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NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The sustainable energy NGO Energy Vision released a new joint assessment of the US renewable natural gas (RNG) industry, performed on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. 

The assessment consists of a database of current and projected RNG projects. It shows rapid growth in RNG capacity and production nationwide, with the number of U.S. RNG projects rising 42% from early 2019 through 2020, including 157 RNG production facilities now operating (up 78% from 2019), 76 projects under construction (up 100%), and 79 projects in planning.  Currently operating facilities have a production capacity of over 59 million MMBtu (the equivalent of over 459 million gallons of diesel) — a 30% increase since 2019. With 155 new RNG projects either planned or under construction or, capacity should continue to rise rapidly.

Renewable natural gas (RNG) is made by capturing and refining biogases (mostly methane) emitted by decomposing organic wastes such as food waste, farm manure and municipal wastewater.  According to Argonne National Laboratory’s GREET model, RNG produced from anaerobic digestion of food waste or dairy and hog manure is net carbon-negative over its lifecycle, including production, transport and use. 

That means making and using RNG results in lower atmospheric GHG than if it were never produced in the first place. RNG can be used in virtually all the same applications, and stored and transported in the same infrastructure, as fossil natural gas. Recent studies estimate the U.S. could produce enough RNG to displace 10% of current domestic fossil natural gas production, or close to 25% of diesel fuel in transportation. 

«RNG is a powerful tool for reducing climate impacts in high-emissions, difficult-to-decarbonize sectors like transportation, manufacturing, and various thermal applications,» said Energy Vision president Matt Tomich, «and it can also reduce climate impacts of the natural gas industry itself.»  

«RNG can decarbonize a significant share of the energy consumed by heavy-duty vehicles and other users of geologic natural gas today, with little or no change required to existing infrastructure,» said Marianne Mintz, Principal Transportation Systems Analyst at Argonne National Laboratory. «This realization is fueling growth in the number and average capacity of projects producing RNG, in the range of markets into which it is being introduced, and in overall demand for the fuel.»   

The full version of this release is posted here.

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PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Retail sales increased 3% in the week ending December 12 compared to the same week last year, and combined with the 9 prior weeks, holiday 2020 has shown 2% year-over-year dollar sales growth, reports The NPD Group.1 Additionally, NPD’s early indicator data shows unit sales for the week declined -5% year over year. The continued divergence of dollar and unit comps is the result of higher-priced items being sold at retail and decreased promotional activity.

NPD’s Checkout data from receipts highlights the changes in shopping activity across the total retail industry due to COVID-19. While in-store purchase activity still lags last year (-7% in the second week of December), the strong growth in online purchasing (+33% vs. last year) has pushed overall omnichannel buying activity up +3% vs. the same week last year. This week was the first time we’ve seen two consecutive weeks of total purchase activity outpace last year’s performance.

«The final holiday push has arrived, but in 2020 the days seem to blur together, and it’s clear consumers still have shopping to do,» said Marshal Cohen, NPD’s chief industry advisor, retail. «Now officially past comfortable shipping deadlines, last minute shoppers will be forced to look to physical retail stores for those remaining holiday gifts. While the arrival of the vaccine is likely to make consumers feel a little merrier, rising COVID-19 case counts will make BOPUS and curbside pick-up options more important than they have been all season,»

Who is the last minute shopper?

• According to NPD’s annual Holiday Purchase Intentions Study, 17% of consumers didn’t plan to start shopping until after Cyber Week, and 4% of planned to wait till the last minute to start their holiday shopping.
• In terms of finishing shopping, 36% of holiday shoppers planned to be done by early December, but 18% said they are usually shopping until the last minute.
• Late shoppers have the greatest concern for their own finances and the economy, evident in planned spending:

Average planned holiday spending for this year, based on when holiday shoppers planned to begin shopping.
Before Thanksgiving: $876
Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Black Friday Weekend/Cyber Monday: $680
December: $448

• Late season shoppers want to give physical gifts –they are less likely than earlier season shoppers to buy gift cards and intangibles, and virtually none planned to buy subscriptions as gifts.

