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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. The 10 global sustainability megaforces that may impact business over the next two decades are: Climate Change: This may be the one global megaforce that directly impacts all others. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge.

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DOE Regional Partnership Initiates CO2 Injection in Lignite Coal Seam

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The Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Program was created in 2003 to determine which of numerous sequestration approaches are best suited for different regions of the country. The characterization phase (20032005), which defined opportunities for carbon capture and storage, has been completed.

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New NASA Satellite Survey Reveals Dramatic Arctic Sea Ice Thinning

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In 2003, 62% of the Arctic’s total ice volume was stored in multi-year ice, with 38% stored in first-year seasonal ice. Changes in MY ice export, by itself, do not explain the record minimums in recent years. Yi (2009) Thinning and volume loss of the Arctic Ocean sea ice cover: 2003–2008. Kwok et al. Cunningham, M.

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DOE Regional Partnership Begins Core Sampling for Large-Volume Carbon Sequestration Test

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Geologic carbon sequestration is expected to play an important future role in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change. The characterization phase (20032005) defined opportunities for carbon capture and storage. The validation phase (20052009) generally involves small-scale field tests.

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New Research Tools for Assessing Impacts of Aerosols on Climate

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Creation of this database is a big step forward for researching long-term changes in air pollution and correlating these with climate change. Thus, they conclude, the visibility data provide a valid source from which scientists can study correlations between air pollution and climate change. NASA technique.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009. Batteries not ready.

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Lillian Light Is No Lightweight - The Environmental Lioness of the South Bay is Fired Up, Ready To Go!

Creative Greenius

Our relationship started about a month ago when we spent an evening together carpooling to a UCLA workshop on communication climate change that we both participated in. Then in 2003 we presented a forum on Iraq, “Voices From the Streets.&# Diesel Fuel Emissions: A Public Forum - 2003. I dug Lillian right away.

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