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According to the World Gold Council, official sector gold purchases exceeded 1,000 tonnes in each of the last three years, which is more than double the annual average of the previous decade.
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Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Presently, the Air Force wants to test that concept at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), located 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, as a way of replacing the tonnes of coal that regularly have to be shipped in to power the facility.
—David Szondy
june 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2025
One of the Prize’s five categories, Revive Our Oceans, has helped fund and scale efforts that have restored over 20,000 square kilometers of marine ecosystems and saved or recycled 2.5 million tonnes of water since 2021, William’s office at Kensington Palace says.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 7 June 2025
June 2, 2025 Covering an area of over 300 square kilometers (about 116 square miles), the plant aims at producing up to 600 tonnes of carbon-free hydrogen per day.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Presently, the Air Force wants to test that concept at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), located 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, as a way of replacing the tonnes of coal that regularly have to be shipped in to power the facility.
—David Szondy
june 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2025
One of the Prize’s five categories, Revive Our Oceans, has helped fund and scale efforts that have restored over 20,000 square kilometers of marine ecosystems and saved or recycled 2.5 million tonnes of water since 2021, William’s office at Kensington Palace says.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 7 June 2025
June 2, 2025 Covering an area of over 300 square kilometers (about 116 square miles), the plant aims at producing up to 600 tonnes of carbon-free hydrogen per day.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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