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USGS finds US aquifers being drawn down at accelerating rate

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Groundwater Depletion in the United States (1900-2008) comprehensively evaluates long-term cumulative depletion volumes in 40 separate aquifers (distinct underground water storage areas) in the United States, bringing together reliable information from previous references and from new analyses.

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New SoCalGas truck loan program for fleets interested in switching from diesel to near-zero natural gas trucks

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g/bhp-hr) since 2001. Headquartered in Los Angeles, SoCalGas is the largest natural gas distribution utility in the United States. million customers across 24,000 square miles of Central and Southern California, where more than 90% of residents use natural gas for heating, hot water, cooking, drying clothes or other uses.

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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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Like the United States, China has become among the world’s largest importers of oil, gas and coal. Industry consumes two-thirds of China’s energy, compared to less than 30% in the United States. Relatedly, transportation accounts for only 15% of China’s energy consumption, compared to 30% in the United States.

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ICCT study concludes no technical barriers to use of higher blends of ethanol

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Partly for these reasons, most car warranties in the United States only cover usage of E0–E10. As with metals, studies on legacy vehicles (model years 1994–2001) did not observe any degradation of elastomers, polymers, or any other materials with E15 or E20. Phase separation of water and ethanol from gasoline.

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Explosion and Fire on GOM Deepwater Drilling Rig

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s dynamically positioned, semisubmersible drilling unit Deepwater Horizon has left “a substantial majority” of the 126 crew aboard safe, but some crew members remain unaccounted for, according to the company. The Deepwater Horizon is a fifth-generation, Reading & Bates Falcon RBS-8D design rig built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2001.

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Study shows bamboo ethanol in China technically and economically feasible, cost-competitive with gasoline

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In 2009, the number of private cars owned in China exceeded the United States, resulting in it being the world’s largest auto market. In its development of biofuel policy, China’s 10 th five-year plan (2001–2005) proposed a biofuel industry to utilize surplus grain stocks. million tons in 2008. —Littlewood et al.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Taking legal action over the ZEV mandates would be a repeat of the late 1990s: automakers filed a federal lawsuit that led California to water down its ZEV requirements beginning in 2001, thus effectively ending most automakers electric vehicle (EV) programs for more than a decade. million tons. Earlier post.).

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