https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_air_capture
"M.I.A. attributes much of her success to the "homeless, rootlessness" of her early life.
Due to her and her family being displaced from Sri Lanka because of the Civil War, M.I.A. has become a refugee icon.
The EMP Museum's 2008 Pop Conference featured paper submissions and discussions on M.I.A. presented on the theme of "Shake, Rattle: Music, Conflict, and Change."
She has used networking sites such as Twitter and MySpace to discuss and highlight the human rights abuses and war crimes that Sri Lanka is accused of perpetrating against Tamils, citing news articles, human rights group reports, government reports, her own experiences as a child and on her return to the island in 2001 to support calls for a ceasefire.
M.I.A. has also used a great deal of tiger print and imagery, a symbol for the Tamil Tigers in both album artwork and music videos, such as seen in "Galang".
Being the only Tamil widely known in Western media, M.I.A. has discussed how she feels a responsibility to represent the Tamil minority"
"She has been accused of being a "terrorist sympathiser" and "LTTE supporter" by the Sri Lankan government, even by public figures such as Oprah Winfrey, as was stated in a Rolling Stone magazine article, where the singer recalled their exchange:
"She shut me down. She took that photo of me, but she was just like, 'I can't talk to you because you're crazy and you're a terrorist.'
And I'm like, 'I'm not. I'm a Tamil and there are people dying in my country and you have to like look at it because
you're fucking Oprah
and every American told me you're going to save the world.'"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(rapper)
"His sales were boosted during the United States' abortive experiment with prohibition, and he was apparently able to do so while staying within the confines of both Canadian law, where prohibition laws had been previously repealed, and American law.
His renamed company, Seagram Co. Ltd., became an international distributor of alcoholic beverages, and a diversified conglomerate which included an entertainment branch.
Under his leadership, in the 1950s the Seagram company developed a headquarters in New York City, the Seagram Building.
Because of changes to US tax law in the Lyndon Johnson administration, it became advantageous for Bronfman to purchase an oil company, which he did with the purchase of
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company in 1963 for $50 million.
In 1980, the Bronfman heirs sold the Texas Pacific Oil holdings to Sun Oil Co. for $2.3 billion.
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Sunoco LP
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is an American master limited partnership organized under Delaware state laws and headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Dating back to 1886, the company has transitioned from a
vertically integrated energy company to a distributor of fuels and operator of midstream services.
It was previously engaged in oil, natural gas exploration and production, refining, chemical manufacturing, and retail fuel sales, but divested these businesses.
Products
Fuel
Diesel fuel
Jet fuel
Heating oil
Lubricants
Kerosene
Propane
Chemicals
Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Additives
CardLock
Ethanol
Renewable Fuels
Asphalt
Ammonia
Butane
Crude Oil
'Its current operational focus dates back to 2018 when it divested the non–core convenience store operations to 7-Eleven for $3.2 billion, which allowed for Sunoco LP to improve its financial position"
As of 2024, the company distributes over 8 billion gallons of fuel
across more than 40 U.S. states and territories,making it one of the largest independent fuel distributors in the United States. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Bronfman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Bronfman
"Benjamin Zachary Bronfman (born August 6, 1982) is an American businessman and musician.
Bronfman is a founding partner and board member of Global Thermostat, a direct air capture company that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Bronfman met British rapper M.I.A. in 2008.
They became engaged and M.I.A. gave birth to their son on February 13, 2009.
In February 2012, it was announced that the two had separated. "
(Son Oil )
"He has served on the boards of the following non-profit organizations: Pioneer Works, Liberty Science Center, Americans for Safe Access, and 15 Percent Pledge.
In 2017, Bronfman fought Kweku Mandela in a charity boxing match in London to raise awareness and funds against animal poaching."
"Bronfman received a Grammy nomination for Best rap song for his collaborative contribution to Kanye West's single "New Slaves" featured on the album Yeezus.
He co-produced the track "Monster" which was included on Kanye West's Grammy Award-winning album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Bronfman is the founder of Green Owl, which claims to be the world's first sustainability-focused record label. "
"An industrial hip hop, political rap, and gothic rock song with electro and heavy metal elements, the production of "New Slaves" is minimalist and based on synths.
The song samples "Gyöngyhajú lány" by Omega and "HBA War" by Dutch E Germ. Lyrically, West discusses racial politics as he connects black people's wealth classes to how consumerism holds them back.
The song received widespread acclaim from music critics, who mostly highlighted West's lyrical message about racism.
Some commended the style of the industrial production and saw it as an album highlight, while a few critics praised Ocean's contributions.
The song was listed as one of the best tracks of 2013 by multiple publications, including Complex and Paste. At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, it received a nomination for Best Rap Song."
"In a 2014 interview with Zach Baron of GQ, West recalled having engaged in around 30 meetings where he was advised to
"Stay in your place".
West elaborated that the conversations encouraged to "Stay in your box"
and not go outside of his creative reach, to which moved him to create tracks such as
"New Slaves" and "Blood on the Leaves" for Yeezus, ideally setting out
"a protest in music".
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"Direct air capture (DAC) is the use of chemical or physical processes to extract carbon dioxide directly from the ambient air.
If the extracted CO2 is then sequestered in safe long-term storage (called direct air carbon capture and sequestration (DACCS),
the overall process will achieve carbon dioxide removal and be a "negative emissions technology" (NET)."
"DAC relying on amine-based absorption demands significant water input.
It was estimated, that to capture 3.3 gigatonnes of CO2 a year would require
300 km3 of water, or
4% of the water used for irrigation."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_air_capture
"Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. Department of Energy will invest $3.5 billion in four direct air capture hubs.
According to the agency, the hubs have the potential to capture at least 1 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually from the atmosphere.
Once captured, the CO2 will be permanently stored in a geologic formation."
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