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U Nebraska study finds no observable negative effects from E30 use in non-flex fuel vehicles

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The University of Nebraska’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering recently released results of a study of 50 non-flex fuel vehicles from the State of Nebraska to determine the adaptability, economic feasibility, and environmental impact of using E30 (30% ethanol blend). from vehicles running on each fuel type.

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The EV Professor

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Eastern Nebraska Electric Vehicle Association (EVNEBRASKA) member Dr. Donald Cox likes to draw a comparison between electric vehicles (EVs) and the wireless phone technology he worked on at Bell Labs in the early 1970’s. “I When Cox retired in 2012, he and Mary moved back home to Lincoln, Nebraska, bringing their Tesla with them. “We

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

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Comparison of proposed Keystone XL route to previously proposed project segment. The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska.

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Researchers modify camelina to produce highest levels yet in transgenic plant oil of novel lipid acetyl-TAG; biofuel and industrial use

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Comparison of typical plant triacylglycerol structure with acetyl-triacylglycerol. Some of these modified structures have added-value properties that are currently used in a range of industrial applications. —Liu et al. The researchers have been supported with a four-year $1.5

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UC Davis ITS researchers take a detailed look at water consumption and withdrawal requirements for ethanol

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to 335 L/vehicle kilometer traveled (VKT) for Iowa and from 59 to 214 L/VKT for Nebraska. Comparison with fossil fuels. They estimated that, in 2009, 15-19% of irrigation water was used to produce the corn required for ethanol in Kansas and Nebraska without coproduct credits and 8-10% after credits. —Mishra and Yeh.

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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The proposed route evaluated differs from the route analyzed in the 2011 Final Environmental Impact Statement in that it would avoid the environmentally sensitive Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ)-identified Sand Hills Region and no longer includes a southern segment from Cushing, Oklahoma, to the Gulf Coast area.

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EPA Posts Peer Review of Renewable Fuel Standards Lifecycle Analysis

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Richard Houghton, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Dr. Rattan Lal, Ohio State University; Dr. Jason Tullis, University of Arkansas; and Dr. Brian Wardlow, University of Nebraska. Cassman, University of Nebraska; Dr. John R. GHG emissions from foreign crop production. Participating in this review were Dr. Elizabeth W.

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