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Other successful initiatives—highlighted in Ford’s 13th annual Sustainability Report—include reductions in water use, waste-to-landfill and CO 2 emissions as well as improvements in vehicle fuel economy and safety.

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Its sensors include hydrophones that can listen to marine life, as well as environmental sensors to measure water temperature, salinity, turbidity, and weather conditions. Today, Open Ocean has more than two dozen full-time employees, plus contractors and part-time staff, bringing the total to just over 30. kilometers per hour. “We

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JULY 11, 2009

New Envisat images released by the European Space Agency (ESA) highlight the dramatic retreat of the Aral Sea’s shoreline from 2006 to 2009. This animation shows the shrinkage from 2006 to 2009. As visible in the Envisat images, the eastern lobe retreated substantially between 2006 and 2009. 1964 , Argon satellite photo.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Hydrogen is necessary in the upgrading of oil sands bitumen into synthetic crude, but it is a costly and carbon-intensive part of the process, given current hydrogen production technologies. The Molten Salt Catalyzed Gasification process has been under development at INL since 2006. will receive a $C1.5-million Background.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Butamax and Highwater have entered into definitive agreements for license of Butamax’s patented corn oil separation technology, which is an integral part of a full retrofit to biobutanol production and can also be installed independently as a first phase of the conversion. Additionally, Butamax has reached agreement with Fagen Inc.

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JULY 31, 2019

Established in 2006, Circa Group converts waste biomass into bio-based chemicals with its proprietary Furacell process at its prototype plant in Tasmania—a joint venture with Norske Skog. The Furacell process takes lignocellulosic material and uses a combination of catalysts and heat to form LGE, biochar and water. Sherwood, J.,

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JULY 10, 2017

According to the complaint, from in or about 2006 until in or about November 2015, Pamio led a team of engineers responsible for designing emissions control systems to meet emissions standards, including for nitrogen oxides (NO x ), for diesel vehicles in the US. Beginning in or about 2006, Audi was designing the new 3.0

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MAY 28, 2009

From 2004 to 2006, Schuur and his team used radiocarbon dating, a technique typically used to determine the age of artifacts, to track the movement of old organic carbon accumulated within the soils and permafrost at an Alaskan site. Permafrost. Major northeastern cities are directly in the path of the greatest rise.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Recent warm summers further accelerated the mass loss to 273 Gt per year (1 Gt is the mass of 1 cubic kilometer of water), in the period 2006-2008, which represents 0.75 The Greenland ice sheet contains enough water to cause a global sea level rise of seven metres. mm of global sea level rise per year.

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This is BP’s third discovery in recent years in the emerging Paleogene trend in the Gulf of Mexico, following Kaskida in 2006 and Tiber in 2009. The Gila discovery was made by an exploration well on Keathley Canyon Block 93, about 300 miles (483 miles) southwest of New Orleans, in approximately 4,900 feet (1,494 meters) of water.

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JUNE 23, 2013

Enbridge first responders with equipment are on-site at the Line 37 spill and have installed booms which has contained product at the site and the local water bodies. There have been no reports of harm to wildlife at this point.

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

Central Pacific Ocean surface temperatures have now exceeded temperatures observed during 2002-2003 and 2006-2007 events, and are approaching temperatures observed during the 1997-1998 season. Trade winds are also weaker than normal across the Pacific, reducing heat discharge from ocean water. many parts of the world.

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JANUARY 7, 2015

When there is a significant decline as in the current case of the oil price level, this is accompanied, not always immediately, by a fall in costs in relevant parts of the goods and services sector. The effect of this reduction partially offsets the loss of revenue caused by the drop in oil prices, Petrobras said.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

The lead emission average at our Shanghai facility is about 1/7 of Chinese national standard; furthermore, our lead discharge through waste water treatment facility average is about 1/10 of Chinese national standard.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Being part of a team that is providing care to patients who have been traditionally not served well by our existing health system is a privilege.” The imported machines couldn’t withstand Malawi’s heat, dust, and humidity, and they couldn’t be repaired because the country lacked parts and trained technicians.

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MAY 5, 2010

is a privately owned company founded in 2006. It recently made a series of announcements including the award of a $25 million grant from the Department of Energy as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to build a facility in concert with its partner on the project, The Dow Chemical Company. Algenol Biofuels Inc.

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MARCH 20, 2010

The previous record was 2005/2006 which was 3.9 °C Some areas, including parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario had 60% less precipitation then normal. The national precipitation rankings are therefore often skewed by the northern departures and do not represent rankings for the volume of water falling on the country.

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APRIL 19, 2012

Under the terms of the agreement, Ameren Missouri will become part of and. The Westinghouse SMR is a 225 MWe integral pressurized water reactor (PWR), with all primary components located inside of the reactor vessel. —Westinghouse Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President Dr. Kate Jackson.

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MAY 6, 2009

PNNL has tested the gasifier with terrestrial plants, kelp and water hyacinths. After condensation, the water enriched with dissolved carbon dioxide is recycled to the growth ponds to accelerate growth of the next generation of biomass while reducing emissions to nearly zero. Part A, pp 563-566. doi: 10.1002/bbb.74.