Delivery options
In the past 8 months:

• 73% of consumers made an in-store purchase
• 72% made an online purchase for delivery
• 34% made an online purchase for in-store pick-up
• 31% made a purchase for curbside pick-up

Consumers from higher-income households are more likely to choose to buy online for pick-up in store (BOPUS) or curbside. 3

Looking back at Cyber Week, purchases began to look a lot more like presents.
The hottest categories during Cyber Week began to look more like gifts than the tissues, paper towels, and hand cleaners that were on the list during the week of Black Friday.

Top 10 YOY Growth Categories – Cyber Week 2020*
General Merchandise2, week ending December 5, 2020 vs. week ending December 6, 2019
1 – LCD TVs
2 – Sport Lifestyle Footwear
3 – Monitors
4 – Sports Toys
5 – Video Games Hardware
6 – Biography & Autobiography Books
7 – VR/AR Hardware & Accessories
8 – Fashion Dolls/Accessories & Role Play
9 – Handheld Specialty Cleaning Appliances
10 – Heaters

For more information, or to speak with Marshal Cohen, contact Janine Marshall at janine.marshall@npd.com, and check NPD’s special holiday coverage and follow #NPDHoliday on Twitter to see the latest insights across retail.

1 Source: The NPD Group/Point-of-Sale Early Indicator Report, NPD Universe, WE December 12, 2020
2 Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service, apparel, athletic footwear, beauty, Blu-ray/DVD, office supplies, small appliances, technology, toys, video games.
3 Source: The NPD Group/Omnibus, November 2020 (survey fielded December 1-7, 2020)
*Seasonal Category Tracking is based on a subset of industries available weekly at a category level.

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ELMHURST, Ill., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Your York Team Ticket successfully filed its paperwork December 14th as the slated candidates for the 2021 Consolidated Elections. They won their nominations during the township caucus at the American Legion Banquet Hall on December 1, 2020.

At the socially-distanced caucus, township residents voted for Supervisor John Valle of Oakbrook Terrace, Clerk candidate Tony Cuzzone of Elmhurst (currently serving as a Township Trustee), Assessor Deanna Wilkins of Lombard and Highway Commissioner Dick Schroeder of Lombard to continue to serve township residents. Trustee Rae Rupp Srch of Villa Park and Jeff Mussatto of Elmhurst were nominated for a second term, while Erica Militello of Lombard and Anthony Pacilli of Lombard joined the ticket as first-time trustee candidates.

«I am honored to be nominated to run for another term as York Township Supervisor,» Valle stated. «The Your York Team and I will work tirelessly to continue to earn the trust of residents, continue transparency and accountability, maintain fiscal responsibility and continue to improve our senior services.»

Assessor Deanna Wilkins said, «I am excited to be a part of a team that draws from many different personal and professional backgrounds. Our team understands that York Township residents deserve a small, accessible, responsive, and cost-effective township government that achieves this while claiming less than two percent of the entire real estate tax bill.» said Assessor Deanna Wilkins after Tuesdays caucus.

Priorities for the Your York Team Ticket include continuing to implement technologies that provide greater access to services for residents, expanding food pantry operations to serve more people in this time of tremendous need, and ensuring that seniors in York Township receive proper care and can safely access programs while mitigating the risks of COVID-19. The Your York Team Ticket plans to deliver on these ideas and more all while maintaining a balanced budget.

The York Township caucus took necessary COVID-19 precautions to ensure the safety of all caucus-goers.

The Consolidated General Election will be held on April 6, 2021. All elected township positions serve four-year terms.

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Daniel Szczesny, Coattail Digital Media, +1 7735546052, info@coattaildigital.com

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LUSAKA, Zambia, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — On 18 December, the President of the Republic of Zambia His Excellency Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu presented the Government’s 2020-2023 Economic Recovery Plan (ERP) at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka. The Economic Recovery Plan addresses key economic challenges Zambia is facing as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and a plunge in global commodity prices. The plan provides a roadmap for far-reaching economic reforms to achieve growth, prosperity and sustainable public debt levels.

