in Greene County; 21 permits in Westmoreland County; 15 permits issued in Allegheny and Butler counties; and two permits issued in Beaver County. In the first 11 months of this year, there have been a total of 1,687 permits issued across the commonwealth. Of those, there were 301 permits issued in Greene County. Other top counties for drilling/operating permits in western Pennsylvania were: Washington, 282; Westmoreland County, 132; Butler, 88; Allegheny, 73; Beaver, 60; Fayette, 41; and Armstrong, 32. Drilling also remains active in the northcentral region of Pennsylvania, where there are 5,421 active horizontal wells drilled since the beginning of 2008. Statewide, there are 10,817 active horizontal wells.

Ohio numbers

As of Nov. 17, there were 2,081 deep horizontal wells producing in the Utica or Point Pleasant shale plays in Ohio. Another 376 have been drilled, but are not producing at this time, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Of the 36 horizontal wells drilled in the Marcellus Shale in Ohio, 23 are producing wells. Eighteen of those 23 are in Monroe County, primarily in Ohio Township. Another three are in Belmont County, and there are single wells producing in Carroll and Jefferson counties in the Marcellus play. The ODNR issued 22 permits in the Utica/Point Pleasant shale plays in October, and 11 permits in November, as of Nov. 17. Guernsey County. There were seven permits issued in October and 0 in November in Guernsey County. Of the October permits, six are being drilled, four on the Fineran site in Wills Township and two on the Posey site in Oxford Township. The remaining permit was also issued for a well on the Posey site. All were issued to Eclipse Resources. Jefferson County. Ascent Resources Utica received eight new permits in Jefferson County in October, four for the Faldowski site and four on the Lori sites, all in Smithfield Township. Ascent is drilling on six of the sites. Another permit was issued on the Lori site in Smithfield Township in November. Monroe County. Equinor USA Onshore Properties (formerly Statoil) received two permits in October for horizontal wells in Green Township, and in November, Eclipse Resources received four permits in Switzerland Township. Three were for the Craig Miller wells, and the fourth on the Pittman site. Harrison County. Four permits were issued in October in Harrison County’s Archer Township to Chesapeake Exploration. One of the four, all issued for the Davis Trust wells, is being drilled. Chesapeake received another three permits in November 2018, all for the Wunnenberg wells in Cadiz Township. Also in November, Ascent Resources Utica received three permits for the Ellen well in Moorefield Township. Noble County. Triad Hunter LLC received a permit for drilling in Noble County’s Jefferson Township for a site dubbed “Woodchopper.”

Shale oil and gas at a glance

The companies with the most Ohio Utica shale permits, as of Nov. 17, are:

Chesapeake Exploration, with 886 (719 producing)

Ascent Resources Utica, 485 (367 producing)

Gulfport Energy Corporation, 406 (299 producing)

Antero Resources Corporation, 260 (215 producing)

Drilling interest is shifting south: Belmont County has the most total drilling permits issued since 2011, at 585, passing Carroll County, which was the state’s first boom area and has 525 drilling permits. There were 54 drilling permits issued in Belmont County in 2018, compared to only five in Carroll County. Monroe County, which has 418 total permits, received 45 permits in 2018. Harrison County remains active, with 33 of its total 433 permits issued in 2018. Guernsey County has 242 total permits, with 32 issued to date in 2018. Utica Shale natural gas production in Ohio was more than 21 times greater in 2017 than in 2012. Pennsylvania’s gross natural gas production, primarily from the Marcellus Shale, reached nearly 5.5 trillion cubic feet in 2017, and the state was the nation’s second-largest natural gas producer after Texas. Marcellus shale map Pennsylvania now has 10,817 active horizontal wells drilled across the state. Washington County has the most active wells, at 1,884, followed by Susquehanna, in the northcentral region, with 1,551 active wells. In the U.S., estimated production of natural gas from shale plays increased 9% in 2017. The Marcellus shale play is the largest natural gas shale play in the United States by volume of reserves. Joe Barone [email protected] 610.764.1232

