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Chemrec CEO Urges Serious Consideration for DME at Low-Carbon Biofuel for North America

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Speaking at the 2009 World Methanol Conference in Miami, Richard J. DME is synthesized from methanol, whether produced from coal, natural gas or biomass such as harvested forestry wastes. Chemrec is currently building BioDME production plants in Sweden.

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Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation

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This reduction will happen mostly thanks to better building practices, not greater housing density. The CPP is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Shifting people to multifamily buildings is what planners have always wanted to do, but that’s actually not as effective as most advocates would have thought.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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Coal supplies nearly 50% of domestic electricity. In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. University of Miami Rosenstiel School , Miami, Fla.

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