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GWU team suggests C2CNT carbon nanotube composites could amplify reduction of GHG emissions

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A team of researchers at George Washington University led by Prof. In the figure "ton" refers to metric tonne and CNT, carbon nanotube. Furthermore, the removed CO 2 is permanently stored, unlike, other methods like the production of fuels or seltzer water that re-release CO2 when the product is used. Licht et al.

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Study finds association between air pollution, coronary atherosclerosis in Chinese population

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Wang is assistant professor of epidemiology and environmental health in UB’s School of Public Health and Health Professions and is also a faculty member in the UB RENEW (Research and Education in eNergy, Environment and Water) Institute. This can cause a blood clot resulting in a heart attack or stroke. —Meng Wang.

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NRC report concludes hydraulic fracturing poses low risk for causing earthquakes, but risks are higher for wastewater injection wells; CCS impact undetermined

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Schematic diagram of a shale gas well following hydraulic fracture treatment, with the relative depths of local water wells shown for scale. Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) extracts natural gas by injecting a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals in short bursts at high pressure into deep underground wells. 0 and Δσ ?

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General Motors Kicks Off National Electric Vehicle Training Tour For First Responders

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Additional workshops are planned for cities including Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., The 360V, liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery pack, which one GM representative referred to as the “fifth passenger”, is bolted to the underside of the vehicle floor from underneath.

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EPA draft assessment finds no widespread, systemic impacts to drinking water resources from fracking

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft assessment on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing activities on drinking water resources in the United States. The stages of the hydraulic fracturing water cycle. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Hyperion Unveils Design of its Small Modular Nuclear Reactor, the Hyperion Power Module

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At the recent Annual Winter Conference of the American Nuclear Society in Washington, and simultaneously at the “Powering Toward 2020” conference in London, England, Hyperion Power Generation Inc. tall), sealed and self-contained, simple-to-operate nuclear power reactor, euphemistically referred to by the company as a “fission battery”.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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This would increase the annual carbon emission to somewhere between 380 and 920 Mt CO 2 e by 2020 depending on water management practices and the extent of plantations. Products from WCSB Oil Sands Crudes Compared with Reference. —Miettinen et al. GCB Bioenergy. doi: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2012.01172.x. 1757-1707.2012.01172.x.

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