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RHODE ISLAND | Gov. Raimondo, Deepwater Wind Announce 800+ Jobs

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RHODE ISLAND | Gov. Raimondo, Deepwater Wind Announce 800+ Jobs

R.I.-based Deepwater Wind will invest $250 million locally on project, including $40 million on private investment at ProvPort and Quonset

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Deepwater Wind CEO Jeff Grybowski announced today that the Revolution Wind project is expected to create more than 800 direct construction jobs, 50 good-paying, permanent jobs for Rhode Islanders at every skill level and hundreds more indirect jobs. In addition, Deepwater announced it will invest $250 million locally on the project, including $40 million in investments in Rhode Island ports. This investment will position Rhode Island to be a major construction in the growing American offshore wind industry.

Deepwater did not seek and will not receive a penny of state tax incentives or state tax credits to support this project. “Today, Rhode Island is cementing our place at the center of America’s offshore wind industry,” said Governor Raimondo. “This renewed partnership with Deepwater Wind will bring hundreds of jobs to our shore and enough clean energy to power hundreds of thousands of homes. The next industrial revolution is in renewable energy. Once again, Rhode Island is leading the way.”

“We’re keeping our promise to Rhode Island,” said Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski. “We’ve always known that the Block Island Wind Farm would be just the start of a much bigger opportunity for Rhode Island, and Revolution Wind is exactly what we envisioned. We’re proud to make major new investments in our home state and to put hundreds more Rhode Islanders to work building Revolution Wind. Thanks to Governor Raimondo’s outstanding leadership, the state that pioneered offshore wind will continue to be an epicenter for this new American industry for years to come.”

Governor Raimondo’s energy team selected Deepwater Wind for this project last week through an open, collaborative bid review process with Massachusetts. Earlier in her first term, Governor Raimondo set an ambitious goal to procure enough green energy to make Rhode Island’s energy system ten-times cleaner and more renewable by 2020. Once fully contracted and approved by the Public Utilities Commission, this project will more than double Rhode Island’s existing clean energy portfolio.

“This investment means new good-paying jobs for Rhode Islanders,” said Cicilline. “It will help keep long-term energy costs down, while fueling our economy with clean, local power. Instead of drilling for oil off our coastline, as the President has proposed, today we are making it clear that we have a better way forward for our state and our country.” “Today’s announcement further solidifies Rhode Island’s position as a national leader in offshore wind. This project helps our state improve its energy independence with a proven, clean source of power, while creating jobs and improving our economy,” said Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio.

“Providence is quickly moving to the forefront of clean power-generating cities,” said Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza. “With this project, we are seizing the opportunity to grow our innovation economy, create good jobs and spur investment in the port.” Because of Governor Raimondo’s commitment to a clean and renewable future, Rhode Island is the nation’s leading state for offshore wind. Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm – the first offshore wind farm in North America – was completed in 2016 and began supplying energy to Block Island that year. That demonstration project created 300+ good-paying construction jobs.

Revolution Wind is one of at least a dozen planned offshore wind projects in the United States. Upon completion, Revolution Wind will generate enough energy to power more than 200,000 homes across Rhode Islander, approximately half the homes in the state. “Thanks to the tremendous leadership of Governor Raimondo and the first-rate team at Deepwater Wind, offshore wind energy has already meant hundreds of good jobs for local tradesmen and women in Rhode Island,” said Michael F. Sabitoni, president of the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council. “This new investment in our ports and in 800 new construction jobs for Revolution Wind will build upon the success of the Block Island Wind Farm in a big way. Our members are ready to get to work on this historic project.”

Construction activities for Revolution Wind project to start in 2020

Under Governor Raimondo’s leadership, the state has made record investments in job training and education, including job training programs to support and expand the green economy. The Department of Labor and Training’s Wind Win Career Pathways Initiative is preparing Rhode Islanders starting in high school for jobs in wind energy. Since 2014, Rhode Island has added more than 5,500 green jobs – an increase of nearly 66 percent. “Rhode Island continues to lead the nation in pursuit of critically needed offshore wind power,” said Curtis Fisher, Northeast regional executive director of the National Wildlife Federation. “Governor Raimondo is rising to the urgency of climate change by harnessing a home-grown clean energy solution that will reduce pollution and create thousands of local jobs. We look forward to continuing our work with Deepwater Wind and state and federal agencies to ensure the highest standards of wildlife protection are in place every step of the way.”

