Green Car Congress
MAY 21, 2009
Gerrit Voordouw at the University of Calgary, will sample and explore the biological processes at work in oil wells, oils sands, tailings ponds, and coal beds. In 2007, BP and Synthetic Genomics—founded by genome pioneer J Craig Venter, Ph.D.—entered Tags: Biotech Oil sands. million (US$22.2
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
594, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) §§ 201 et seq., California’s LCFS also would have little or no impact on GHG emissions nationwide and would harm our nation’s energy security by discouraging the use of Canadian crude oil—our nation’s largest source of crude—and ethanol produced in the American Midwest.
Green Car Congress
JULY 28, 2009
Of the installed capacity of just above 12,000 MW, approximately 49% (5,893 MW) is coal fired, 39% (4,686 MW) is gas-fired, 7% (869 MW) is hydro, and 4% (497 MW) is wind powered. More than 90% of electricity in Alberta is produced by methods that emit greenhouse gases: burning coal, oil or natural gas. Mahdi Hajian.
Green Car Congress
MAY 27, 2009
World oil prices have fallen sharply from their July 2008 high mark. As the world’s economies recover, higher world oil prices are assumed to return and to persist through 2030. In the IEO2009 reference case, world oil prices rise to $110 per barrel in 2015 (in real 2007 dollars) and $130 per barrel in 2030.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 18, 2009
million) toward a $30-million underground coal gasification (UCG) project with Swan Hills Synfuels of Calgary. Swan Hills Synfuels expects the project to demonstrate the ability to manufacture synthetic gas from Alberta’s coal resources, with the future potential of utilizing the coal seams for carbon capture and storage.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 29, 2009
However, the slow pace of negotiations spurred UNFCCC delegates to publish a “roadmap to Copenhagen” in December 2007 at the 13 th Congress in Bali, in an effort to accelerate the progress of those negotiations.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2009
Damages are expressed in cents per VMT (2007 USD). Transportation, which today relies almost exclusively on oil, accounts for nearly 30% of US energy demand. Coal accounts for about half the electricity produced in the US. Source: “Hidden Costs of Energy”. Click to enlarge. Damages from motor vehicles and fuels.
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