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Dimeta and Enerkem collaborate on large scale waste-to-DME projects in Europe and US

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As DME is chemically similar to Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG), it can be blended with it up to 20% and dropped-in to existing LPG supply chains, providing a seamless pathway to reducing emissions from the more than 200 million tonnes of LPG used for energy each year globally.

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ExxonMobil acquires 49.9% stake in Biojet AS

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Biofuels and biofuel components can meet the requirements for advanced fuels under Norwegian, European Union and United Kingdom regulations. Since 2000, ExxonMobil has invested more than $10 billion to research, develop and deploy lower-emission energy solutions. ExxonMobil’s majority-owned affiliate, Imperial Oil Ltd.,

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MIT report finds China’s actions on climate change crucial; argues for global economy-wide greenhouse gas tax

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A new report from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change shows the importance of all major nations taking part in global efforts to reduce emissions—and in particular, finds China’s role to be crucial. With no global policy, the increase in warming is projected to be about 5.5 °C.

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NOAA: May Global Temperature is Warmest on Record; Spring and January-May also Post Record-breaking Temps

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The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for May, March-May (Northern Hemisphere spring-Southern Hemisphere autumn), and the period January-May, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Global highlights for May 2010. Global Highlights for March-May 2010.

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Toyota Global Cumulative Hybrid Sales Top 2M

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Annual global sales of TMC hybrids. As of 31 August 2009, cumulative sales of TMC hybrid passenger vehicles reached 2,014 thousand units and sales of commercial hybrid vehicles reached 2.7 thousand units, for a total of 2,016.9 thousand units. thousand units, for a total of 2,016.9 thousand units.

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The Richer They Get, the More Meat They Eat

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We are told that “much of the world is trending towards plant-based eating,” and it is expected that the global demand for that diet will nearly quintuple between 2016 and 2026. Half a century is surely plenty of time to discern a trend, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has the relevant data.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. But Trek 2000 hardly became a household name. This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000.

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