Raimondo positioning Rhode Island as hub for North America’s offshore wind industry

“Over two years ago we stood right here to announce Deepwater Wind would be staging their preassembly operations at ProvPort and we were a small part of the history of helping to establish America’s first offshore wind farm,” said Chris Waterson, general manager, Waterson Terminal Services. “Today, ProvPort is positioned to be larger part of this incredible effort to establish Rhode Island as a leader in renewable energy and offshore wind development.”

Since Governor Raimondo has taken office, the state’s economy has jumped from #36 in the U.S. to #9. Since the start of the Governor’s term, the state’s unemployment rate – highest in the nation in 2014 – has been cut by one-third, and the state has created 16,500 new jobs. There are more jobs in Rhode Island right now than ever before.

Project will provide enough energy to power 200,000+ Rhode Island homes

Deepwater Wind’s Revolution Wind project is a next-generation 400-megawatt offshore wind farm with up to 50 offshore wind turbines that will help the State of Rhode Island meet its clean energy goals in an affordable way. Once permits are in-hand, local construction work on Revolution Wind would begin as early as 2020, with the project potentially in operation by 2023. Survey work is already underway at Deepwater Wind’s lease area. The Revolution Wind project will be located in Deepwater Wind’s federal lease area, a 256-square mile area in federal waters roughly midway between Block Island and Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. Deepwater Wind’s lease site was the first to be competitively auctioned by the federal government. Deepwater Wind won that competitive auction in 2013. Revolution Wind will be located in the same federal lease area as Deepwater Wind’s South Fork Wind Farm, a 90MW project to serve Long Island, N.Y. The exact location of the turbines within the lease area has not yet been determined. The underwater transmission cable is planned to make landfall at Quonset Point, North Kingstown, R.I., where it will connect with the mainland grid.

SOURCE: Originally published by RI.GOV on May 31, 2018

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This organization offers several grant opportunities including the California Documentary Project focused on the humanities. The initiatives provided by calhum.org are engaging and reach communities on many different levels. Calhum.org has designed a lecture series to help educate about the humanities and the highly diverse communities in California.

History & Mission Statement

To connect Californians to ideas and one another in order to understand our shared heritage and diverse cultures, inspire civic participation, and shape our future.

Our Vision

Californians possess the knowledge, understanding, respect, and empathy to create a more thoughtful, open, and just state.

Our Five-Year Strategic Goal

Because the humanities are essential to a vibrant democracy, California Humanities’ five-year strategic focus on education, public engagement, and field-building will amplify our impact and make the humanities even more valued, more visible, and more deeply embedded in the lives of individuals and in our communities.

Our Story

We are an independent nonprofit organization and a partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Since 1975, we have been promoting the humanities as relevant, meaningful ways to understand the human condition and connect us to each other in order to help strengthen California. We produce, fund, create, and support humanities-based projects and programs, eye-opening cultural experiences and meaningful conversations. During the past 40 years, California Humanities has awarded over $29 million in grants across the state, reaching every Congressional district.

What Are the Humanities Anyway?

We hear this question a lot. The question is, in itself, a complicated one. Often we think about them as academic subjects or fields of inquiry that produce knowledge about human activities, ideas, values, norms, and cultural products: history, literature, jurisprudence, philosophy, religious studies, art history and criticism, anthropology, sociology, as well as newer disciplines such as ethnic, cultural, and gender studies.

But there are other ways to think about them, too. One way might be to see them broadly as a range of activities and practices revolving around cultural life, whatever the setting might be. In this sense, anyone who reads a book or listens to a story, appreciates a work of art, reflects upon the meaning of life, records their memories or chronicles an event, passes on a tradition or wonders where it came from, or asks questions about the values and motivations of human actors (past, present, or future) is “practicing” the humanities.

