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Sasol embarking on feasibility study on a US gas-to-liquids facility in Louisiana

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A 2004 lifecycle analysis synthesis report prepared by Five Winds International for ConocoPhillips, Sasol Chevron and Shell International Gas concluded that: Total GHG emissions of the GTL system are between 12% less and 11% more than the refinery system, based on varying assumptions and data.

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Cummins Emission Solutions introduces next-gen aftertreatment system EcoFit Single Module

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Since 2004, more than 1 million EcoFit DPFs have been put into use. With key operations in the US, China, India, United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil and South Africa, Cummins Emission Solutions serves both OEM and engine first fit and retrofit customers. Diesel Emissions Heavy-duty'

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The Algorithm that Mapped Omicron Shows a Path Forward

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When Omicron, the now ubiquitous COVID-19 variant, first emerged in South Africa in November, scientists were immediately worried. Only a select few experts are capable of analyzing this esoteric data, and until 2004, they did it mostly in their heads. a splashy paper in the journal Science in July 2004.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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Green.view New on Economist.com An altered political landscape in South Africa (EIU ViewsWire) Apr 28th 2009 Sri Lankas war is close to an end Apr 27th 2009 Does a new virus from Mexico threaten a global pandemic? View all comments (23) Add your comment Comment (23) Recommend (20) E-mail Share Del.icio.us

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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billion) and South Africa ($5.5 The structural challenges needing to be overcome are not simple ones, but are of the sort that have only arisen because of the very success of renewables and their more than two trillion dollars of investment mobilized since 2004. Investment in developing countries, at $131.3 billion), India ($7.4

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

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July, 2009 : A NASA satellite study found that Arctic sea ice had thinned dramatically between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record ( earlier post ). “It has implications for us. We can’t run away from it.

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