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Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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The China Energy Group of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) recently released the eighth edition of the China Energy Databook —the most comprehensive publicly available resource known to exist covering China’s energy and environmental statistics.

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Major spill from the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas

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Principal producers of Wabasca include Cenovus Energy and Canadian Natural Resources. In 2006, its reversal was completed, and in 2009, ExxonMobil completed a project that increased its capacity by 50% (about 30,000 barrels per day). The Pegasus pipeline originally transported crude from the Gulf coast to Patoka.

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China BAK to Supply Li-ion Batteries for Electric Bus Project in China

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The 863 Program was launched in March 1986 by the PRC’ss central government as a national strategic development program to optimize and upgrade China’s hi-tech development in the key fields of IT, biology, energy, agriculture, pharmaceutical, new material, manufacturing and automation, as well as resource and environment.

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American Le Mans Series Introduces Green Dream Team

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ALMS believes the announcement is the first of its kind in sports addressing the concerns of the global warming, the environment and reducing dependence on foreign fuels and energy sources. The drivers comprising the Green Dream Team represent five distinct voices of varying initiatives in a movement that began in 2006.

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Toyota highlights its eco-factory

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It suggests that the Prius is a standard bearer for clean operations and the use of renewable energy sources. Among its accolades, it has held the ISO14001 green standard for environmental management since 1996 thanks to innovations in energy saving, recycling and waste management. It aims to eventually cut this amount down to zero.

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