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US State Department Issues Permit for Alberta Clipper Pipeline for Oil Sands Crude Delivery to US

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In the US, the Alberta Clipper Pipeline will extend 326 miles from the US-Canadian border near Neche, North Dakota across northern Minnesota to an Enbridge terminal in Superior, Wisconsin. In early August, the Renewable Fuels Association launched a “They Said What?” The RFA “They Said What?” US State Department.

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Rice University Study and Policy Paper Find US Biofuels Policies Flawed, Recommend Fundamental Overhaul

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—Amy Myers Jaffe, one of the report authors The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) mandates production targets for renewable fuels, mainly biodiesel and ethanol. The bill mandated ambitious production targets of 9 billion gallons of biofuels a year in 2008, rising to 36 billion gallons a year by 2022. Lifting the $0.54

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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I just want to see projects get funded, renewable energy put to work, energy efficiency retrofits instituted, conservation measures adopted and sustainable practices replace business-as-usual before the climate crisis makes any positive action a moot point. org climate actions, and the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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Source: DOE, ALBAA 2008. Mini-cells” Source: LG Chem, ALBAA 2008. Source: Alamgir and Sastry (2008). For frigid climates like the Minnesota and Canada pack warming can be integrated with the overnight charging for a PHEV. Convergence 2008, 08CNVG-0036) The reverse happens on discharge. Click to enlarge.

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EV Chargers for All!

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When IEEE Spectrum’s editor in chief, Harry Goldstein, needed to replace his 2008 Honda Fit in October 2020, he thought seriously about buying an electric vehicle. Two obstacles stood in his way. One was affordability. Even without a son soon to be entering college, the premium prices of EVs were a turnoff.

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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. The legislation would also provide new incentives for domestic oil and gas drilling, nuclear power plant construction, carbon capture and storage, and renewable energy sources like wind and solar. Representatives Henry A.

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