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JUNE 27, 2012

The Bakken formation’s output has grown from a few barrels in 2006 to 530,000 a day in December 2011. Hydraulic fracturing is increasingly perceived as contributing to water and land contamination, causing natural gas infiltration into fresh water aquifers, and even triggering earthquakes. shale oil production.

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MARCH 5, 2010

million square kilometer area which encompasses the Laptev, East Siberian and Russian part of the Chuckchi seas—was long thought to be an impermeable barrier sealing in methane. In September 2006, they flew a helicopter over the same area, taking air samples at up to 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) in the atmosphere. Natalia Shakhova.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The growth in hydrous ethanol, which uses a blend of 94-95% ethanol to 5-6% water, rapidly increased during the 1980s, with consumption peaking in 1989. water content in it and Gasoline C, or E25, which is a mixture of 75% Gasoline A and 25% in volume of anhydrous ethanol (AEAC) with a maximum of 0.4% As used in this section and Sec.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

The new solar park is an integral part of Volkswagen’s worldwide sustainability strategy, which includes generating more power within the Group from renewable energy sources, said Volkswagen Group Officer for the Environment, Energy and New Business Areas, Wolfram Thomas. 25% less energy and water consumption, waste and emissions.

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JUNE 28, 2023

People were really interested in clean air and clean water, so I decided there would always be interest in the environment,” Crawford says. As part of that effort, she installed and operated a receiving station to acquire and analyze data from the U.S. Then you are part of a community.”

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MARCH 11, 2014

From March 2006 he was engaged in Plug-in Hybrid vehicle planning and development, and, in 2007, became planning and development leader for the Prius Plug-in project. The FCV Concept also uses the current hybrid system’s electric motor, power control unit and other parts and components to improve reliability and minimize cost, Tanaka said.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Compared to 2005-2006, it has probably doubled its presence. The other part of the story is China’s dramatic jump in renewable energy production. Another major shift is that China has become a voracious energy importer, especially of coal and liquefied natural gas. There are bright spots in the data on China’s environment.

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MARCH 24, 2010

A 2006 study by Wahr and Velicogna using the GRACE satellite indicated that Greenland lost roughly 684 cubic kilometers (164 cubic miles) of ice from April 2004 to April 2006—more than the volume of water in Lake Erie. Air temperatures over the Greenland ice sheet have increased by about 2.2 °C

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JULY 18, 2009

The new paper, along with an earlier one by Meehl and colleagues, shows that as the sun reaches maximum activity, it heats cloud-free parts of the Pacific Ocean enough to increase evaporation, intensify tropical rainfall and the trade winds, and cool the eastern tropical Pacific. —NCAR scientist Gerald Meehl, lead author.

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JUNE 24, 2009

Announced in November 2006, as part of IBM’s investment in 10 new businesses generated by InnovationJam, Big Green Innovations has concentrated its efforts on water management, alternative energy and carbon management. 2006) Rechargeable Li 2 O 2 Electrode for Lithium Batteries. Almaden Institute. Takeshi Ogasawara et al.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

The study is being commissioned as part of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group consortium ( earlier post ). Halophytes thrive in arid land and can be irrigated with sea water, making them suitable for biofuel development; Abu Dhabi is thus a viable location for conducting a lifecycle-analysis study on the plants.

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JULY 31, 2009

Potential applications of xGnP include: Lighter, more fuel-efficient aircraft and car parts, and stronger wind turbines, medical implants and sports equipment. Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplatelets (xGnP) A Carbon Nanotube Alternative for Modifying the Properties of Polymers and Composites (Drzal, 2006). Lawrence Drzal.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Losses of tropical and temperate mountain glaciers affecting perhaps 20-25% of the human population in terms of drinking water, irrigation and hydro-power. The loss of ice from West Antarctica is estimated to have increased by 60% in the decade to 2006, and by 140% from the Antarctic Peninsula in the same period.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

On October 19th, seven solar PV manufacturers filed a federal trade dispute claiming China is dumping solar panels in the US below their own manufacturing cost, which likely in part, explains the 40 percent decrease in panels. Unfortunately, for Evergreen and Solyndra, that filing is too late.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Specific 2030 goals related to parts, products, and company-managed facilities and operations are: Reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions from facilities and operations by 50% (science-based target). Create a circular lifecycle plan for every part to use less, use better, use again.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

Secondary recovery techniques generally injecting water or gas to displace oil and drive it to a production wellbore, resulting in the recovery of 20 to 40% of the original oil in place. During primary production, natural reservoir pressure or gravity pushes oil into the wellbore. Jaramillo et al.

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MARCH 8, 2009

We define “green&# by the use of renewable energy, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the savings of energy currently wasted, the most sustainable and conservation-minded water policies, and the most prudent and efficient use of recycling and waste management principles. 3. Water Conservation. Mission of Task Force.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Features of the pack include an automatic watering system controlled with a proprietary on-board timer circuit; forced air cooling during driving and discharging cycles; and automatic low voltage shutdown during operations. These trucks will be deployed as a zero emissions alternative to fossil fuel-powered yard tractors, or “hostlers.”.

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