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Across the US on one tank of Neste NExBTL renewable diesel

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A team of motorsport enthusiasts will attempt to drive from the Atlantic Coast of Florida to the Pacific Coast of California on just one tank of Neste NExBTL renewable diesel 21-26 June 2015. The SLC has all of the handling of a race car, but it is street legal and is powered by a modified Volkswagen 1.9-liter

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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Within the HVAC world, innovations tend to be small and progressive: there’s not some silver bullet,” says Wade Conlan , an engineer in Maitland, Florida, and vice president of ASHRAE , a heating and air-conditioning standards-setting organization. This year, the U.S. Still, in the U.S.,

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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reforestation); Limiting deforestation by purchasing forested property and preserving the forests with legal and enforcement mechanisms; Setting aside croplands from agricultural production to rebuild carbon in the soil and vegetation; and. 192% higher in 2015) than if offsets could be used as prescribed by the bill.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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In 2015–expanded to emissions from residential, commercial, and other industrial combustion, and transportation fuels. In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions. nationals and legal residents. Mr. Donovan, a member of The Florida Bar, The U.S. Gases: All 6 Kyoto gases. Coverage: In 2012–50% of emissions.

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