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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). Validating technical, logistical, environmental, and market solutions to accelerate the commercialization of BBC products.

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President Obama announces nearly $4B public-private investment in energy upgrades to buildings; $2B government commitment

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But we can’t wait for Congress to act. Coupled with today’s extraordinary private sector commitments of $2 billion to upgrade businesses, factories, and military housing, America is taking another big step towards the competitive, clean energy economy it will take to win the future. —President Obama.

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Devil In The Details: Is Copenhagens 2 ºC Guardrail Obsolete?

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Such perception is at odds with most projections; for example, the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change suggested in March that while some societies might be able to cope with a “two-degree world” through aggressive adaptive strategies, impacts could be “significant” even below 2 ºC. The future will be a testing time.”. —W.

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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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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

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asked David Marcus, the head of the project at Facebook, whether the company would wait for Congress to consider appropriate regulation. who said to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg: “I think you of all people can appreciate using a person’s past behavior in decisions about future behavior. Netflix is AWS’s largest customer.

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

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Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I In the city of the future, could power suppliers be rivalled by innovative construction firms? Thank you ! — hsr0601 2. Bolivia is no friend of the USA.

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