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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e.,

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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

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Coltura is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the switch from gasoline and diesel to cleaner alternatives. The article points to the 2019 Supreme Court case of Virginia Uranium v. —Matthew Metz, lead author of the article and founder of Coltura. Its vision is a gasoline-free US by 2040 or sooner.

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Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave

Supercharged EV

Found an article on Forbes from 2015 already stating at that time that as long as people are buying and driving cars, Teslas are excellent choices regarding carbon emissions. 2-before anyone says "But electricity is generated from coal!"

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Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

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Marine shipping fuels will get cleaner in 2020 when a regulation by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires a decrease in the allowable amount of sulfur in fuel oil from 3.5% Cleaner marine fuels will reduce ship-related premature mortality and morbidity by 34 and 54%, respectively, representing a ~?2.6%

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Battery recycling shatters the myth of EV waste – ET Auto

Baua Electric

As a result, the initial carbon footprint of an EV is higher than a comparable internal combustion engine vehicle.Those upfront emissions are paid back over time with the superior efficiency of electric motors, leading to a 70% reduction in total emissions over the average life of the vehicle.

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Battery recycling shatters the myth of EV waste – ET Auto

Baua Electric

As a result, the initial carbon footprint of an EV is higher than a comparable internal combustion engine vehicle.Those upfront emissions are paid back over time with the superior efficiency of electric motors, leading to a 70% reduction in total emissions over the average life of the vehicle.

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Are Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru Doing the Right Thing By Snubbing EVs?

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The companies' proposition for multiple paths to carbon neutrality is persuasive, assuming the transition to a cleaner future ruled by electric vehicles will be halting and slow. That was its plan for cleaner, downsized 1.4-liter But that’s going to be easier said than done, based on the content of the AN article. liter and 2.0-liter

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