To others, the humanities are skills and abilities that enable us to exchange ideas and impressions, listen as well as speak, read as well as write, and expand our understanding through the use of active imagination and empathy — seeing the world through the eyes of another person or the lens of another set of experiences. They are “tools for conviviality.” The humanities are tools for passing on traditions, values, stories, and accumulated wisdom, but they can also be employed as tools for reflection, analysis, critique, and change.

What is clear is that the humanities mean – and have meant – many things to many people, in different times and places. What is common is the shared focus on knowing, understanding, and communicating about the human experience — our own as well as others.

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Julie joined California Humanities as its President and CEO in 2015. Previously, Julie served as a Program Officer for the Performing Arts Program at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation in Menlo Park, California. She has extensive experience working and volunteering with arts and culture organizations and philanthropic institutions in the US and the UK, and has been deeply involved in arts education advocacy at the national, state, and local levels. Julie earned her BBA in Economics and French from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, an MBA in International Finance from the University of St. Thomas (Houston), and is pursuing an MA in Historic Preservation from Goucher College (Baltimore). She can often be found in libraries, making music, or spending time with her children, one in college and one a recent graduate. 415.391.1474 ext. 302

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Felicia represents California Humanities in our Los Angeles office, where she has worked on grant-making and other projects since 1997, including California Reads, Community Stories, and Literature & Medicine®. Felicia holds an MA and a PhD in International Relations from the University of Southern California and a BA in Politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Before joining California Humanities, she held teaching and administrative positions in higher education and worked on public programming and community education projects with several Los Angeles–area nonprofit organizations. 213.346.3239

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Sheri Kuehl joined California Humanities in 2017. With more than 20 years of experience as a nonprofit fundraiser, she has most recently served as Development Director of The Crucible in Oakland, and prior to that, Alonzo King LINES Ballet in San Francisco. Originally from Wisconsin, she moved to the Bay Area in 2002, and has since worked with numerous organizations to promote arts education and build access to cultural programs. She holds a BA in economics from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. 415.391.1474 ext. 315

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Jody joined California Humanities in 2005 as the Organizational Effectiveness Coordinator. She received her BA in English Literature from the University of Toronto, with a minor in Art History. As the External Affairs Coordinator at California Humanities, Jody oversees communications and federal advocacy efforts. Outside of work, Jody’s love of politics has her involved in various election campaigns in the Bay Area. 415.391.1474 ext. 303

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FPL and Audubon team up to make solar sites wildlife-friendly

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and Audubon Florida announced an innovative new partnership to enhance FPL’s solar power plant sites with unprecedented environmental stewardship, providing thousands of acres of habitat for native plants, birds and vital pollinators such as bumblebees and butterflies.

Through the “Solar Sanctuary” partnership, FPL and Audubon Florida are working with the Florida Wildflower Foundation, Florida Native Plant Society, Wildlife Habitat Council, local Audubon chapters and others to design and implement site-specific environmental enhancements that will make FPL solar sites bird- and pollinator-friendly havens.

FPL is on track to install more than 2.5 million solar panels at eight new solar power plants across Florida that will be operational by early 2018. The site of each new facility is being designed to allow a significant amount of the land to be planted with native grasses, trees, shrubs and vines. Plants are being chosen to provide food for birds and pollinators. Quality wetlands are being preserved, which also provide habitat for birds.

“Our beautiful state has an abundance of sun and great diversity of native plant and animal species. FPL’s solar sites are transforming large sections of land. What is exciting is that each site is being designed to make the best use of areas that can benefit wildlife. We are so happy that FPL is taking the time to consult with Audubon and other organizations to make the best decisions about native plants. These Solar Sanctuaries will have benefits for generations,” said Julie Wraithmell, interim executive director of Audubon Florida.

