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Worldwatch Institute: global biofuel production fell in 2012 for first time since 2000

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In 2012, the combined global production of ethanol and biodiesel fell for the first time since 2000, down 0.4% billion liters (951 million gallons), while Argentina took second place with 2.8 World ethanol and biodiesel production. Source: Worldwatch. Click to enlarge. billion liters in 2011 to 22.5 billion liters (5.9

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Ford joins voluntary greenhouse gas reporting program in India; first automaker

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The company already participates in similar programs in the United States, China, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. million metric tons, since 2000. Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to join a voluntary greenhouse gas reporting program recently established in India.

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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

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SNDi for streets added years 2000 to 2014. Gridded street networks, on the other hand, promote efficient, dense urban form in Bolivia, Argentina and Peru. Different forms of gated communities were also found to be on the rise globally. Barrington-Leigh and Millard-Ball.

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OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook projects global ethanol production to increase 67% over next 10 years to 44B gallons

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Global ethanol production has fallen in calendar year 2012 for the first time since 2000, due to declines in the United States and in Brazil. The biodiesel market will be dominated by the EU and more marginally by US, Argentina and Brazil. Ethanol markets will be dominated by the US, Brazil and, to a smaller extent, the European Union.

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New EIA report boosts estimates of global recoverable shale oil resources 10-fold to 345 billion barrels

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Algeria, Argentina, and Mexico), providing significantly more data for the 2013 study, EIA said. million barrels per day in 2000 to an average of 1.9 The earlier EIA/ARI study from 2011 stimulated new work on shales in many countries (e.g., US tight oil production increased from an average 0.2 million barrels per day in December 2012.

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NOAA: May Global Temperature is Warmest on Record; Spring and January-May also Post Record-breaking Temps

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Anomalously cool conditions were present across western North America, northern Argentina, interior Asia, and Western Europe. below the 1979-2000 average extent and the ninth-smallest May footprint since records began in 1979. above the 1979-2000 average, resulting in the fourth largest May extent on record.

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NOAA: Warmest April Global Temperature on Record; Also Warmest January-April

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Global temperature anomalies in April 2010 with respect to a 1971-2000 base period. Cooler-than-normal places included Mongolia, Argentina, far eastern Russia, the western contiguous United States and most of China. below the 1979-2000 average extent and the 15 th smallest April extent since records began in 1979. Source: NOAA.

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