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Report Suggests Biorefineries May Have a Major Role in Mitigating Climate Change, Addressing Energy Security, and Creating Economic Growth

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Biorefineries may have a major role to play in mitigating the threat of climate change; meeting the “ seemingly boundless demand ” for energy, fuels, chemicals and materials; and creating economic growth, according to a new report released by the World Economic Forum: The Future of Industrial Biorefineries.

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Hot Tub Time Machine WayBack Wednesday – Reposted Word-for-Word from June 25 of 2008

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Otherwise it will become impractical to constrain atmospheric carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas produced in burning fossil fuels, to a level that prevents the climate system from passing tipping points that lead to disastrous climate changes that spiral dynamically out of humanity’s contro l.”. That’s 18 months away.

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EPA issues final actions to cut methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills

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Currently, methane’s effect on climate change are also of concern. In addition, EPA’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program provides landfill owners and operators a suite of tools and technical resources to facilitate development of landfill gas energy projects. In 2014, methane emissions from MSW landfills represented 18.2%

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Governors of 8 states sign MoU to put 3.3M zero-emission vehicles on roads by 2025; 15% of new vehicle sales

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million ZEVs would represent a new vehicle market penetration for the group of states of about 15%, said Mary Nichols, Chairman of the California Air Resources Board (ARB), during a conference call announcing the agreement. This multi-state effort is intended to expand consumer awareness and demand for zero-emission vehicles.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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In the original Resource Management Plan, TCF predicted that 341 animal species and 35 special status plant species occur on the property. how many trees the managers will remove either for sale or to better support the regrowth of the redwoods. Garcia River Forest Integrated Resource Management Plan (August 2006).

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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1

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Lucid’s top executive said the pandemic has affected the startup’s testing activities, supply chain, and its preparations for sales and service. A calculation of the resources for each relative to their weight shows internal combustion engines burn material 300 times greater than that lost once an electric car battery is scrapped.

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

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Early in September, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced it would consider in a 23-24 October meeting amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation that would modify the requirements for intermediate volume manufacturers (IVMs) selling into the state to allow them more time to come into the market. Earlier post.).

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