“We are proud to partner with Audubon and other dedicated environmental groups on this wonderful project,” said Eric Silagy, president and CEO of FPL. “When Audubon Florida approached us with this idea, we knew it was something our company wanted to be a part of. We are firm believers in the notion that amazing things can happen when non-profits and the private sector work together constructively, and I believe this project will set a great example for others to follow.”

The FPL Coral Farms Solar Energy Center in Putnam County and the FPL Loggerhead Solar Energy Center in St. Lucie County are the first sites with approved plans to become Solar Sanctuaries.

“FPL’s Solar Sanctuary site in St. Lucie County will help move us toward more green energy production and less environmental impact while maintaining efficiently priced energy for residents. Serving many social and conservation priorities at once, these projects are supported by the St. Lucie Audubon as an example of forward-thinking priorities in the energy sector,” said Eva Ries, president of the St. Lucie Audubon Society.

In addition to the enormous environmental benefits, FPL’s eight new solar power plants are expected to produce estimated net lifetime savings of more than $100 million for FPL customers by reducing fossil fuel use.

“We commend FPL for recognizing the value of collaborating with local organizations like ours in customizing the use of native plants for birds and butterflies in diverse landscapes and enhancing the solar fields for a more natural environment,” said Donna Halleran, 1st vice president of the Pelican Island Audubon Society in Indian River County, which is home to two of the sites—the FPL Indian River Solar Energy Center and the FPL Blue Cypress Solar Energy Center.

In addition to the four mentioned above, the following sites are also currently under construction and will be included in the Solar Sanctuary program:

FPL Horizon Solar Energy Center, Alachua and Putnam Counties

FPL Wildflower Solar Energy Center, DeSoto County

FPL Barefoot Bay Solar Energy Center, Brevard County

FPL Hammock Solar Energy Center, Hendry County

Solar Sanctuary Designation

Each FPL solar power plant encompasses several hundred acres of land in order to host roughly 330,000 solar panels. However, unlike other types of development, an FPL solar site leaves much of the land virtually untouched, including areas beneath and around the solar panels.

Concrete is not used to secure the panel systems to the ground, and once construction is complete, the facilities require minimal human activity—making them ideal for sharing with birds and pollinators. The goal of the Solar Sanctuary partnership is to leverage this land to further enhance its environmental benefits.

Plans for each Solar Sanctuary designation will vary from location to location based on input from local conservation groups that will advise FPL on locally important birds, native wildlife, other natural resources and specific benefits that may be achieved by using certain types of plants and supplemental habitat aides.

Some enhancements that will be implemented include:

Creating pollinator-friendly habitat areas to provide ample food sources for insects, songbirds and hummingbirds

Planting vine species to provide a food source for native and migratory hummingbird species

Planting native vegetation as a buffer near property edges, which will provide food sources and nesting habitat for a variety of songbirds such as bluebirds and wintering sparrows

Preserving wetlands and surface waters to provide habitat for a variety of wetland-dependent wildlife species such as frogs, snakes, turtles and wading birds

Protecting existing gopher tortoise habitat, including burrows

Planting native groundcover and shrubs to provide additional food and shelter for birds and wildlife

The program will also provide an added benefit to agricultural communities that neighbor many of the solar sites by attracting native pollinators that help farmers grow crops. Additional plans may include building bird perches and bird boxes and creating water recharge opportunities.

This partnership builds on FPL’s pilot pollinator program, which was initiated at three solar power plants that were completed in 2016. Approximately 15 acres of pollinator habitat were designated at the FPL Citrus Solar Energy Center in DeSoto County, FPL Babcock Solar Energy Center in Charlotte County and FPL Manatee Solar Energy Center in Manatee County. Pollinator-friendly wildflowers and other native plants were planted to provide fertile habitat for butterflies, bees and birds.

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Texas commercial real-estate

developer Scott Beck has big plans for the site of the former Valley View Mall.

