Green Car Congress
APRIL 15, 2019
coal, oil, natural gas, and biomass). Summer fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) increases on average and largest in areas with increased coal-fired power generation demands. Locations with more coal-fired power in their energy mix experienced an increase in PM during the summer. —Jordan Schnell.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 1, 2009
The Jordan Times. The government of Jordan has concluded negotiations with Shell for the in-situ production of oil from oil shale. Jordan has reserves of some 40 billion tonnes of oil shale in 21 locations near the Yarmouk River, Buweida, Beit Ras, Rweished, Karak, Madaba and Maan districts.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 19, 2010
Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
billion went to traditional sources—such as coal and oil—and $2.3 billion went to carbon capture and storage, which is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. More than half the subsidies for renewables—$16.8 Of the fossil fuel subsidies, $70.2 ELI Senior Attorney John Pendergrass.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2012
Methane is both a potent greenhouse gas and an important precursor to ground-level ozone. Ozone, a key component of smog and also a greenhouse gas, damages crops and human health. Iran, Pakistan and Jordan would experience the most improvement in agricultural production.
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