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Alabama Project Testing Potential for Combining CO2 Storage with Enhanced Methane Recovery

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The validation phase (2005–2010) generally involves small-scale field tests and includes the Black Warrior Basin CO2 Storage Project. The final phase, the development phase (2007–2018), will conduct large-volume carbon storage tests.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority, Tennessee: $650,000. City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000. Lane Transit District, Oregon: $3,000,000.

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Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

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Agreements already have been reached between the Alliance and Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama City in Japan; the State of Tennessee; the State of Oregon; Sonoma County and San Diego in California; Phoenix and Tucson in Arizona; Seattle, Wash.; In July 2007, an ultra-low precious metal catalyst for gasoline vehicles was developed.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Years of coal use in electricity generation led also to the “black spill from improperly contained coal ash&# in states like Tennessee. a key EARTH2TECH GE Looking to Tap $2 Trillion of Stimulus Spending DOT EARTH CO2 = Pollution. The coal ash is known to have many toxic metals and other pollutants.

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