The aging Valley View Mall was recently demolished to make way for a new development, â€œDallas Midtown.â€ Spearheading the effort is developer Scott Beck. Beck claims â€œDallas Midtown,â€ is the most important construction project to take place in Dallas during this century. The amenity rich, mixed use development is a massive project, which Beck claims will encourage companies to relocate their offices into the heart of the city. â€œToday will mark the day when our city stops the flight of corporate America from our cityâ€™s urban core to the far-out reaches of our northern and western suburbs,â€Â he said during a press conference after the demolition.

Beck claims â€œDallas Midtownâ€ will be a â€œcity within a city.â€ The project will amount to an â€œurban, mixed-use village in the center of the population density in Dallas.â€ According to plans, the development will be fully operational by 2020 at a total cost of 4 billion dollars. In the end the project will amount to 1 million sq. ft. of additional retail and office space. Other amenities will include a 10 screen luxury cinema, a 183,000 sq. ft. gym, 1,000 new apartments all which will be anchored by the 20 acre Midtown Commons Park.

The Dallas Midtown project is a big opportunity for Dallas to expand the cityâ€™s tax base. Once completed the development will add about 20 billion dollars in taxable value to the city, which according to Beck, represents the sum total of the taxable value located in Dallasâ€™ central business district. Local politicians agree, Council Representative, Tennell Atkins claimed the project was a â€œmega big tax growth for the city of Dallas.â€ Revenue brought in by the development will help the city repair aging infrastructure and help bring improvements to the cities struggling Northern Sector.

Dallas Midtown, will no doubt become one of Texasâ€™ most significant

commercial real estate

developments.

Whatever the outcome of the project, it will no doubt result in major changes to the surrounding area. The anchoring park, Midtown Commons will be one of the cityâ€™s largest and will dwarf the 5 acre Klyde Warren park, one of the cityâ€™s largest. Amy Monier, parks and recreation representative for the district claims Midtown Commons will be a Dallas equivalent to Central Park and will define the area for generations. The project will be the most robust mixed use development in the city, and according to some, one of the most transformational projects ever undertaken in Dallas.

Community leaders agree with Beck's claims. Believing Dallas Midtown will define the

Texas commercial real estate

market for generations.

The sheer amount of office-space added by â€œDallas Midtown,â€ will certainly make an impact on the commercial real-estate market. If Beck's claims for the potential of the development hold true, an aging neighborhood will no doubt see new life and the city will be encouraged to invest in the immediate area. Whether the scale of the development exceeds the demand for commercial space remains uncertain. But local authorities are clearly behind Beck's vision, former councilwoman turned state representative, Linda Koop expressed her faith in Beck's ability to transform the site, â€œ I know with Beck in charge, it will be that kind of project that will be a project that will last and last and last and be a centerpiece of not only North Dallas but of Dallas as well,â€ she said.

About the Author:Â Dennis has been working in the real estate industry in some capacity for the last 40 years. He purchased his first property when he was just 18 years old. He quickly learned about the amazing investment opportunities provided by trust deed investing and hard money loans. His desire to help others make money in real estate investing led him to specialize in alternative funding for real estate investors who may have trouble getting a traditional bank loan. Dennis is passionate about alternative funding sources and sharing his knowledge with others to help make their dreams come true. Dennis has been married to his wonderful wife for 42 years. They have 2 beautiful daughters 5 amazing grandchildren. Dennis has been an Arizona resident for the past 40 years.

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Boston Mayor Walsh Unveils Plan for Boston’s Waterfront to Protect the City

BOSTON – Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has rolled out a comprehensive and transformative vision that will invest in Boston’s waterfront to protect the City’s residents, homes, jobs, and infrastructure against the impacts of rising sea level and climate change.

Announced in his annual speech to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor’s plan, “Resilient Boston Harbor,” lays out strategies along Boston’s 47-mile shoreline that will increase access and open space along the waterfront while better protecting the city during a major flooding event.

“We’re not just planning for the next storm we’ll face, we’re planning for the storms the next generation will face,” said Mayor Walsh. “A resilient, climate-ready Boston Harbor presents an opportunity to protect Boston, connect Boston, and enhance Boston, now and for the future. As we enter a new era in our Harbor’s history, Boston can show the world that resilience is not only the ability to survive adversity, but to emerge even stronger than before. That’s the promise of a Resilient Boston.”

