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Alberta publishes report assessing non-combustion uses for bitumen, opens $2M call for projects

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Alberta Innovates, in partnership with industry, government and other organizations, recently released the results of a study that investigates the best opportunities for “Bitumen Beyond Combustion” (BBC). The study focuses on four promising areas: Carbon fibers and products incorporating carbon fibers.

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Electric Pedicabs - future for London's transport

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The truth is that by doing small things we can actually do a lot more and it's all up to all of us how to make our carbon foot print smaller. __. External resources: BBC NEWS - [link]. The current big halos about global warming and CO2 emission reductions by the most developed countries should be taken seriously not just in pure words.

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Devil In The Details: Is Copenhagens 2 ºC Guardrail Obsolete?

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A maximum concentration of 450 ppm carbon dioxide (~550 ppm CO 2 equivalent) in the Earth’s atmosphere is commonly cited as the limit at which average temperatures can be held at 2 ºC, and many emissions reduction proposals are based upon these two “upper bounds” targets. ºF) above pre-industrial temperatures. Not the last two days.”.

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Rule of the Robots: Warning Signs

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The following excerpt is a section entitled "Warning Signs," from the chapter "Deep Learning and the Future of Artificial Intelligence.". In a January 2020 interview with the BBC, Yoshua Bengio said that "AI's abilities were somewhat overhyped. Evan Ackerman. by certain companies with an interest in doing so.".

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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May, 2007 : An international team of researchers concluded that the ability of the Southern Ocean to absorb carbon dioxide had slowed by about 15% per decade since 1981 ( earlier post ), and projected that at the present rate of deterioration, it will have lost two-thirds of its ability to store carbon by 2050.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. and Chrysler.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I In the city of the future, could power suppliers be rivalled by innovative construction firms? the biggest cuts anywhere in the world. Thank you ! — hsr0601 2.

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