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Valero And Mission NewEnergy Execute 5-year, US$3.5B Biodiesel Supply Agreement

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Subject to favorable economics, as Mission’s available stock of Jatropha matures to scale Mission will supply Valero with palm oil based biodiesel. Mission NewEnergy has operations in Australia, Malaysia, India and Mauritius. Its biodiesel refineries are located at Kuantan Port in Malaysia. 75 million gallons p.a.)

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Study: Hydrofluorocarbons Will Contribute Significantly to Global Warming by 2050

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Alternative gases are available: the hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Partly based on this research, the eight nation-states and territories of Micronesia and the Republic of Mauritius have proposed to regulate these HFCs under the Montreal Protocol, although the treaty does not cover these gases. Velders et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

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The small island nations of Micronesia and Mauritius submitted a joint proposal in April to phase down production and consumption of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol. North American leaders followed suit with their own joint proposal, which builds on the islands’ submission. With indoor air pollution killing 1.6