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Alaska Airlines to buy sustainable biofuel from Hawai`i BioEnergy

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Alaska Airlines and Hawai`i BioEnergy LLC signed an agreement for the carrier to purchase sustainable biofuel for its aircraft. Alaska Airlines is Hawai`i BioEnergy’s second customer, and the first airline to sign a contract. Hawaiian Electric Co.

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DOE reports show major potential for wave and tidal energy production near US coasts

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Overall, as compared with the preliminary wave energy resource made by EPRI in 2004, this represents a 26% increase in the available resource estimate. The West Coast, including Alaska and Hawaii, has especially high potential for wave energy development, while significant opportunities for wave energy also exist along the East Coast.

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API: 1H 2010 US Gasoline Demand 0.6% Lower Than Last Year; Distillate Demand Up 2.1%

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million barrel per day were the lowest level for any June since 2004 and were 0.5% Historically, production wanes in the summer in Alaska due to maintenance work and lower operational efficiency in warmer weather. Reflecting the ongoing sluggish economic recovery, US gasoline deliveries for the first half of 2010 averaged 8.88

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NOAA: Global Combined Land and Ocean Surface Temperature Was Second Warmest for September

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The worldwide ocean temperature tied with 2004 as the fifth warmest September on record, 0.90 °F (0.5 °C) The near-Antarctic southern ocean and the Gulf of Alaska featured notable cooler-than-average temperatures. Warmer-than-normal conditions also prevailed across Europe, most of Asia and Australia.

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NOAA Joins Other Agencies and Canada to Survey the Arctic Continental Shelf

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An aerial view of the Chukchi Borderland from the north, with tracks from 2003, 2004 and 2007 mapping expeditions. Credit: UNH/NOAA) Click to enlarge. The mission builds on earlier Arctic mapping efforts funded by NOAA. Final locations will depend on ice conditions.

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FAA Awards Contracts for $125M to 5 Companies to Accelerate More Environmentally Friendly Aviation Technology; Renewable Fuels, Engines, Wings and Flight Management

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The CLEEN award will include technology demonstrations with Lockheed Martin, AirDat and Alaska Airlines. Flight Management System - Air Traffic Management (FMS-ATM) : Advanced FMS-ATM technology will enable commercial and military aircraft to routinely fly more optimum trajectories resulting in less fuel, emissions and noise.

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