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Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

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The report comes as oil majors like ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell, and other companies, are developing at least a couple dozen oil shale and CTL projects, including 12 CTL facilities projected to produce 170 million barrels of liquid fuels per year at a cost of $2 billion to $7 billion per plant. Earlier post.).

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DOE awarding $12.5M to nuclear energy projects, training

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accelerated schedule for deployment, reduction in manufacturing costs while. radiation over standard state of the art. the cost of electricity production in both nuclear. Laboratory (Colorado School of Mines; National Energy Technology Laboratory; Northwestern University ). (LDM) to manufacture nuclear power. components.

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Rentech Takes 25% Stake in Biomass Gasification Company

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To facilitate the development process, ClearFuels plans first to install a demonstration-scale biomass gasifier at Rentech’s Product Demonstration Unit (PDU) in Commerce City, Colorado to produce syngas from bagasse, virgin wood waste and other cellulosic feedstocks. Between 1987 and 2004, Pearson Technologies, Inc.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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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.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD Hybrid

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Once upon a time there was the Ford Courier (1972-2007) that was a true compact pickup. The entry level Maverick XL comes standard with a high efficiency hybrid engine, but if you want more towing power and all-wheel drive, then opting for the gasoline EcoBoost engine should handle your on and off-road needs. Convenience and Safety.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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The Chevy Volt is going to count on an overnight charge from a standard wall outlet. Considering the cost of batteries, these are disposable cars. The reality is that those ships in our harbors…yeah…those are the real polluters – (University of Colorado at Boulder (2009, February 27).