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GM Setting sights on 600 General Motors is envisioning the development of batteries with 600 miles of range at its new battery research center. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Lucid Taking the throne The Lucid Air has come out on top with a range of 520 miles. Climate rally poster.

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GM Setting sights on 600 General Motors is envisioning the development of batteries with 600 miles of range at its new battery research center. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Lucid Taking the throne The Lucid Air has come out on top with a range of 520 miles. Climate rally poster.

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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

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DOE analysts flagged only 35 recently retired and 96 operating coal sites that could house a large light-water reactor within half a mile. Large reactors need consistent and prolific water sources to cool themselves, something not every old coal plant can provide. But in the future, not all reactors might be so large.

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US State Department Issues Permit for Alberta Clipper Pipeline for Oil Sands Crude Delivery to US

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The 1,000-mile/1,607-km pipeline will run from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, to Superior, Wisconsin. In the US, the Alberta Clipper Pipeline will extend 326 miles from the US-Canadian border near Neche, North Dakota across northern Minnesota to an Enbridge terminal in Superior, Wisconsin. Earlier post.). US State Department.

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Researchers describe the “where” and “when” of life cycle emissions from gasoline and ethanol in the US

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Contributions of regions to total life cycle emissions for three fuels (µg per vehicle-mile traveled per km 2 land area). For all three fuels, the greatest intensity of emissions per land area occurs in the Northeast for VOCs, owing to the large portion of total vehicle miles traveled per land area occurring there. Click to enlarge.

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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California ARB witholding enforcement of LCFS post Federal Court injunction; appealing and seeking stay of injunction; Judge O’Neill’s 3 rulings

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Plaintiffs in the consolidated action are Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU); Redwood County Minnesota Corn and Soybean Growers; Penny Newman Grain, Inc.; Goldstene is a consolidated action, combining several lawsuits arguing similar points.