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CO2 and Methane Emissions Continued Rise in 2008 Despite Economic Slump

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parts per million (ppm) increase in 2007. Think of the atmosphere and oceans taking in greenhouse gases as a bathtub filling with more water than the drain can empty, and the drain is very slow. Atmospheric Environment , Volume 43, Issue 12, April 2009, Pages 2084-2086 doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.12.028. David Hofmann.

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. Renault introduced the 1,149cc TCe 100 for Twingo, Clio and Modus in 2007. The combustion is of a higher quality and CO2 emissions are reduced. Click to enlarge.

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US and Japan successfully complete Arctic field trial of gas hydrate production technology using CO2-methane exchange within structure

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The prior longest-duration field test of methane hydrate extraction via depressurization was six days (Japan-Canada 2007/2008 Mallik well testing program). As part of this exchange demonstration, the depressurization phase of the test extended for 30 days.

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Study Finds Controlling Soot May Be Fastest Method to Reduce Arctic Ice Loss and Global Warming; Second-Leading Cause of Global Warming After CO2

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Warming of the air by any chemical, including soot, enhances natural surface emissions of water vapor [e.g., 1990; Anisimov, 2007] and chemical production of ozone in already-polluted locations [Jacobson, 2008b]. Jacobson is a senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment. Dessler et al., Mark Jacobson. Resources.

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Energy Biosciences Institute Adds Microbially Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery Project

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From this basic information ,” he added, “ we hope to develop predictive models of MEHR applicability in various environments, as well as novel technologies to enhance hydrocarbon recovery for fuels. ”. This includes water and rock geochemistry and hydrocarbon composition and will chart the geologic thermal burial history of each sample.

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Marine Scientists Issue Monaco Declaration Calling for Immediate Action to Reduce Ocean Acidification

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Green areas indicate waters supersaturated with aragonite carbonate and favoring shell formation, with darker color indicating more favorable conditions. Red areas are those where waters are under-saturated in aragonite and so hostile to shell formation by marine organisms, with darker color indicating greater under-saturation.

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BMW Outlines Intelligent Heat Management Applications for Reducing Fuel Consumption and CO2; New Thermoelectric Generator Unit Integrated with EGR

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The remaining two-thirds are lost as waste heat going into the environment through the car’s exhaust emissions and through the radiator. Even a highly efficient combustion engine converts only about one-third of the energy in the fuel into traction actually propelling the car.

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