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Perspective: The Gulf Coast Claims Facility Limits BP’s Liability and Guarantees Continued Operation in the Gulf of Mexico

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In an article posted on the Donovan Law Group website, Brian Donovan, attorney, marine engineer and CEO of Renergie, Inc. In an article posted on the Donovan Law Group website, Brian Donovan, attorney, marine engineer and CEO of Renergie, Inc. Full article is here.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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constitutional amendment that was passed by the National Congress of Chile and signed by the president, the people of Chile are the first in the world to be granted a new kind of human rights—“neurorights”—which advocates say are made necessary by rapid advances in neurotechnology. Chile’s congress is currently considering.

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Northwestern team devises new computational design framework for optimized coatings for Li-ion cathodes to prolong cycle life

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It also aims to fulfill the vision of the Materials Genome Initiative, established by President Barack Obama in 2011 to help accelerate the discovery, development, and deployment of new materials. Wolverton said this design strategy extends beyond developing better batteries. Muratahan Aykol, Soo Kim, Vinay I.

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Study suggests policymakers need to move beyond alt fuels hype to decarbonize transport successfully

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Bush set a goal of commercializing cellulosic ethanol production by 2012; and President Obama set a goal of one million electric vehicles by 2015. The team defined hype as a period with a rising number of media articles containing a growing share of positive evaluations about a particular technology. None of these goals were achieved.

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U.S. Battery Makers Power Up

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As this article explains, we now have movement toward a domestic supply. See the LA Times article: U.S. Here is the complete text of the article - in case the link goes bad: [link]. Greenberger said he had been working to inform aides to President- elect Barack Obama as well. Battery Makers Work to Power Up.

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

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Computational first-principles approach identifies dozens of new platinum-group alloys

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The research is part of the Materials Genome Initiative launched by President Barack Obama in 2011. The study appears in the American Physical Society journal Physical Review X and is highlighted in a Viewpoint article in the journal Physics. —Hart et al.

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