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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states

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These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. On the two extremes, coal and oil result in about 176 times the emissions from hydro. 47 South Dakota 25.3 Natural gas 87.9 Geothermal 16.5

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New USGS oil and gas assessment for Bakken and Three Forks formations boosts estimates of recoverable oil two-fold, natural gas three-fold

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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) released an updated oil and gas resource assessment for the Bakken Formation and a new assessment for the Three Forks Formation in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana, resulting in a two-fold increase in the estimated technically recoverable oil, and a three-fold increase in estimated natural gas.

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EIA: new drilling technology revitalizes Powder River Basin oil production

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The coal-rich Powder River Basin is also experiencing a turnaround in oil production, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The Powder River Basin encompasses more than 43,000 square miles and is located primarily in northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana, along with small areas of South Dakota and Nebraska.

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VG Energy and DAK Renewable Research to conduct field trials of LipidMax to boost corn oil yield

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VG Energy, an agricultural biotech company, entered a strategic alliance with DAK Renewable Research to conduct field trials using LipidMax to increase corn oil yield. DAK Renewable Research, headquartered in Brandon, South Dakota, brings agricultural innovations together with investors. VG Energy, Inc.

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BP selects Tesla batteries for pilot storage project at US wind farm

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BP Wind Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Rolling Thunder I Power Partners LLC, has signed a purchase agreement to install a high-storage battery at its Titan 1 Wind Farm in South Dakota. BP is a global producer of oil and gas with operations in 70 countries.

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Proposed CA LCFS pathways for corn starch ethanol with carbon capture and sequestration: as low as 37 gCO2e/MJ

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The formation extends over southwestern North Dakota, southeastern Montana, and northwestern South Dakota. Midwest Corn, Dry Mill; Modified DGS (MDGS), Corn oil and Syrup; Natural Gas and Grid Electricity; Starch Ethanol with CCS produced in Richardton, North Dakota; Ethanol transported by rail to California.

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Transcanada restarts Keystone oil sands pipeline operations

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TransCanada Corporation said that its 590,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) capacity Keystone Pipeline system resumed transporting oil sands crude on Sunday, 5 June, after a shutdown 29 May following an above-ground spill at a pump station in Kansas involving less than 10 barrels of oil. The tar sands are estimated (e.g., However, if the tar.

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