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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., million (US$12.8

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Study finds biodiesel use in HD trucks in Canada will result in very minimal changes in air quality and health benefits

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vegetable oils and animal fats)—will likely be used to meet a large fraction of the renewable content requirement, the authors note. The study assessed the potential human health implications of the widespread use of biodiesel in Canada compared to those from ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) in 2006 and 2020. —Rouleau et al.

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Research shows clean fuel-use for ships off California coast extremely effective in reducing sulfur dioxide pollution

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The California data were compared to ship-plume measurements made by NOAA near the Port of Houston, Texas in 2006. The data were gathered during the CalNex 2010 field study organized by ARB and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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Energy Biosciences Institute Adds Microbially Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery Project

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A combined effort of all three academic partners in the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) will seek to increase the amount of oil that can be extracted from existing wells by using microbes within their geological habitat to help recover residual oil and enhance production.

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Commercial Shipping Emits Almost Half As Much Particulate Pollution as Total Released by World’s Cars

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During the summer of 2006, Lack and colleagues, aboard the NOAA ship Ronald H. As a result, some ships use “cleaner,” low-sulfur fuels, while others continue to use the high-sulfur counterparts. A 2008 study by Lack’s team focused exclusively on soot.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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The other goal, of course, is the system’s ultimate purpose: to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by channeling funds into cleaner technologies. Offset Quality Initiative, Ensuring Offset Quality (July 2008), available at: [link]. 100% for some agricultural processes. RGGI, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Model Rule , 1/5/07 Final.

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Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

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in a year while not experiencing an economic downturn since California passed AB 32 in 2006. from off-road vehicles, which includes airport ground equipment, construction and mining equipment, industrial equipment and oil drilling equipment. lower than 2008 and 2003, respectively. Now the state must double that each year.