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EPA: US greenhouse gases dropped 3.4% in 2012 from 2011; down 10% from 2005 levels

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks , which is submitted annually to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, presents a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas emissions since 1990. in 2004, and since then have declined about 10%. decrease in 2012 from 2011. The Inventory of U.S.

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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Second Sight Medical Products , in his right eye in 2004 and the subsequent Argus II implant in his left 11 years later. They couldn’t tell the difference between a bright day at the beach and being in a coal mine in Pittsburgh. Terry Byland did not encounter any problems with his 2004 Argus I implant. Jeroen Perk.

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NASA-led analysis characterizes the impact of jet fuel composition on emitted aerosols

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The study can inform future efforts to model aircraft emissions changes as the aviation fleet gradually begins to transition toward low-aromatic, low-sulfur alternative jet fuels from bio-based or Fischer–Tropsch production pathways. —Moore et al. and (4, 5) 50:50 blends of the two FT fuels with the base JP-8.

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DoD Researchers Work to Increase the Production of Higher Chain Hydrocarbons from CO2 Using a Traditional Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst

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Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Center for Applied Energy Research at the University of Kentucky are investigating the hydrogenation of CO 2 using a conventional Fischer-Tropsch cobalt catalyst for the production of valuable hydrocarbon materials. Dorner et al.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Although not part of the conferences formal structure, the themes were addressed in the presentations and panel discussions. billion in 2004 to $117 billion 2007 with the first three quarters of 2008 averaging 29% higher than 2007. Energy Markets in a State of Change. Earlier post.). Costs are also falling due to classic economics.

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Abt life-cycle analysis of different Li-ion chemistries for PHEVs and EVs identifies opportunities for improving environmental profile of batteries

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Generic process flow diagram for lithium-ion batteries for vehicles (color coded to present LCI data sources). 1 Primary energy consumed during the materials processing, component, and product manufacture was combined to protect proprietary data submitted by manufacturer. Source: “Application of LCA to Nanoscale Technology”.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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2 ] Rasmussen’s “one agreement, two steps” plan was quickly endorsed by US President Obama, as well as Australia’s Prime Minister Rudd and Russia’s President Medvedev, all of whom were present at the APEC summit.

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