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IHS Markit: US oil producers to halt 1.75 MMb/d per day of production; Canada to cut 0.5 MMb/d

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Not even the United States’ huge network of storage facilities and associated infrastructure was enough of a buffer for a crisis on this scale. In the United States, the expected curtailments go well beyond just low-productivity conventional wells, known as “stripper wells.”

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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That’s according to 2023 IEEE President Saifur Rahman , who was among the speakers from engineering organizations at the COP27 event held in Egypt in November. Conventional coal-fired plants, which make water boil to generate steam that activates a turbine, have an efficiency of about 38 percent. Many countries already do so.

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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Earth Day is now a global event each year, and over a billion people across 192 countries now take part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. Today – April 22 – is Earth Day 2024 and the 54th anniversary of Earth Day.

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Volkswagen of America temporarily withdraws application for US certification of MY 2016 vehicles; AECDs

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These events are deeply troubling. As the EPA has said, these vehicles do not present a safety hazard and remain safe and legal to drive. As environmental protection and sustainability are central to Volkswagen’s core values, these events have been particularly troubling. —Prepared testimony of Michael Horn.

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Generative AI Has a Visual Plagiarism Problem

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Aside from a few brief remarks later, we leave it lawyers to reflect on how such materials might be treated in full legal context. legal questions (would these outputs count as copyright infringement?), Some of this may come out in legal discovery, of course.) We suspect that at least some has not been licensed.

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The Tesla Autopilot Excuse: How EV ignorance created the perfect storm for a misinformation nightmare

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Annoyed by the noticeably false narrative that was being formed, the space advocate sent out some feelers to test out the waters. . This is most notable if the event were memorable, like a fatal Tesla crash. Granted, such strategies may not be as effective in the United States, but something has to be done.

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Norways Statoil to acquire Brigham Exploration for US$4.4B cash; entry into the US Bakken and Three Forks tight oil plays

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By mapping the location of small seismic events that are associated with the growing hydraulic fracture, the approximate geometry of the fracture is inferred. The Bakken and Three Forks formations are among the largest oil accumulations in the United States. —Helge Lund, President and CEO of Statoil. Click to enlarge.

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