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California ARB holding public workshop for review of OPGEE crude oil production lifecycle assessment model

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Draft Version A of the Oil Production Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimator (OPGEE), supporting documentation for the model (by Hassan M. Brandt at Stanford), and preliminary estimates of carbon intensity values for crude supplied to California refineries in 2010. elds with a high water-oil ratio). El-Houjeiri and Adam R.

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International study finds heat stress to Caribbean corals in 2005 worst on record, coral reefs suffered record losses

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Coral reefs suffered record losses as a consequence of high ocean temperatures in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean in 2005 according to the most comprehensive documentation of basin-scale bleaching to date. 2010) Caribbean Corals in Crisis: Record Thermal Stress, Bleaching, and Mortality in 2005. Mark Eakin, Ph.D.,

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Study finds massive flux of gas, in addition to liquid oil, at BP well blowout in GOM

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The Macondo Well blowout discharged not only liquid oil, but also hydrocarbon gases, such as methane and pentane, which were deposited in the water column. In the supplementary online materials , the researchers provide high-definition photographic evidence of the oil and ice-like gas hydrate flakes in the plume waters.

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Encana challenges EPA draft Pavillion groundwater report

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On 9 December, EPA released a draft analysis of data from its Pavillion, Wyoming ground water investigation, indicating that ground water in the aquifer contains compounds likely associated with gas production practices, including hydraulic fracturing. Therefore, this area does not have a large continuous aquifer.

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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Reaches Milestone in Deploying New ESBWR

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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has completed its submittal of the design certification document for the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor ( ESBWR ) to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)—a key milestone in deploying the new advanced nuclear reactor design. Earlier post.).

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NOAA Arctic Report Card finds Arctic entering into new phase: warmer, greener, and less ice

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An international team of scientists who monitor the rapid changes in the Earth’s northern polar region say that the Arctic is entering a new state, one with warmer air and water temperatures, less summer sea ice and snow cover, and a changed ocean chemistry. C) greater than the 1981-2010 baseline period.

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Explosion and Fire on GOM Deepwater Drilling Rig

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The incident occurred April 20, 2010 at approximately 10:00 p.m. A Coast Guard MH-65C dolphin rescue helicopter and crew document the fire aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, while searching for survivors 21 April 2010. An explosion and fire on Transocean Ltd.’s Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.