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Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

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The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates

Cars That Think

Twenty homes scattered across Canada and the northern United States are keeping warm this winter using prototypes of the latest iteration in residential heating systems: cold climate heat pumps. To prove it, eight manufacturers are publicly testing their prototypes in the Cold-Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge , hosted by the U.S.

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

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Although most countries have already revealed their opening emissions reduction proposals, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer pointed out Thursday that “ we still await clarity from industrialized nations on the provision of large-scale finance to developing countries for immediate and long-term climate action. by Jack Rosebro.

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Stanford launches major new natural gas research initiative

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However, the technologies that have released the new supplies—hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling—have also unleashed anxieties about contaminated drinking water, induced earthquakes and lenient regulation. —Mark Zoback. Earlier post.).

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

Creative Greenius

I just want to see projects get funded, renewable energy put to work, energy efficiency retrofits instituted, conservation measures adopted and sustainable practices replace business-as-usual before the climate crisis makes any positive action a moot point. The on-stage banner heralding the ribbon cutting event @ ECHS.

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Colorado River Basin Study projects major imbalances in water supply and demand

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A newly released study—authorized by Congress and jointly funded and prepared by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation and the seven Colorado River Basin states— projects water supply and demand imbalances throughout the Colorado River Basin and adjacent areas over the next 50 years.

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Putting the “Utility” in Sport Utility Vehicle: Which Electric SUVs Perform Best Off-Road?

EV Life

The Hummer EV has a variety of impressive standard features, including an adaptive air ride suspension and 16 inches of ground clearance that allow the 5-seater SUV to climb grades up to 60% and water over two feet deep with ease. Here’s how the EV Climate Loan works: Determine your savings.

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