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Alabama Injection Project Aimed at Enhanced Oil Recovery, Testing Important Geologic CO2 Storage

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A recent study by Advanced Resources International of Arlington, Va., The SENSOR reservoir simulator—a generalized 3D numerical model used to optimize oil and gas recovery processes—was used to determine the amount of CO 2 required for a successful demonstration and the effect of CO 2 on oil production within the project time frame.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000.

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