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Survey shows % of Californians walking, biking or used public transit more than doubled since 2000

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Results from the California Household Travel Survey ( CHTS ) —the largest and most complex review of its kind— show that the%age of California residents walking, biking, or using public transportation on a typical day has more than doubled since 2000. In 2000, that share was only 11%.

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EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

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The estimates developed in the study have now been incorporated into EIA’s historical data and forecasts of petroleum and other liquids consumption in China. Annual methanol consumption in China, 2000-16. EIA commissioned the study to better understand China’s consumption of methanol and its derivatives. Click to enlarge. Background.

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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% Despite this trend, some observers expect biofuel investment to rise; one forecast, for example, put 2023 revenues at $7.6 World ethanol and biodiesel production. Source: Worldwatch. Click to enlarge. billion liters (5.9

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Scotiabank forecasts 4% growth in global auto market in 2015 to 74M units, led by China

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2015 forecast share by region. In its latest Global Auto Report , Scotiabank forecasts record global car sales in 2015, with the total market advancing 4% over 2014, reaching more than 74 million units. Under the forecast, China will thus represent 26% of global auto sales in 2015. Forecasts Market Background Sales'

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Forecast: US biodiesel production to surpass RFS target for second straight year

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However, it is forecast that cellulosic producers will not even meet the smaller volume requirement, since few commercial scale production plants have been built. In addition, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been operating on B20 since 2000. Kerr, GlobalData’s Managing Analyst for Downstream Oil & Gas.

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The Future We Saw Coming Is Now

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One of the first feature articles Moore edited at Spectrum way back in 2000 was Stephen Forrest’s article on organic electronics. Best wishes for a healthy and prosperous new year, and enjoy this year’s technology forecast. Forrest was a founder of Universal Display Corp., It’s been years in the making.

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New model projects total amount of global urban land could increase by up to a factor of 6 by 2100

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million km 2 in 2000). m 2 in 2000 to 246?m The research team’s projections show that the amount of urban land on Earth by 2100 could range from about 1.1 million to 3.6 million km 2 across five scenarios (roughly 1.8–5.9 times the global total urban area of about 0.6 million km 2 globally, an area 4.5 times the size of Germany.

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