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US DOE to award up to $20M for research on methane hydrates

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Selected projects will be intended to support program goals to determine the (1) likelihood of methane hydrates as a potential energy resource and (2) their role in the natural environment. DOE-Alaska cooperation on unconventional resources. The volume of methane held in methane hydrate deposits worldwide is immense. Earlier post.).

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BOEMRE releases study on incorporating climate effects into oil-spill risk analysis for Arctic

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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) released a new report evaluating how climate change may affect the environmental conditions measured and used in mathematical modeling for oil-spill trajectory analysis in the Arctic region. —BOEMRE Director Michael R.

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FAA selects 6 sites for unmanned aircraft systems research for integration into US airspace

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In selecting the six test site operators, FAA said it considered geography, climate, location of ground infrastructure, research needs, airspace use, safety, aviation experience and risk. These six test sites achieve cross-country geographic and climatic diversity and help the FAA meet its UAS research needs. State of Nevada.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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If current rates of decline continue through 2020, the state will need to reduce emissions at a rate of 4.97% each year in the decade between 2020 and 2030, and produce even steeper declines in the period from 2030 to 2050, if it is to meet current climate goals. But the effects of these efforts seem to be reaching a plateau.

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Fisker has reportedly hired bankruptcy consultants

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Fisker did unveil a future pickup truck, called “Alaska,” last year , and that truck does happen to look a lot like a Nissan Frontier. WSJ sourced “people familiar with the matter,” and while the outlet generally has good business reporting, one should also consider its history of spreading climate disinformation.

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Fisker has reportedly hired bankruptcy consultants [Updated, Fisker responds]

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Fisker did unveil a future pickup truck, called “Alaska,” last year , and that truck does happen to look a lot like a Nissan Frontier. Electrek’s Take WSJ sourced “people familiar with the matter,” and while the outlet generally has good business reporting, one should also consider its history of spreading climate disinformation.

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Expansion of sugarcane crop in Brazil to areas previously occupied by crops or pastureland leads to local cooling

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A new study led by Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology has found that the expansion of sugarcane crop in Brazil in areas previously occupied by other Brazilian crops cools the local climate. The study is published in the second issue of Nature Climate Change. Nature Climate Change doi: 10.1038/nclimate1067.

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