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Back in March, Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy organization disbanded its energy policy team, cutting dozens of staffers. Now, some of them have founded a new organization, the nonprofit Clean Economy Project.
Similar to Breakthrough Energy, the organization is betting that clean energy can beat fossil fuels on cost, if not today then in the near future. 
Gates cut Breakthrough’s lobbying group after deciding it wouldn’t make much headway with the Trump administration, according to a New York Times report in March.
CleanEcon, as it’s informally called, is backed by an undisclosed group of more than 10 funders that includes philanthropists and venture capitalists. The team, which is 10 strong, says it has three goals: “building energy projects faster; accelerating innovation to lower costs; and derisking private investment into clean industries,” it said in a press release.
Aliya Haq, who was vice president of U.S. policy and advocacy at Breakthrough Energy for nearly six years, is the organization’s president.
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Quiz 1:
Who recently founded a new nonprofit organization, following the disbandment of Bill Gates's Breakthrough Energy organization?
A. Donald Trump
B. Aliya Haq
C. Jeff Bezos
D. Elon Musk

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Answers:
Quiz 1: B

Quiz 2:
What is the name of the organization founded by Aliya Haq and her team?
A. Clean Economy Project
B. Breakthrough Energy
C. Green Innovations
D. Fossil Future

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Answers:
Quiz 2: A

Quiz 3:
What is the main goal of the Clean Economy Project, according to their press release?
A. To make fossil fuels cheaper than clean energy
B. To continue lobbying the Trump administration on energy policy
C. To build energy projects faster and accelerate innovation to lower costs
D. To increase investment in the fossil fuel industry

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Answers:
Quiz 3: C