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Study quantifies impact of oil and gas emissions on Denver’s ozone problem

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The first peer-reviewed study to directly quantify how emissions from oil and natural gas (O&NG) activities influence summertime tropospheric ozone (O 3 ) pollution in the Colorado Front Range confirms that chemical vapors from oil and gas activities are a significant contributor to the region’s chronic ozone problem.

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NSIDC Says Arctic Ice Melts Quickly Through July

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Arctic sea ice extent for the month of July was the third lowest for that month in the satellite record, after 2007 and 2006, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado. The average rate of melt in July 2009 was nearly identical to that of the record melt of July 2007.

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Despite a Slight Recovery in 2009, Arctic Sea Ice Remains on Downward Trend

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Despite a slight recovery in summer Arctic sea ice in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, the sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years and remains on a trend leading toward ice-free Arctic summers, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder’s National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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and received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1957 from Rutgers University there. While there, he applied to join the electrical engineering faculty at the Air Force Academy , in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was accepted, and the academy sponsored his postgraduate studies at Iowa State University , in Ames.

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DOE awarding $12.5M to nuclear energy projects, training

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million investment in three university-led projects, helping to train and educate the next generation of nuclear energy scientists and engineers. University (Westinghouse). Institute (Carpenter Technology; General Electric-Hitachi; The Ohio State University). radiation over standard state of the art. University of.

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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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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. The reality is that those ships in our harbors…yeah…those are the real polluters – (University of Colorado at Boulder (2009, February 27). The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix.