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Rio Tinto and bp to work together on one-year trial of B30 marine biofuel

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The RTM Tasman berthed for loading at Iron Ore Company of Canada’s Sept-Îles port in Québec, as part of its first trial voyage using bp’s biofuel. The trial is using a bp-manufactured B30 biofuel blend composed of 30% fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) blended with very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO).

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Perspective: Ending Oils Monopolya Blueprint for Mobility Choice

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Oil is a strategic commodity second to none—it underlies the global economy and even the American way of life. Of course, other countries benefit from this fact, with about $900 million flowing out of the US to buy foreign oil every day, and about 40% of that going to OPEC. [ Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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Obama sets goal of reducing US oil imports by 1/3 by 2025; domestic and Western Hemisphere production, natural gas, biofuels, electric vehicles, fleet purchases

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Meeting the goal of cutting US oil dependence depends largely on two things, Obama said: finding and producing more oil at home, and reducing dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater efficiency. The Administration is pushing the oil industry to produce on leases already held.

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EEA: Traffic pollution still harmful to health in many parts of Europe

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While there have been improvements in CO 2 average tailpipe emissions from new passenger cars, there has not been enough progress on the consumption of oil in transport or on meeting the related goal of sourcing 10 % of transport fuel from renewable sources. fueled vehicles still only accounted for 4% of all vehicles in the on?road

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DOE launches H2USA public-private partnership to deploy hydrogen infrastructure for transportation

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Through H 2 USA, industry and government partners will focus on identifying actions to encourage early adopters of fuel cell electric vehicles; conduct coordinated technical and market analysis; and evaluate alternative fueling infrastructure that can enable cost reductions and economies of scale.

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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

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Wallace came up with the idea to give the earth one day free from fossil fuel emissions. Fast forward to 2008 and Wallace started taking advantage of the internet’s ability to reach vast amounts of people simultaneously. How you can be a part of Zero Emission Day Taking part in Zero Emissions Day is super easy.

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15 Air Carriers Sign Non-Binding MOUs on Synthetic Jet Fuel Purchases with Two Providers: AltAir and RenTech

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A core group of 15 commercial airlines has signed non-binding memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for negotiating purchases from two different producers of synthetic jet fuel: AltAir Fuels LLC and RenTech Inc. These alternative fuels will be more environmentally friendly, on a life cycle basis, than today’s petroleum-based jet fuels.

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