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Study Finds Global CO2 Emissions Dropped 1.3% in 2009; Emissions in China and India Rose 9% and 6%

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The decrease in emissions follow the decrease in the global economy. While emissions from oil and gas have decreased, emissions from coal have remained stable; the share of coal as a fuel has increased. This is not unexpected ”, said Gunnar Myhre, senior research fellow at CICERO and one of the scientists behind the article.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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ACORE is an organization of member companies and institutions that are dedicated to moving renewable energy into the mainstream of America’s economy. We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008). Dr. Paul still sees significant growth in the developing world.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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In 2008, Valero Energy CEO Bill Kless had said that using corn to produce ethanol will make food so expensive in poor countries that it will cause more misery than global warming. We used to have trucks hauling coal and when they disappeared we lost all of the support services like gas stations and sandwich shops, ’” said Gilliland.