Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2009
million tons of methane in the atmosphere at the end of December 2008. 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. Methane levels rose in 2008 for the second consecutive year after a 10-year lull.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 27, 2009
Unusually high temperatures in the Arctic and heavy rains in the tropics likely drove a global increase in atmospheric methane in 2007 and 2008 after a decade of near-zero growth, according to a new study. It was very warm in the Arctic, there was some tropical forest burning, and there was increased rain in Indonesia and the Amazon. —Ed
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 28, 2010
In other words, each batch has a less water and more ethanol, further increasing yield and efficiency. MBK), have been developing a new business scheme using EFB since 2008. Inbicon’s biomass refinery technology and MES’s original technology will be utilized in the demonstration plant.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 27, 2012
This would increase the annual carbon emission to somewhere between 380 and 920 Mt CO 2 e by 2020 depending on water management practices and the extent of plantations. which found that from 2008-2011 69% of palm oil conversion occurred at the expense of peat, even despite the introduction of a moratorium in 2011. Miettinen, J.,
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 29, 2009
as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., July, 2008 : The Australian government published the Garnaut Report, a comprehensive study of the effects of climate change on the country’s economy ( earlier post ).
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 13, 2009
Several studies have shown that biofuel production can be increased without a significant increase in acreage, but the debate has only been made all the more tempestuous by the 2007-2008 world food price crises. Further worries include the impact on water resources. There are concerns too about soil erosion and deforestation.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
Southern Cities See Record Temperatures, Little Water. Buckled train tracks and sagging power lines interrupted much of the city’s passenger train service, and residents were advised to conserve water. We’ve seen blackouts, disruptions to many of our transport systems, greater water consumption and of course, more sleepless nights.”
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