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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

The PEIS does not authorize any G&G activities; rather it establishes a framework for additional mandatory environmental reviews for site-specific actions and identifies broadly-applicable measures governing any future G&G activities. The PEIS also evaluates reasonably foreseeable environmental effects in adjacent state waters.

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JUNE 28, 2011

rise, as 2010 was one of the two warmest. Source: State of the Climate in 2010. Worldwide, 2010 was one of the two warmest years on record, according to NOAA’s just-released 2010 State of the Climate report. Geographical distribution of notable climate anomalies and events occurring around the planet in 2010.

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JUNE 29, 2012

ARB staff will present for public review v1.0 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. Current research suggests that GHG emissions from petroleum production can be quite variable.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

EPA Region 10 issued similar OCS/PSD air permits to Shell in 2010. Those permits were challenged by North Slope communities and environmental groups to the Environmental Appeals Board, which sent the permits back to EPA Region 10 in December 2010. The permits set limits on air pollution from these vessels.

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JULY 21, 2010

On Tuesday, ARB held a public workshop , with EPA’s participation, to discuss the SCR system attributes that will be evaluated during staff’s review of an application for certification. This included long periods of time when the vehicles’ urea tanks were empty or were refilled with water instead of urea.

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MAY 18, 2012

Research and development to refine the technology at lab-scale has been in progress through NAABB since April 2010. Algae usually are grown under dilute cultivation conditions in a typical cell density of less than 1 gram per liter of water (999 parts water to 1 part algae).

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OCTOBER 30, 2010

A new paper in the ACS journal Chemical Reviews examines recent work exploring the use of ionic liquids (IL) in the formation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from biomass. Ionic liquids, water, carbohydrates, a catalyst, etc. Earlier post.) 5-HMF is a promising chemical intermediate for fuels and chemicals. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Issues included water handling and catalytic reactivity and durability. 2010), “Sodium Borohydride Hydrolysis as Hydrogen Generator: Issues, State of the Art and Applicability Upstream from a Fuel Cell,” Fuel Cells , 10: 335–350 doi: 10.1002/fuce.200800171. Millenium Cell liquidated in 2008.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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On 20 August, the Indonesian-flagged 52,400 dwt bulk carrier Nur Allya , loaded with nickel ore, was reported missing in Indonesian waters. In presences of dynamic loading at seas, the loose material on board the vessel tends to be compacted resulting in a decrease of intergranular spaces and increase of water pressure in the pore spaces.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

In a 4-1 vote, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) found NRC staff’s review adequate to make necessary regulatory safety and environmental findings on Southern Nuclear Operating Company’s (SNC) application for two Combined Licenses (COL) at the Vogtle site in Georgia. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 12, 2014

EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) is soliciting proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-14-02 ) that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced by diesel engines and diesel emissions exposure, from fleets operating at marine and inland water ports.

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JULY 22, 2011

The final plan includes components for monitoring air quality, biodiversity, and the next phase of water quality monitoring in the oil sands region. In December, 2010 a Federal Oil Sands Advisory Panel presented a report to the federal. The integrated monitoring plan follows the 2010 recommendations of the panel.

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MARCH 18, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct a comprehensive research study to investigate the potential adverse impact that hydraulic fracturing may have on water quality and public health. million for this peer-reviewed study for FY10 and requesting funding for FY11 in the president’s budget proposal.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The main conclusions of the report include: Compared to emission controls on MY 2010 US diesel trucks, today’s compact aftertreatment systems are 40% lighter, 60% smaller, and substantially less expensive. This has resulted in higher catalyst loading per volume of substrate and led to downsizing of systems from those available in 2010.

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DECEMBER 23, 2011

The AP1000 is a 1,100 megawatt electric pressurized-water reactor that includes passive safety features that would cool down the reactor after an accident without the need for human intervention. NRC’s technical review of the amendment request focused on ensuring the agency’s safety requirements have been met. Earlier post.)

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Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) made final investment decision (FID) to advance the Appomattox deep-water development in the ultra-deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The Appomattox project is located 80 miles offshore (129 kilometers) from the nearest shoreline in Louisiana, in approximately 7,200 feet (2,195 meters) of water.

