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

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The WCSB crudes that would likely be transported through Keystone XL, are on average more GHG-intensive per MJ of produced gasoline than the current crudes they would displace in the United States—between 2% to 19%, depending on the study and the type of crude used as a reference. Source: Draft SEIS. Click to enlarge. —Draft SEIS.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

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The electric car market is experiencing massive growth, exceeding 10 million in sales in 2022. As a result, regulations and guidelines related to electric vehicles are changing frequently, and consumers and charging station hosts must be aware of new developments.

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Sparton and NuCoal to Evaluate NuCoals Saskatchewan Coal Holdings and CTL Residue for Germanium and Uranium Commercialization Potential

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The company is committed to a long-term program to convert its huge lignite holdings into liquid products such as gasoline and methanol, as well as industrial nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide. Drill logs and various types of electrical and radiometric logs are available for most of these holes. Click to enlarge.

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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Varying pipeline availability has little impact on the prices that US consumers pay for refined products such as gasoline or for heavy crude demand in the Gulf Coast. MMTCO 2 e emissions would be equivalent to GHG emissions from approximately 300,000 passenger vehicles operating for 1 year, or 71,928 homes using electricity for 1 year.

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The United States plans to build charging piles in the wilderness

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With rolling mountains and boundless plains, Montana has magnificent scenery and vast horizons. Unfortunately, you can’t drive an electric car, because there are almost no places to charge in public places. Long-distance travel in an electric car is better than leaving the car at home unless you have carefully planned it.

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The EV Transition Explained: Converting Gasoline Superusers

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Both recently traded their respective SUVs for electric vehicles (EVs), and happily swore off every buying another internal combustion engine (ICE) powered vehicle. After moving to a home much further away from their respective workplaces, each would have become part of the gasoline “superusers” club.