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Kati to cut its carbon footprint by half at Keliber’s lithium drilling site by using Neste renewable fuel oil

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The price tag for the fuel is about 25% bigger than for fossil fuel, which means an increase of about 2% in the total drilling cost. The company has a certified environmental management system since 2004. When it comes to safety issues, the renewable fuel does not endanger water organisms or human health.

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Green Friday | Black Friday

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The once spontaneous and slightly unpredictable one-day event of price slashing, has become a heavily organised, calculated and extended event, leaving shoppers questioning whether the endless bargains, really are all that. myenergi’s Green Friday. Go Green and Support your Local Florist this Black Friday. “We Instagram .

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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Our goal is to enable hyper-efficient hybrid vehicles to meet consumer needs for a 500-mile driving range, lower vehicle prices, full-size utility, improved highway performance and very low operating costs. In axial-flow configurations, noted Müller and co-authors in a 2004 paper, pure scavenging is a challenging task. Piechna et al.

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Biodiesel Board Study Asserts Critical Importance of Biodiesel Tax Credit, Calls for Extension

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The original biodiesel tax credit was passed in 2004 and has been extended twice. The biodiesel tax incentive is designed in a manner that makes biodiesel price competitive with diesel fuel in the marketplace. The incentive is structured so that the value of the incentive is reflected in the market price of the fuel.

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Per-Capita Gasoline Consumption in Pacific Northwest Fell 5% in 2008; Down 15% Since 1999

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Still, the 2008 drop in gasoline consumption was not solely a response to soaring prices; it was an acceleration of a slide that had been underway for most of the last decade. 2009’s first quarter VMT was at the same level as 2004’s first quarter VMT. Tags: Brief. gallons of gasoline per week, down from 8.6 gallons in 2007.

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Ford Exec Cites US Energy Policies As Critical Factor in Shaping Future Vehicle Fleet, Calls for Cap-and-Trade Program

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By comparison, meeting Japan’s standards for 2004-2015 requires a 1.9% annual increase to 2015; and meeting China’s 2004-2009 target requires a 5.3% Cischke also noted the critical link between energy prices and purchase decisions as a driving force in the need to implement a comprehensive national energy policy. Earlier post.).

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ICCT Study Finds Commercial Aviation Efficiency Improvements Have Stagnated Over Last Two Decades; Need for Comprehensive CO2 Standards for Aviation

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Without an effective carbon dioxide emission standard, fuel prices alone are unlikely to spur large improvements, suggests the study by researchers at the International Council on Clean Transportation. However, fuel costs rose dramatically from about 10% of operating expenses in 2004 to peak at more than one-third in 2008.

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