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US Geothermal Power Could Top 10 Gigawatts, New Industry Report Says

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Mississippi. At the high end, that would be enough baseload power to supply about 20% of California's total electric power in 2008—or enough generating capacity to supply the power needs of about 7.2 The recession, as the report confirms, is having an impact on the industry, according to the GEA. California. New Mexico.

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$1.3B methanol plant slated for South Louisiana

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billion in a new methanol production facility on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Since 2008, more than $32 million in investments and upgrades have been made to the Port. In addition, the company is expected to utilize the state’s Quality Jobs and Industrial Tax Exemption programs. James Parish.

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DOI: latest Gulf of Mexico oil & gas lease sales garner $872M in high bids

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million acres on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Lease Sale 225, the first of two lease sales proposed for the Eastern Planning Area under the Five Year Program, is the first sale offering acreage in that area since 2008.

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One Atmospheric Nuclear Explosion Could Take Out the Power Grid

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Decades later, the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack determined as early as 2008 that the U.S. covering portions of Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

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Study Concludes That Use of Cellulosic Feedstocks to Meet US Biofuel Requirements Will Still Likely Result in Expansion of the Gulf Dead Zone

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The findings suggest that an aggressive nutrient management strategy will be needed to reach the goal of a 5,000 km 2 areal extent of hypoxia set forth by the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force even in the absence of biofuels, given current production to meet food, feed, and other industrial needs.

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Will green cars put industry on road to profit?

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It believes that many of the domestic industry’s problems stem from an underestimation of US consumer demand for green cars. Tags: Green cars Latest news auto industry profits gas prices petrol prices US auto industry. Yet when gas prices tumbled later that year, plans for the Prius plant were shelved.

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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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Our intention as an airline industry is to continue to do our part by supporting the use of alternative fuels. AltAir Fuels LLC was formed in 2008 to develop projects for the production of jet fuel from renewable and sustainable oils. Earlier post.).

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