The Economic Recovery Plan aims to ensure economic growth and financial stability by improving business climate, promoting manufacturing and local industries, especially, agriculture, tourism, mining and energy and reducing poverty and inequality through targeted social programmes. The plan is based on five key pillars:

• restoring macroeconomic financial stability;
• attaining fiscal and debt sustainability;
• restoring economic growth and diversification;
• dismantling of arrears;
• bolstering social protection programmes.

In the Plan, the Government has set a number of macroeconomic goals to reach financial and economic stability in the coming years as follows:

• Attaining real GDP growth rate of above 3% by 2022
• Reducing the fiscal deficit to no more than 9% in 2021, no more than 6.1% in 2022 and no more than 4.9% of GDP in 2023
• Increasing domestic revenue to not less than an average of 18% of GDP over the period 2021 to 2023
• Reducing and maintaining inflation within the 6-8% range by 2023
• Raising international reserves to at least 3 months of import cover by 2023
• Significantly dismantling domestic arrears and curtail their accumulation
• Reducing the pace of debt accumulation and ensuring sustainability in the next 3 to 5 years.

The President announced the strong commitment of the country’s leadership to delivering structural reforms and ensuring transparency in communication with all stakeholders. «Our economy has been hit very hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. We are determined to bring our economy back on its feet, stabilise our public finances and embark on an ambitious reforms programme to ensure a more prosperous and more economically resilient future for Zambia,» President Lungu said.

He outlined some of the main reforms the country is planning to undertake: «In order for the policy measures of the Economic Recovery Programme to succeed, there is need for the country to undertake key structural and legal reforms such as the (i) comprehensive reform of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) to improve efficiency and make it more cost effective to respond to the needs of the beneficiaries; (ii) appraisal of capital projects through the Public Investment Board before inclusion in the national budget in order to improve value for money and return on investment; (iii) debt management reforms to enhance transparency in debt management and increase parliamentary oversight in borrowing activities; (iv) fuel procurement reforms to ensure that fuel pricing remains cost reflective and prevent further accumulation of fuel arrears; (v) electricity sub-sect reforms to comprehensively review all processes in ZESCO and the industry as a whole with a view to promote efficiency; (vi) enhancing the financial viability and performance of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in order to increase their contribution to the economy; (vii) reducing on human contact and increasing transparency , efficiency, security and compliance in collection of non-tax revenues by utilising ICT solutions under the Government Service Bus.»

«This is the first time in history that Zambia has developed such an ambitious and far-reaching economic plan. Implementation is key for success, and this Recovery Plan has meticulously thought-through steps for the implementation of each outlined reform,» the President said.

Minister of Finance Bwalya N’gandu added: «The Recovery plan provides a solid basis for engaging with our multilateral partners, including the IMF, international bondholders and other creditors as well as our bilateral partners. I am confident that this reform agenda will ensure Zambia’s return to sustainable debt levels, stable economic growth and a resilient financial system.»

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NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Dexwet Capital Partners, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dexwet Holdings Corporation (Dexwet Air Filters), today announced that it is commencing a general solicitation Regulation D offering to a select group of accredited investors pursuant to Rule 506(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the «Securities Act»). Dexwet is an air filter manufacturing and technology company whose patented «Pure Air Filter» is used on European standard heat radiators and will be available for US standard exchange vents for both home and commercial use. It provides a clean, safe air environment by filtering any dust particle, from raw particles down to nano-fine dust particles. The DEXWET filter technology has been tested by a European Air Filtration expert to be highly effective against airborne pathogens including Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Company will take measures to get necessary approval from U.S. regulators once the Pure Air Filter becomes available in the U.S.

The funds raised will be used to establish a U.S. factory and create brand awareness to license the protective air filtration technology into existing products that would require clean pure air for machines, as well as humans, to function in fine-dust particle-free and pathogen-free environments respectively.