Mayor Walsh

Resilient Boston Harbor builds off of Imagine Boston 2030 and uses the City’s Climate Ready Boston 2070 flood maps and coastal resilience neighborhood studies to focus on Boston’s most vulnerable flood pathways. The strategies laid out in the plan include elevated landscapes, enhanced waterfront parks, flood resilient buildings, and revitalized and increased connections and access to the waterfront. The strategies will require collaboration and funding between federal, state, private, philanthropic and nonprofit partners.

East Boston, Charlestown:

Based on early recommendations from the City’s Climate Ready Charlestown and Climate Ready East Boston plans, a deployable floodwall system has been installed across the East Boston Greenway, and a section of Main Street in Charlestown is being elevated. Additional measures identified include:

Redesign Constitution Beach to combine flood protection with expanded access and recreation.

Enhance Wood Island and Belle Isle to prevent the loss of the last remaining tidal salt marsh in Boston, while buffering the shoreline from increased waves and surges.

Work with new development projects, including Suffolk Downs, to integrate resiliency measures, increased open space, and community connections.

Elevate transportation corridors like Bennington Street and the East Boston Greenway to create both flood protection and pedestrian connections throughout the neighborhood.

Elevate Main Street as part of the re-design of Rutherford Avenue and Sullivan Square, to block the primary flood pathway through Charlestown. $4.8 million in capital funding has already been committed to the overall project.

Elevate and renovate Ryan Playground.

Redevelop the Schrafft Center waterfront with elevated parks and mixed-use buildings to grow economic opportunity while restoring natural resources.

North End, Downtown:

Flood risks threaten Boston’s financial center, historic waterfront, tourist destinations and residential neighborhoods. The City will launch Climate Ready Downtown to further study the impacts and necessary measures to protect these neighborhoods. Strategies already identified include:

Redesign Christopher Columbus Park and Langone Park and Puopolo Playground to include elevation to protect against flooding while improving waterfront open space and connections to the Rose Kennedy Greenway.

Transform the parking lot at Sargent’s Wharf into a combination of open space and resilient small-scale development.

Elevate sections of the Harborwalk.

Enhance Long Wharf as the gateway for water transportation.

South Boston, Fort Point:

Released today, Climate Ready South Boston identifies the major flood pathways to many of the City’s residential neighborhoods through Fort Point Channel and Moakley Park. In response, the following strategies have been identified:

Create a resilient Moakley Park and a re-envisioned Fort Point Channel to protect homes and businesses in South Boston, the South End, Chinatown, and parts of Dorchester and Roxbury.

Build a coalition of support from the private property owners surrounding Fort Point Channel to assist in creating a signature resilient park system.

Complete the Emerald Necklace from Franklin Park to Moakley Park along Columbia Road to increase access to the waterfront. $11 million will be allocated from sale of the Winthrop Square Garage for this project.

Secure federal support. The City is applying for a $10 million FEMA mitigation grant to begin resilience work along the Fort Point Channel.

The Boston Water & Sewer Commission has begun installing essential infrastructure for reducing flood risk.

An elevated New Ellery Street along the Dorchester Avenue corridor in South Boston, as identified in the BPDA’s PLAN: Dorchester Avenue South Boston to provide additional flood protection for South Boston’s residential neighborhoods.

Complete Martin’s Park, an inclusive waterfront playground that will be climate-ready.

Dorchester Waterfront:

In order to create a resilient, more accessible Dorchester shoreline with increased connectivity, the City will launch Climate Ready Dorchester. Strategies already identified, include:

Re-design Morrissey Boulevard to stop current and future flooding, and open up the waterfront.

Complete the connection of the Neponset River Trail in Mattapan to the Harborwalk from Tenean Beach to Victory Park.

Work with UMass Boston to further open up the waterfront along Columbia Point for the residents of Dorchester.

