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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The update identifies eight key sectors for ongoing action: Energy; Transportation, fuels, land use and infrastructure; Agriculture; Water; Waste management; Natural lands; Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (such as methane and black carbon); and Green Buildings. Transportation.

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Transportation Emissions California Ozone 273

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AUGUST 25, 2009

This project was terminated in 2004 due to cost overruns and opposition on environmental grounds. The ATP retort has lower water requirements than previous surface retort designs, and can also utilize fine particles, thus reducing shale waste. Combustion of refined liquid fuels. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge.

Gasoline 239

Gasoline Oil Emissions Convert 239

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MARCH 2, 2009

With the replacement of the engine’s belt-driven water pump, all engine coolant pumps are now electrically operated, reducing mechanical losses and providing engine coolant flow rate control independent of engine RPM at all times. The 2010 Prius features a new 1.8-liter liter engine (up from 1.5 Click to enlarge.

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Prius 2010 Toyota Hybrid 186

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JUNE 14, 2012

This will divert 100 tons per day of food waste from landfills and use that to produce enough renewable natural gas to replace 566,000 gallons of diesel fuel and generate 3.17 The biodiesel, to be blended with conventional diesel, is derived from waste oils, including used cooking oil. Aemetis, Inc. Kent BioEnergy Corp.

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California Los Angeles Transportation Sacramento 240

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JUNE 23, 2016

The new cycle combines both Diesel and Ericsson Cycles into an integrated process to recover waste heat within a single thermodynamic cycle. Using isothermal compression enhances the recovery of exhaust gas waste heat and significantly improves cycle efficiency. Based on a modified MTU Series 396. Gurr (2016). Click to enlarge.

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Engine Market Exhaust Waste 199

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APRIL 6, 2015

Wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-power, geothermal, small hydro and marine power contributed an estimated 9.1% billion, a 10-year low; biomass and waste-to-energy dropping 10% to $8.4 billion, the largest single renewable energy asset finance deal ever, outside large hydro—that of the 600MW Gemini project in Dutch waters.

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2014 Renewable 2013 Wind 150

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JANUARY 18, 2011

An Atmospheric River originating over the central Pacific on 16 February 2004. Many of the same emergency preparations are useful for a severe winter storm: laying in emergency food and water, shelter preparations, exercising emergency corporate communications, testing mutual aid agreements, and so on. Source: USGS. Click to enlarge.

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California Los Angeles San Francisco Congress 218

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

This makes it possible for the waste heat from the electrical drive components to be made available to the interior of the Q7 e-tron quattro. mi) on a single tank, with nothing more than a few drops of water leaving the tailpipe. Because the exhaust system transports only water, it can be made of lightweight polymer.

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

US intelligence and defense agencies say such environmental changes can lead to energy insecurity, water and food shortages, and social instability. Do we really want to be remembered as the generation that wasted another decade? That could mean more military involvement and massive disaster relief. It’s about time we changed course.

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Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions 244