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Harvard Kennedy School researcher forecasts sharp increase in world oil production capacity and risk of price collapse

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Such an increase in capacity could prompt a plunge or even a collapse in oil prices, he suggests. The Bakken and Three Forks fields in North Dakota and Montana alone could become the equivalent of a Persian Gulf-producing country within the United States. million barrels per day and conceivably produce a total of 11.6

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Volkswagen and Varta Microbattery Ltd. to Collaborate on Next-Generation Li-ion Systems for Electric Drive Vehicles

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The initial goal is the research and development of a Li-ion cell which is technically superior and price competitive. VARTA Microbattery GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Montana Tech Components AG. Volkswagen and Varta Microbattery Ltd.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Cantwell said that cap-and-trade had been discredited by the Wall Street crisis, the Enron scandal and the rocky start to a carbon credits trading system in Europe that has been subject to dizzying price fluctuations and widespread fraud. In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions. Gases: CO 2 emissions. Sources: Large electric generators.

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