Work with residents on new and improved amenities for the neighborhood, including better public transit and improved roadway, pedestrian, and bike connections.

Resilient Boston Harbor builds on the investments the City of Boston has made under Mayor Walsh to increase the City’s climate resiliency, including:

Released Climate Ready Boston, an internationally recognized plan that builds on Imagine Boston 2030.

Became one of the first cities to set a target of carbon neutrality by 2050. This week, the City released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the next update to Boston’s Climate Action Plan that will create a roadmap for that goal.

Expanded open space. Boston ranks first in the nation for resident access to parks.

Making historic investments in green transportation, including protected bicycle lanes in Roxbury, the South End, and North End, and expanded bike share access in Mattapan, Roslindale, and Dorchester.

Completing new resilient design standards for public infrastructure, providing ways for all construction on public rights-of-way to adopt flood protection measures.

The BPDA updated the climate resiliency checklist, requiring new projects to show they are resilient to climate impacts, and is designing a flood resiliency zoning district that will strengthen requirements for new and retrofitted buildings.

Hosting the International Climate Summit in June, where the Mayor led the creation of a new coalition of cities dedicated to buying renewable energy collectively.

Today, Boston is the top-ranked city for energy policy by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, and rating agencies cite Boston’s climate work in support of the City’s triple-A bond ratings.

The projects outlined in Resilient Boston Harbor will require a number of different funding sources. Mayor Walsh announced that the City of Boston will commit 10 percent of all new capital funding to resilience projects. He called on Boston’s state and federal government partners, as well as the private sector and non-profit and philanthropic stakeholders to join the City in committing to make these necessary investments a reality.

The strategy builds on the City of Boston’s Resilience Strategy. Boston’s resilience strategy is focused on ensuring every resident can reach their full potential regardless of their background, and removing the barriers of systemic racism that hinder Bostonians from having access to opportunities.

Stakeholder Statements of Support:

“We have an economic and moral imperative to act on climate change,” said Senator Edward J. Markey. “This requires leaders at all levels of government and our business sector to work collectively to address the challenges facing our communities. As the Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate’s Climate Change Task Force, I am committed to standing with local leaders, like Mayor Walsh, to be the strong federal partner our residents need as the world continues to warm and sea levels rise.”

“Building a resilient city is a serious challenge in response to a sobering threat, but it also brings enormous opportunity to re-think our relationship to the Harbor and create a world-class waterfront,” said Kathy Abbott, President and CEO of Boston Harbor Now. “We commend Mayor Walsh for seizing this moment to design a waterfront that is more accessible, beautiful, and inclusive than ever before. The urgency of climate change requires all of us to step up and work together like never before.”

“Resilient Boston Harbor will not only strengthen the City against the impacts of climate change, it will create a fantastic urban waterfront, opening up many new opportunities to improve public access to the Harbor,” said Bud Ris, Senior Advisor to the Boston Green Ribbon Commission. “Based on all of the analyses that have been done through Climate Ready Boston so far, this is exactly the kind of approach Boston should be taking. We look forward to continuing our partnership with the City to make Resilient Boston Harbor a reality.”

“Given the urgency needed to address climate change, it is exciting to see the City of Boston put forth such a bold vision for the future,” said Rebecca Herst, the Executive Director of the Sustainable Solutions Lab at UMass Boston, “This is a real opportunity to keep Bostonians safe from flooding and invest in our communities. With strong leadership, driven by scientific research, policy analysis and deep community engagement, we can ensure that all Boston residents, not just those with means, are prepared for climate impacts.”

“I want to thank Mayor Walsh for launching Climate Ready Dorchester,” said District 3 City Councilor Frank Baker. “I look forward to participating in that process and encourage my constituents to get engaged and discuss how we can increase access to our beaches while protecting our homes and roads from future flooding.”

“I applaud Mayor Walsh for his continued efforts to make Boston resilient for future generations,” said State Representative Adrian Madaro. “Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing our City and our planet. The plan announced today will not only protect Boston’s waterfront neighborhoods, but will also improve the quality of life for our residents.”

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