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MARCH 29, 2011

Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation and IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN) have extended their Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in the field of pyrolysis oil upgrading with the aim to produce second generation biofuels, announced in June 2010 ( earlier post ) to July 2011. The process is patent pending.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The KPMG study, “Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World”, explores issues such as climate change, energy and fuel volatility, water availability and cost and resource availability, as well as population growth spawning new urban centers. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge. billion by 2032.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

However, the two conclude in their review, substantial advances in catalyst, electrolyte, and reactor design are needed to enable CO 2 utilization via electrochemical conversion a technology that can help address climate change and shift society to renewable energy sources. Current research efforts in the electrochemical conversion of CO 2.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

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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JUNE 8, 2018

The Tesla was subsequently involved in collisions with a 2010 Mazda 3 and a 2017 Audi A4. A preliminary review of the Tesla’s recorded performance data showed: The Autopilot system was engaged on four separate occasions during the 32-minute trip, including continuous operation for the last 18 minutes and 55 seconds prior to the crash.

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It seems only a couple of months ago I reported on my experience traveling from Cincinnati to Nashville to purchase the 2010 BMW Z4, thus satisfying a used convertible car search that lasted for a year and a half. For full driving notes have a look at the review from last May.& The front struts had small leaks started on them.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Prototype sodium silicate hydrogen generation system as presented earlier this year at DOE merit review. Sodium silicides rapidly liberate hydrogen from water (or water solutions) leaving sodium silicate, a benign common industrial chemical. NaSi and NaSG Powder Hydrogen Fuel Cells (SiGNa Chemistry, US DOE Merit Review 2009).

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AUGUST 3, 2010

The authors of the report “An Assessment of the Energy Return on Investment (EROI) of Oil Shale,” Dr. Cutler Cleveland and Peter O’Connor at Boston University, reviewed the existing literature on the energy return on investment (EROI) for oil shale to reach their conclusions. Click to enlarge. Cleveland and O’Connor. Cleveland and O’Connor.

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DECEMBER 4, 2011

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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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

It should be noted that none of these values explicitly consider local factors promoting GHG emission other than water depth (e.g., The University of Leicester researchers carried out the first comprehensive literature review of the scale of greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations on tropical peatland in Southeast Asia.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

similar to that of the Deepwater Horizon in 2010— thereby reducing environmental damage and buying valuable time for engineers to develop a permanent solution to seal the well. At water depths of between 100m and 3,048m (328ft to 10,000ft). Capping device key facts. To various points of the subsea stack.

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MARCH 22, 2010

The FY 2010 EaSM solicitation will be supported by the following funding levels: 1) about $30 million from NSF; 2) about $10 million from DOE; and 3) about $9 million from USDA. This solicitation is the first solicitation for the five-year EaSM program, which will run from FY 2010 to FY 2014.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Today Salazar also identified four Wind Energy Areas offshore the mid-Atlantic as part of Interior’s “Smart from the Start” approach announced in November 2010 that uses appropriate designated areas, coordinated environmental studies, large-scale planning and expedited approval processes to speed offshore wind energy development.

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JULY 13, 2011

As of September 2010, it had built 42 LNG carriers. At the same time the continuous cover minimizes exposure of support structures and equipments, and it also facilitates reinforcement of overall strength to be effective in resisting ice impact load, thus making the system also suitable for LNG transportation in frigid or icy-water regions.

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

“The ultimate transport solution would be solar fuels, made from using sunlight to split water and produce hydrogen, or to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide and combine it with water to produce other clean solar fuels.The opportunities for bio-inspired fuels and for innovative routes to produce them are virtually limitless.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Dead zones are commonly observed in the nearshore waters of the western and northern Gulf of Mexico in summer, but not normally in the deep water layer (3,300 – 4,300 feet) where the lowered oxygen areas in this study occurred. A dead zone is an area of very low dissolved oxygen that cannot support most life.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

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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MARCH 25, 2013

Alternatively, aqueous (water-based) asymmetric ultracapacitors can provide improvements not only in cost, safety and in some cases, environmental impact, but can also provide greater energy and power densities than the non-aqueous approach. 3-D Nanofilm Asymmetric Ultracapacitor (DOE Merit Review presentation , 2012). Resources. ?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The study appears in PLoS ONE , an international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication. Its research and monitoring program covers all shallow-water and deep-water coral reef ecosystems under the jurisdiction of the United States and is intended to inform resource managers, scientists, policymakers and the public.

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JULY 28, 2010

The MOU covers efforts in the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, water efficiency, fossil fuels, alternative fuels, efficient transportation technologies and fueling infrastructure, grid security, smart grid, storage, waste-to-energy, basic science research, mobile/deployable power, small modular reactor nuclear energy, and related areas.

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MARCH 23, 2013

President Obama established the current PCAST in 2010 as an advisory group of leading scientists and engineers who directly advise the President and the Executive Office of the President; one of the members serves as the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (the Science Advisor).

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