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Alberta publishes report assessing non-combustion uses for bitumen, opens $2M call for projects

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Alberta Innovates, in partnership with industry, government and other organizations, recently released the results of a study that investigates the best opportunities for “Bitumen Beyond Combustion” (BBC). It ensures the value of our bitumen resources. Vanadium flow batteries for electricity storage. fly ash and coke).

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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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Throughout her illustrious career, Myers has served as the Acting Director of Global E-Mobility at the World Resources Institute (WRI) and as the Executive Director of CharIN , an organization dedicated to advocating for global EV standardization, specifically with the Combined Charging System (CCS) connector.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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Britain will do so, the rest of Europe will do so and I believe America will do so as well. 7 ] BBC Radio 4 World At One: Transcript of Connie Hedegaard and John Prescott on Climate Change , 16 November 2009. [ We have got to provide some money to help that. ” —UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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“Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. Currently there are only about 1,500 500 plug-in hybrids and 500 1,500 pure electric cars, according to Plug-In America. and Chrysler. Follow the money.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Aren’t we just exchanging one nonrenewable resource for another? Unfortunately, the current technologies used in the generation of electricity from from existing coal resources produce more greenhouse gases and other pollutants than natural gas or refined oil. There are only 3 or 4 countries with lithium. dealer network.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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This “Total Transportation System&# is designed to keep America running when the OPEC countries start admitting empty wells, a certainty the date of which is a CIA secret, determined from space technologies ahead of OPEC themselves! but must be very prematurely soon, indicated by government prerogatives taken! Follow the money.

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