«Dexwet Air Filters provides safe, clean air environments for humans and machines and has been doing so for over 15 years in Europe,» said Gregory Scott Newsome, Chief Financial Officer and Board Director of Dexwet Air Filters. «We are excited to extend the opportunity and experience of breathing pure, clean air by making our products available in the U.S. market with the funds we raise from the Regulation D Offerings.»

This Offering will be in the form of a Preferred Unit with a total offering of 6,800 units which will be priced at $10,000 per unit, with a dividend of 5.75%, with additional participation on the Net Annual Income. The terms of the Preferred Units will have a liquidation term for 3 years, with a minimum of 2 years, and an ability to extend to a further 2 years, totaling 5 years, under which the holder would receive the return of the applicable price paid per unit. The Preferred Units will be non-voting.

The Preferred Units will not be registered under the Securities Act and can only be purchased in the Offering by accredited investors in accordance with the applicable rules and provisions under Regulation D of the Securities Act.

The minimum subscription amount for the Preferred Units will be $10,000. The minimum aggregate amount for this Offering will be $2 million. The maximum aggregate amount of this Offering is anticipated to be approximately 6,800 units of Preferred Units, totaling approximately $68 million in gross proceeds.

In addition, the Company reserves the right to cancel or modify this Offering at any time or to reject subscriptions for Preferred Units in whole or in part. Subscription payments will be collected and held in Escrow until the closing.  In the event that a subscription is rejected, the subscription payment will be promptly returned by the Escrow Agent.

Dexwet Holdings Corporation COO, Clemens Sparowitz; CFO, Gregory Scott Newsome; and Board Director & Audit Committee Chair, Kosala Heengama will be available to provide information about this Offering. To reach the Company, please call (646) 452-7157, visit the website at www.dexwetholdings.com, or email  info@dexwetholdings.com, to receive a Confidential Offering Memorandum, Subscription Agreement, and the forms for the Preferred Units, and other relevant documents, as well as administrative and procedural information relating to the requirements for validation of «accredited investor» status.  Please visit our website www.dexwetholdings.com which will also have online company representatives to answer any questions you may have.

About Dexwet Holdings Corporation
Dexwet Air Filters is a sustainable U.S. American air filter and filter technology company, specialized in the development and commercialization of the patented wet air filter technology. Dexwet filters are durable, high quality and can be easily reused multiple times. Dexwet’s first patent filed in 2000, was originally developed to effectively mitigate fine dust particles. Today, Dexwet’s focus has shifted to mitigating airborne pathogens, including COVID-19.

Dexwet Holdings Corporation is the Holding Company which fully owns all four subsidiary companies. Dexwet Capital Partners, LLC is a US company formed in Delaware. DCP is a special purpose entity created to facilitate the Regulation D capital raise.

Dexwet International AG is an Austrian company based out in Vienna. DIAG manages sales in Europe and currently holds over 60 global patents included the cutting-edge Wet Air Filter technology used in «Pure Air Filters», capable of filtering particles up to fine-dust and all kinds of known pathogens including COVID-19. DIAG also owns the global IP rights for the filter technology and Technology and Branding Licensing for the Europe region.

Dexwet Technologies Limited is a company based out of Hong Kong. DTL licenses Dexwet’s IP Technology globally, excluding Europe.

Dexwet Brand Management Limited is a company based out of Hong Kong. DBML is responsible for branding licensing globally, excluding Europe.

Disclaimer

The Preferred Units will be offered only to «accredited investors» in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Rule 506(c) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The Preferred Units, have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold without registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities or blue sky laws and foreign securities laws.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, nor shall there be any sales of the Preferred Units in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sales would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

Statements made in this news release contain are forward-looking statements.  Words such as «expect,» «believe,» «intend,» «design,» «plan,» «continue,» «may,» «will,» «anticipate,» and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement. Specifically, there are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, such as risks related to the Company’s ability to produce, market and sell their products, uncertainties about the timely performance of third parties, risks related to whether the Company’s products will be accepted for their safety and effectiveness, and other risks. Additional information on the foregoing risk factors and other factors, including Risk Factors, which could affect the Company’s results, is included in its Confidential Offering Memorandum.  You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or developments, except as required by securities laws.

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