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Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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The China Energy Group of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) recently released the eighth edition of the China Energy Databook —the most comprehensive publicly available resource known to exist covering China’s energy and environmental statistics. Click to enlarge.

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Researchers determine specific rates of biodegradation for 125 petroleum compounds in Deepwater Horizon spill

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The complexity of the event has made it difficult for scientists to determine the long-term fate of oil in this ocean environment. She identified the subset of samples that matched that fingerprint and developed a rigorous statistical framework to analyze each of the 125 individual hydrocarbons studied.

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Construction can turn green

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There’s no doubt that driving electric helps the environment, as does installing home solar panels. The statistics are similar around the world. Emission-free sites have been achievable in Scandinavia BY RON FREUND: Director, ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. Chart showing construction industry contribution to carbon emissions.

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Study finds global carbon emissions reached 10 billion tonnes in 2010

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Yet governments have pledged to keep warming below two degrees to avoid the most dangerous aspects of climate change such as widespread water stress and sea level rise, and increases in extreme climatic events. The office will support the annual publication of emissions statistics for the atmosphere, ocean and land reservoirs.

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New Study Finds That Oil Sands Development a Greater Source of Contamination Than Previously Realized; Challenges Existing Monitoring Program

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Despite the claims of some residents in the area that the oil sands industry is responsible for higher than expected cancer rates, the government-industry Regional Aquatic Monitoring Program (RAMP) has reported that effects are minimal, and that human health and the environment are not at risk. They sampled water and accumulated snowpack.

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When Will Russia Run Out Of Oil?

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Source: Russian Central Bank, IEA, Russian Statistics Agency. Today, Russian companies are similarly constrained in tackling Russia’s three new oil frontiers: shale, Arctic and deep-water. Russia’s Oil Production 1970-2020 and Russia’s Deep-Hole Oil & Gas Exploration Drilling. Click to enlarge.

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How the FCC Settles Radio-Spectrum Turf Wars

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Along with more pedestrian uses, the band carries safety-critical information: to coordinate trains, control pressure in oil and gas pipelines, balance the electric grid, manage water utilities, and route emergency telephone calls. The red lines on this map of the 48 contiguous U.S. Four years ago, when the FCC proposed adding.

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