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ICL, CMU study associates PM2.5 air pollution in US with >30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy

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excluding Alaska and Hawaii) between 1999 and 2015. These particles are mainly emitted from automobiles, power plants and industry, and known to be hazardous to health. In 2015 the highest concentration was in Tulare County, California (13.2 million deaths between 1999 to 2015 in the USA, with 18.4 µg/m 3 and 13.2

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Wolfspeed wins 2016 R&D 100 Award for wide bandgap underhood inverter for HEVs/EVs

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Additionally, through our partnerships with other industry leaders, Wolfspeed ensures that our technology is readily adoptable in vehicle applications. —John Palmour, Wolfspeed’s chief technology officer.

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Study finds methane leaks from three large US natural gas fields in line with EPA estimates

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Methane emissions in the Fayetteville shale region of Arkansas were roughly 43 tons (86,000 lbs) per hour, or 1.0-2.8% The researchers hope that, taken together, the studies will help industry identify the conditions and techniques that minimize the leaks during gas production, benefitting both the atmosphere and the industry’s bottom line.

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US DOE awards KiOR loan guarantee supporting a more than $1B biofuels project; drop-in fuels from wood biomass

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This project is designed to complement an earlier Mississippi agreement, which requires KiOR to build three plants in Mississippi before 2015. KiOR also has additional projects in various stages of development in Arkansas, Alabama and other southern states. Earlier post.)

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NSF awards $55.5M to support 3 new Engineering Research Centers; one focused on power electronics

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million in three new Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) to create novel technology platforms and transform industries. POETS will be led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in partnership with Howard University, Stanford University and the University of Arkansas. The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has invested $55.5

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

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Kate has been driving electric since 2015, and her experience with the early bumps in the road combined with her background in education led to pursuing her passion to promote the benefits of green technology. I would add value to the EVA by bringing the same momentum I've brought the state of Arkansas. Situational leadership.

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New hybrid sweetgum trees could boost paper, bioenergy production

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which began offering rooted cutting seedlings of the new varieties in 2015. The new hybrid has been well accepted by forest landowners, particularly in the western areas of the Southeast, including Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. —Scott Merkle. The new hybrid varieties are already being sold commercially by ArborGen Inc.,

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