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Alaska Native Corporation Proposes Underground Coal Gasification Project with Carbon Capture for Power Generation

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CIRI), an Alaska Native corporation, is proposing an underground coal gasification (UCG) project that would use the resulting syngas to fuel a new 100 MW combined cycle power plant. CIRI executives presented the plan to state lawmakers at a joint hearing in Alaska on Friday. Source: CIRI. Click to enlarge. Cook Inlet Region Inc.

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Coalition Files Suit Against EPA Over GHG Emissions from Ships, Aircraft and Non-road Engines

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Lisa Murkowski’s (R-Alaska), “disapproval resolution” (S.J. Pollution from these sources is projected to grow rapidly over coming decades. The shipping industry is a major contributor to global warming pollution. Earlier post.). Annual US shipping emissions are equivalent to from 130 million to 195 million cars.

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Study finds changes in the Arctic sea ice cover may be driving changes in atmospheric chemistry

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Bromine then reacts with a gaseous form of mercury, turning it into a pollutant that falls to Earth’s surface. Despite ozone’s beneficial role blocking harmful radiation in the stratosphere, ground-level ozone is a harmful pollutant. Bromine also can remove ozone from the lowest layer of the atmosphere, the troposphere.

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US Global Change Research Program Issues Report on Impacts of Climate Change in US; Details Point to Potential Value of Early, Aggressive Action

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A product of the interagency US Global Change Research Program, the 190-page report was commissioned in 2007 and completed this spring. The study also finds that the current trend in the emission of greenhouse gas pollution is significantly above the worst-case scenario that this and other reports have considered.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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The Smart Grid Consortium, established in December 2007 by Xcel Energy, will select a community of approximately 100,000 residents to become a Smart Grid City using V2G. Hybrid electric buses and heavy trucks could power many homes or a school or a hospital in an emergency. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA SZ (1) 6753.T SZ (1) 6753.T

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