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Two bi-partisan bills to speed adoption of advanced biofuels re-introduced to Senate

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This will strengthen the biofuel industry, which continues to provide an essential market for South Dakota farmers. Biofuels continue to prove their environmental benefits and significance in our nation’s climate change efforts. —Senator Thune.

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

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The document is a detailed draft technical review of potential environmental impacts associated with the segment of the pipeline in the US, including: impacts from construction, impacts from potential spills, impacts related to climate change, and economic impacts. What Keystone XL would carry. Source: Draft SEIS. Click to enlarge.

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Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

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The Midwestern Governor’s Association represents Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. However, suppliers will be required to report on the lifecycle GHG emissions of the fuel (gasoline, diesel, and gas-oil) they supply and reduce these emissions from 2011 onward.

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The EV Transition Explained: Converting Gasoline Superusers

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After moving to a home much further away from their respective workplaces, each would have become part of the gasoline “superusers” club. motorists who, according to a study by the environmental group Coltura , drive 30,000 miles or more a year and use an estimated 32 percent of all gasoline. Club members make up the 10 percent of U.S.

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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.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV

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The lower handles the dual-zone climate control, while the upper has the 12.3-inch Never stopping at a gasoline station is a plus, too. Spacious Interior The interior is open, spacious and comfortable with the substantial center console allowing for underside storage. inch high-definition horizontal color touchscreen and a 12.3-inch

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Ethanol producers call for increased octane in new efficiency rules

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Several ethanol producers from Iowa and South Dakota—representing more than one billion gallons of capacity—called on the ethanol community to focus their near term advocacy efforts on fuel efficiency rules that are likely to be a top priority for the incoming Biden Administration.