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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). It ensures the value of our bitumen resources. Asphalt and asphalt transportability.

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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator partnered to host the first All-Woman EV Charging Technician Course in autumn 2022. As more and more women choose to pursue careers in the EV industry, we’re excited to shine a spotlight on those who are paving the way for future generations.

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Electric Pedicabs - future for London's transport

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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. 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. __.

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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.". According to one analysis by the research organization OpenAI, the computational resources required for cutting-edge AI projects is "increasing exponentially" and doubling about every 3.4

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

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Tom Wigley, and Christopher Green questioned the relevance of the reference emissions scenarios that the IPCC used in the Fourth Assessment Report to underpin estimates of future warming trends. April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr.,

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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? Aren’t we just exchanging one nonrenewable resource for another?

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