Green Car Congress
APRIL 27, 2012
The majority (62%) of the plantations were located on the island of Sumatra, and more than two-thirds (69%) of all industrial plantations were developed for oil palm cultivation, with the remainder mostly being Acacia plantations for paper pulp production. —Miettinen et al. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2013
Diluted bitumen has no greater likelihood of accidental pipeline release than other crude oils, according to a new report from the National Research Council (NRC). The NRC committee was not asked to address whether the consequences of a diluted bitumen release differ from those of other crude oils. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
MAY 21, 2010
Growth of production of Canadian oil sands. The Canadian oil sands are now poised to become the number one source of US crude oil imports in 2010, according to new research from the IHS CERA Canadian Oil Sands Dialogue. The Role of Canadian Oil Sands in US Oil Supply”.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 17, 2012
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.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 5, 2015
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.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2014
Designing the Mach-II to achieve the targeted reduction of 50% from baseline is difficult, and the team has not reached the goal of 761 kg curb weight yet, said Tim Skszek from Vehma during his presentation on the Mach-II project at the DOE Annual Merit Review this week in Washington, DC. Click to enlarge. hood and trunk lids, doors).
Creative Greenius
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
Congressman Waxman with 66 District Assemblyman Al Muratuschi, in a Tesla Roadster, contemplating how fast he could drive away from DC in one of these EVs. (c) Waxman knows that the Canadian tar sands are game over for the climate. There are no coincidences when a 20 term Congressmen picks his adios announcement day. c) Joe Galliani.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
314 
Let's personalize your content