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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. by Brian J.

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BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

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The “Arab Spring” affected oil and gas supplies—most notably the complete, albeit temporary, loss of Libyan supply—while the tragic Fukushima accident in Japan had knock-on effects for nuclear and other energy sources around the world. Hydro-electric output grew just 1.6%, the weakest growth since 2003. Renewables.

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Study Finds Integrated Biorefinery Processes Could Be Highly Competitive With Petroleum Fuels on Efficiency and Costs, While Offering Substantial Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The RBAEF project, which was launched in 2003, is the most comprehensive study of the performance and cost of mature technologies for producing energy from biomass to date. per liter gasoline equivalent ($1.37 – $2.16 per liter gasoline equivalent ($0.96 per liter gasoline equivalent ($0.96 Laser et al.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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Honda, which began leasing hydrogen fuel cell FCX Claritysedans in Los Angeles last year, still sees hydrogen as the bestlong-term alternative to gasoline as a fuel that can cut carbonexhaust tied to global warming, President Takeo Fukui said in aninterview. in Japan’s Kyoto prefecture to make packsfor gasoline-electric hybrid cars.

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RAC Foundation: 830,000 households in UK spend at least 27% of their income on running a car; “transport poverty”

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Of the £44, £16 (US$24) is used to buy gasoline and diesel and £8.30 (US$12) is spent on insurance. The average price of unleaded gasoline in the UK in January 2013 was 132.7 gallon US) in January 2003. Diesel prices are a few p higher per liter. p/liter (US$7.54/gallon gallon US), up from 76.3 p/liter (US$4.32/gallon