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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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Energy-related CO 2 emissions buy state, 2010. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a new report, State-Level Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2000-2010. The report shows a significant variation of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions across states on both an absolute and a per capita basis.

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Equity: More important than ever

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Endless studies on the impact of pollution and climate change on low-income families have all come up with the same general result: It is a very real and very serious problem. It should also be noted that those in poverty have a higher chance of experiencing the ill-effects of climate change.

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Researchers describe the “where” and “when” of life cycle emissions from gasoline and ethanol in the US

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Contributions of regions to total life cycle emissions for three fuels (µg per vehicle-mile traveled per km 2 land area). Dashed lines show US average emissions. Associated tailpipe emissions alone account for 40?60% Credit: ACS, Tessum et al. Click to enlarge.

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Chilled Ammonia Pilot Project Captures 90% of CO2

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A pilot project by We Energies, Alstom and The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) testing an Alstom advanced chilled ammonia process ( earlier post ) has demonstrated more than 90% capture of carbon dioxide from the flue stream of a coal-fueled power plant in Wisconsin (the Pleasant Prairie Carbon Capture Pilot Plant ).

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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Fifty years later, the USA is faced with a similar challenge, energy independency and climatic change. These companies have sunk costs invested in coal, gas and oil plants and are content in maximizing the return on these investments. cents/kWh in West Virginia—a 23.59 in West Virginia to $6.12

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

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The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is arguably the most significant piece of climate legislation the United States has ever seen, including significant investments in clean energy and consumer incentives to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption. How the IRA will help tackle climate change.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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With all this, consumers and policymakers alike are hopeful that society will soon greatly reduce its carbon emissions by replacing today’s cars with electric vehicles. EVs lack tailpipe emissions, sure, but producing, operating, and disposing of these vehicles creates greenhouse-gas emissions and other environmental burdens.