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Chilled Ammonia Pilot Project Captures 90% of CO2

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The project began in early 2008 and will conclude later this year. As the next step in demonstrations of increasing size, the first of two product validation facilities recently began at the American Electric Power (AEP) Mountaineer Plant in New Haven, West Virginia. Testing at the pilot facility, using a 1.7-megawatt

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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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The SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) International Biofuels Project, has published the full proceedings of its Rapid Assessment workshop on the environmental effects of biofuel technologies, 22-25 September 2008. Bringezu (eds), Biofuels: Environmental Consequences and Interactions with Changing Land Use.

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3 Electric Vehicle Trends in the Growing Market

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But, at this point, the only states that don’t have incentives to some degree are the Dakotas, Kansas, Kentucky and West Virginia. The important takeaways are as follows: The cost of EV batteries (which make up about 35% of the vehicle cost) has plummeted since 2008, from $1,200 per kilowatt hour to $157 per kilowatt hour.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. As Senators Graham, Kerry and Lieberman try to resuscitate the climate change bill by introducing a revised bill in mid-to-late April, twenty-three U.S. Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J.

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