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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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For feedstock application, carbon stored in products such as plastics are not included in reported emissions for the states where they are produced. The greatest percentage increase was in Nebraska at 16.0% (6.6 Climate Change Emissions' The greatest absolute decline was 58.8 million tonnes in Texas (8.3%).

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DOE Regional Partnership Initiates CO2 Injection in Lignite Coal Seam

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The seven partnerships form a national network that is investigating the best approaches for capturing and permanently storing CO 2. The results of the PCOR Partnership’s Phase I characterization activities indicated that the region’s low-rank coal seams have the capacity to store up to 8 billion tons of CO 2.

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DOE Regional Partnership Begins Core Sampling for Large-Volume Carbon Sequestration Test

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Geologic carbon sequestration is expected to play an important future role in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change. As part of these activities, numerous geomechanical and geochemical tests designed to evaluate the performance of the reservoir and containment rocks will be performed.

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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Notable changes since the prior Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement include an expanded analysis of potential oil releases; an expanded climate change analysis; an updated oil market analysis incorporating new economic modeling; and an expanded analysis of rail transport. Rail Direct to the Gulf Coast Scenario.

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