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A wood-burning EV charger? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Florida-based Air Burners, a manufacturer of air curtain burner systems, collaborated with Rolls-Royce and Volvo Construction Equipment to develop a portable machine that turns biomass waste into energy. The three companies will host a demonstration event for the BioCharger in early 2024.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

Green Car Congress

Verification of the emission reduction or carbon sequestration is critical in efforts to mitigate climate change. One question is who will be responsible for verifying changes in carbon, which raises questions about the role of a regulatory agency for accrediting claimed changes in carbon levels from an activity.

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New Study Shows that Sea Level Rise Resulting From Collapse of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Would be Non-Uniform; Some Regions to See Levels Much Higher Than Previously Predicted

Green Car Congress

Much of southern Florida would disappear. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has estimated that a collapse of the WAIS would raise sea levels around the world by about 16.5 Many coastal areas would be devastated. The report is published in the 6 February issue of the journal Science. Mitrovica et al.

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Torrance Enviro Commish - From Curious to CringeWorthy

Creative Greenius

She talked about the ability of a Torrance solar co-op to sell excess solar power back to the grid - even though that kind of feed in tariff doesn’t exist in Torrance and in fact exists in only one city in the United States - Gainsville Florida. She isn’t aware of current state laws on solar shading either.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

A large coalition has formed around the issues of national security, combating climate change, saving on fuel costs and increasing business for American agriculture. The event is Thursday, June 29th at 7:00pm at Town Lake Center , 721 Barton Springs Road. but it has grown far beyond this point. Mr. Woolsey and Ms.

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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster

Cars That Think

The maps need to be refreshed regularly as science, technology, and the climate change. Nine months in to Lombardo's job, however, everything changed. Hurricane Maria and, most recently, the condominium collapse in Surfside , Florida, would be the agency's fourth and fifth investigations).

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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster

Cars That Think

The maps need to be refreshed regularly as science, technology, and the climate change. Nine months in to Lombardo's job, however, everything changed. Hurricane Maria and, most recently, the condominium collapse in Surfside , Florida, would be the agency's fourth and fifth investigations).

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