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EPA announces 2016 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award winners

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The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award winners were honored at a ceremony in Portland, Ore. This could reduce the mining of ore which reduces costs, greenhouse gas emissions and waste. This technology could cut energy usage by 85 billion BTUs/year, waste generation by 8.5 million kg/year and carbon generation by 21.7

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New self-propelled robotic device pinpoints leaks in pipes more accurately than existing methods

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The concept was presented at two recent international conferences, and has been described in several recent papers. Leaks in water pipes can waste up to half the water in a system; oil-pipeline leaks can lead to toxic spills and prolonged, expensive cleanup operations. Chatzigeorgiou, D.; Youcef-Toumi, K.; Ben-Mansour, R.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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Their systems approach leads to synergies that have the potential to dramatically reduce corn ethanol’s carbon footprint. The anaerobic digester is fed the waste from the distillation process and the wastes from 2,000 dairy cattle and 10,000 beef cattle being raised on the site. billion gallons/year of capacity. (In

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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One way or another, Sokol says, energy companies will need to produce more energy while emitting less carbon dioxide. tons of carbon dioxide. Ted Kulongoski arrived to test-drive an electric car and urge the company to import through the port of Portland. Electric cars will be one answer.

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