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New Zealand Strategic Assessment of Biofuels Calls for Emphasis on Synthetic Diesel from Wood

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A report from the New Zealand Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, is calling for a more strategic approach to biofuels. Furthermore, New Zealand still imports virtually all its liquid fuels; while domestic crude oil production has expanded, it is not nearly enough to meet local fuel demand. “.

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Global sales of EyeSight-equipped Subarus reach 1 million

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The one-million mark was reached after eight years and seven months since the system was first launched in Japan in May 2008. EyeSight-equipped Subaru models are currently sold in Japan, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and China, and will continue to be rolled out to other global markets.

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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. ZEEP) and New Zealand-based Todd Corp. Since 2008, more than $32 million in investments and upgrades have been made to the Port. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 James Parish.

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NOAA: Global temperatures in March make coolest March since 1999 even with US’ record-breaking warmth

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Arctic sea ice extent during the month was below average but was the largest extent since 2008 and one of the largest March extents of the past decade, according to NOAA. Cooler-than-average regions included Alaska, Australia, eastern and western Russia, and parts of New Zealand. Earlier post.).

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Siemens and LanzaTech sign 10-year agreement to transform steel mill off-gases into bioethanol

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LanzaTech has been operating a pilot plant in Auckland, New Zealand since 2008 utilizing raw steel mill gases. Another major benefit of this technology is that the CO 2 emissions are between 50 to 70% lower than petroleum-based fuels and around one-third lower than when steel plant off-gases are converted into electricity.

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Toyota Begins Production of Camry Hybrid in Australia

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TMCA intends to produce the Camry Hybrid at its Altona Plant at a pace of 10,000 units annually, 300 of which are to be exported to New Zealand, and plans to start selling it in Australia in February 2010. TMCA exported 70% of what it produced in 2008 and is now the Camry production and export base for Oceania and the Middle East.

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Australian shipping emissions identified

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Shipping is a major driver in the Australian economy, with 753 Mt of international exports worth $202 billion passing through Australian ports in 2008-2009. The study appeared recently in the journal Air Quality and Climate Change , the journal of the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand. Laurie Goldsworthy.

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