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USDA announces up to $98.6M to support production of advanced biofuels

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The payments are provided through USDA Rural Development’s Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels, commonly referred to as the Advanced Biofuel Payment Program. Examples of eligible feedstocks include crop residue; animal, food and yard waste; vegetable oils; and animal fat. Of the $98.6 million, $68.6

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How Old Cars Get Recycled from Start to Finish

Clean Fleet Report

Do you make an effort to recycle food waste, plastics, batteries, and so on? For the purposes of this discussion, it refers to a car that’s basically just junk–all that’s left for it is to be recycled. However, the term can also refer to a car that’s been totaled and given a salvage title.

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Tesla’s biggest investor: it’s a family business masquerading as a public company

Baua Electric

On the platform, he has been mostly supportive of Musk and Tesla, but like many other shareholders, he started to be more critical since Musk sold about $40 billion worth of Tesla shares to buy Twitter. Dear leader” is a reference to Kim Jong-il, the former supreme leader of North Korea. There wouldn’t be a Tesla without Musk.

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PHEVs Are A Great Solution For Many — But PHEV Incentives Need Fixing

EV Adoption

Many industry observers (myself included) believe that PHEVs with 30 to 40 miles (or more) of electric range (sometimes referred to as “strong hybrids”) and which are plugged in and charged on a daily or regular basis are a great solution for many households. Consumers buying or leasing PHEVs with less than 30 miles of range.

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Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

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These technologies include, but are not limited to, advanced aftertreatment and waste heat recovery; lean-burn plus lean-NO x emissions traps; integration of zero-emission miles technologies; further refinements in reducing friction and parasitic energy losses; and widespread utilization of renewable and natural gas and hydrogen blends.

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Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

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Noting the references in scientific and policy literature to the need for fast-action mitigation to help avoid DAI and abrupt climate changes, the authors define “fast-action” to include regulatory measures that can begin within 2–3 years, be substantially implemented in 5–10 years, and produce a climate response within decades.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Since 2005, when major greenhouse-gas emitters among the Kyoto signatories were issued caps on their emissions and permitted to buy credits to meet those caps, there has been more than $300 billion worth of carbon transactions. REFERENCES. Perspective by Brian J. Donovan, CEO of Renergie, Inc. INTRODUCTION.

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