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JUNE 5, 2023

Since fuel weighs less than a kilogram per litre, it is interesting to see how the weight of emissions is multiplied by the addition of oxygen. How does it affect the sustainability of the clean environment? Greenhouse gases increase the temperature, and the increased temperature disturbs the balance of the environment.

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Alternative Fuels Gasoline Fuel Gasoline-Electric 98

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

At the current pace of research and development, replacing gasoline and diesel with renewable fuel alternatives could take some 131 years, according to a new University of California, Davis, study using a new sustainability forecasting approach based on market expectations. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es100730q.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

The analysis emphasizes the importance of regional alternative fuel strategies. Ethanol should be pursued in areas near feedstock production, while different transportation fuel alternatives, such as plug-in hybrids, should be explored in other areas remote from feedstock sources. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es8015827

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Transportation Gasoline 2009 Emissions 191

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FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Lifecycle Analysis (LCA)—a tool to assess the affect of an item on the environment—broadly consists of two main stages: building a model of all the inputs and outputs of all the constituent processes (inventory analysis); and then interpreting the resulting data (impact assessment). Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es801123h

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Transportation Fuel 2009 Gas-Electric 150