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an organization that consists of a group of people who think of new ideas on a particular subject or who give advice about what should be done
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If Trump successfully repeals Biden’s climate law and unravels key regulations, the US will only be able to cut pollution 24-40% below 2005 levels in the next decade, according to the nonpartisan climate think tank Rhodium Group.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) think tank said 369 vessels exported Russian crude oil and oil products last month, of which 206 were shadow tankers, over a quarter of which (28 percent) were at least 20 years old.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Before being elected mayor, Rhodes-Conway was a senior associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center on Wisconsin Strategy — a progressive think tank — and was the managing director of the university's Mayors Innovation Project.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
The Public Policy Institute of California, a think tank that conducts vigorous and objective research into vital state issues, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of retrospective reports.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ella Nilsen, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) think tank said 369 vessels exported Russian crude oil and oil products last month, of which 206 were shadow tankers, over a quarter of which (28 percent) were at least 20 years old.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Before being elected mayor, Rhodes-Conway was a senior associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center on Wisconsin Strategy — a progressive think tank — and was the managing director of the university's Mayors Innovation Project.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
The Public Policy Institute of California, a think tank that conducts vigorous and objective research into vital state issues, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of retrospective reports.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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