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Swiss company outlines methanol-to-gasoline option for Alaska North Slope gas to state legislature

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billion coal-gasification project, but called off the project in late 2009 due to high capital requirements, the narrow difference between petroleum and natural gas prices and uncertain US energy policy. van Wijk sold Saturn to Methanex in 2000 due to funding issues. Eastman originally bought the plant in 2007 for a $1.6-billion

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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Jacobson first showed in 2000 that black carbon was the second-leading cause of global warming after carbon dioxide in terms of radiative forcing and, in 2002, that its control would be the most effective method of slowing warming. ºC in 2050, as compared to 2000 temperatures. ºC in 2020, and 2.3

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