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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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The researchers used predictive population models coupled with advanced mapping techniques to estimate the climate damage wild pigs are causing across five continents. Since soil contains nearly three times as much carbon than in the atmosphere, even a small fraction of carbon emitted from soil has the potential to accelerate climate change.

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Obama Administration Announces $8.33B in Loan Guarantees for New Nuclear Power Reactors in Georgia; First New US Nuclear Power Plant Project in Nearly 3 Decades

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To meet our growing energy needs and prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we need to increase our supply of nuclear power and today’s announcement helps to move us down that path. That is why we need comprehensive energy and climate legislation to create a system of incentives to make clean energy profitable.

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Controlled Burn of Deepwater Horizon Oil Slick Scheduled for Today

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The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) is in contact with the oil and gas operators in the sheen area to discuss any concerns with operations that may arise from their activities with the response efforts underway. Currently, no production has been curtailed as a result of the response activities.

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The origins of NDEW and DEED

Plug in America

It all started with President Barack Obama and as DEED begins, we’re taking the opportunity to briefly revisit the tale, with a related nod to the mother of climate change policy, as former Sen. And media from Vermont to Alabama to Hawaii and beyond continue to carry our message of change. Fran Pavley is well known.

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DOE to Award Up to $16.5M to RD Initiatives for Renewable Hydrocarbon Transportation Fuels Via Pyrolysis and Sustainable Bioenergy Feedstock Production

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Gas Technology Institute (IL)— Long-Term Processing in the Production of Gasoline and Diesel from Biomass —up to $2.4 The project will also investigate catalyst and process parameters that lead to increased process performance over time to enable extended operations in future commercial-scale refineries.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

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But both have stated that they’re concerned about the ramifications for traditional supply chains and the possibility that the changes would negatively impact the U.S. We won’t stop fighting to protect our communities from pollution and the climate crisis.” Swelling vehicle prices was another issue.& The EPA declined to comment.

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