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AUGUST 31, 2011
million to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The GRI also funds research that improves techniques for detecting oil and gas, spill mitigation, and technologies to characterize and remediate spills. Lead Institution: Florida State University. Lead Investigator: Eric Chassignet, Ph.D.
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FEBRUARY 14, 2011
A new, University of Georgia-led study—the first to examine comprehensively the magnitude of hydrocarbon gases released during the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil discharge— found that up to 500,000 tons of gaseous hydrocarbons were emitted into the deep ocean. million barrels of oil, depending on the method used.
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JUNE 13, 2012
REPREVE Renewables, based in Georgia, also is the sponsor of the project’s accompanying environmental assessment. This Arkansas BCAP project area is sponsored by MFA Oil Biomass LLC, in Columbia, Mo. Enrolled producers will receive establishment assistance and five years of annual production support under BCAP.
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OCTOBER 13, 2015
When launched, these new conveniently-located outlets will provide basic vehicle servicing such as oil changes and other routine maintenance, making vehicle ownership even easier for customers. In addition, for every car produced in China last year, the company sent 86% less waste to landfills compared to 2011, and used 19% less energy.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 60 research projects for up to a combined $156 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. The technology areas ( earlier post ) receiving funding are: PETRO: Plants Engineered To Replace Oil ($36 million). produces more oil per acre.
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