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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 was the first non-German biodiesel producer to be certified by AGQM, the German Biodiesel production process certification body. 75 million gallons p.a.)

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Study: Hydrofluorocarbons Will Contribute Significantly to Global Warming by 2050

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Their assessment was based on an analysis of current hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) consumption in leading applications, patterns of replacements of HCFCs by HFCs in developed countries, and gross domestic product (GDP) growth. Alternative gases are available: the hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). 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