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Gallup poll finds Americans split on energy vs. environment trade-off

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These results are based on Gallup’s annual Environment poll, conducted 8-11 March. Independents’ views are closer to those of Democrats, with 49% prioritizing the environment and 41% energy production. Gallup attributed the reduced gap in favor of conservation mostly to Republicans’ changing preferences.

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Production of 100th GILLIG battery-electric bus

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GILLIG established best practices and validated many of the technologies used in today’s electric buses through the generations of diesel-electric hybrid and overhead trolley electric buses built to date and its first-generation fuel cell buses, which were deployed in 2001.

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Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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We have gathered statistical information on energy and energy demand drivers from all different resources, such as the China Environment Yearbook , the Transportation Yearbook , the Power Yearbook , the Iron and Steel Yearbook , the Cement Almanac , statistics of oil companies and power companies. The first four editions were paper-based.

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Gallup Poll Finds 51% of Americans Now Put Economy Over Environment; Energy Development and Environment Almost Equal

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For the first time in Gallup’s 25-year history of asking Americans about the trade-off between environmental protection and economic growth, a majority of Americans say economic growth should be given the priority, even if the environment suffers to some extent. Environment vs. Economy. Environment vs. Energy production.

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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The country had undergone the biggest urban expansion in the period, between 2001 and 2018, its BUA increase accounted for 47.5% Due to the rapid economic growth in the study period, China invested a large amount of resources into infrastructure construction for advancing the urban living environment.

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Environment Canada study finds vehicle exhaust a significant source of isocyanic acid; suggests consideration of new emission standard

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Researchers at Environment Canada have found that vehicle exhaust is a significant source of isocyanic acid (HNCO), a toxic gaseous acid that is a product of various forms of combustion and a potential health concern. HNCO and its aqueous anion isocyanate (CNO ? In the reported study, Wentzell et al.

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JOGMEC confirms first offshore production of methane from methane hydrates

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Valuable data, including the dissociation behavior of methane hydrate under the sea floor, impact to the surrounding environment, and so on, will be obtained through the testing. Japan initiated its Methane Hydrate R&D Program in 2001, beginning seismic surveys and exploitation drillings in the eastern Nankai trough.