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EIA: US energy-related CO2 emissions down 2.4% in 2011 while GDP rose

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The commercial sector fell slightly (0.3%). Factors influencing the decrease included: In 2011, transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions fell primarily due to higher fuel costs, improvements in fuel efficiency, and a reduction in miles traveled. Emissions in 2011 were 526 million metric tons (9%) below the 2005 level.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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Remember when the dot.com bubble burst in 2000 and, seemingly overnight, some companies ceased making millions hand-over-fist? We’ve seen a considerable reduction in solar panel costs, but that is exactly why there is reason to be optimistic. kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally.

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IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

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giga tonne carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO 2 eq) (2.2%) per year from 2000 to 2010 compared to 0.4 GtCO 2 eq (1.3%) per year from 1970 to 2000. Total anthropogenic GHG emissions were the highest in human history from 2000 to 2010 and reached 49 (±4.5) Increased use of coal relative to other energy sources has reversed the long?

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China’s New Breeder Reactors May Produce More Than Just Watts

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The new breeder reactors in China, meanwhile, are demonstration projects, the second step in a three-step program to develop fast breeder reactors to reduce the country’s dependence on coal. The country will soon decide whether to continue to the third step of building a commercial 1,000-MW breeder reactor.

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ExxonMobil Outlook: 35% growth in energy demand by 2040; hybrids to account for ~50% of new vehicle sales

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Vehicle penetration 2000 to 2040. Hybrids, which combine an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, are expected to account for about half of global new-car sales by 2040, as they become increasingly cost-competitive compared to conventional vehicles. Commercial transportation demand by region. Source: ExxonMobil.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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DOE funding $75,161,246, total project value with cost share $150,322,492). DOE funding $60,280,000, total project value including cost share $120,560,000). Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (TX). DOE funding $13,516,546, total project value including cost share $27,419,424). 29,561,142.

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CERA: Canadian Oil Sands Poised to Become the Top Source of Crude Imports to the US in 2010; Could Contribute Up To 36% of US Oil and Refined Products Imports by 2030

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Oil alternatives can also be water intensive: ethanol from non-irrigated crops is comparable to oil sands mining, and options like coal-to-liquids can use 10 barrels of water per barrel of product, according to IHS CERA. Over the past decade, production from oil sands more than doubled from 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2000 to 1.35

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