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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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“Electric cars will not save the climate. This is due to the 30 to 40 percent increase in emissions EVs create in comparison to manufacturing an ICE vehicle, mainly from its battery production. Behavioral change is hard How willing are people to break their car dependency and other energy-related behaviors to address climate change?

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

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Comparison of proposed Keystone XL route to previously proposed project segment. Aside from the potential construction and spill impacts of the pipeline, the scope of the climate change impacts have become the most contentious and politicized issue surrounding the pipeline. Source: Draft SEIS. Click to enlarge. Draft SEIS.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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The study is based on a 223-question battery organized into nine vehicle categories: infotainment; features, controls and displays; exterior; driving assistance; interior; powertrain; seats; driving experience; and climate. Unlike other manufacturers, they do not grant J.D. The study was fielded from February through May 2023.

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US DOT awards $13.6M to 8 projects to advance fuel cell technology for transit industry

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The bus will operate in similar service to the American Fuel Cell Bus, allowing direct comparison. Central New York Fuel Cell Transportation Program Builds and operates a next-generation American Fuel Cell Bus in a cold, northeast climate. Tompkins Consolidated Transit Authority; ElDorado National; BAE Systems; Ballard Power Systems.

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U-Michigan, IBM collaborate on data-centric high performance computing system

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The University of Michigan is collaborating with IBM to develop and deliver “ data-centric ” supercomputing systems designed to increase the pace of scientific discovery in fields as diverse as aircraft and rocket engine design, cardiovascular disease treatment, materials physics, climate modeling and cosmology.

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Scripps research ship fueled by 100% NEXBTL renewable diesel for 1 year; emissions analysis

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In 2014, Scripps Institution of Oceanography received a grant from the US Department of Transportation to test the use of biofuel on the research vessel Robert Gordon Sproul for more than a year. Black carbon or soot counts were also slightly higher for biofuel.

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US State Department Issues Permit for Alberta Clipper Pipeline for Oil Sands Crude Delivery to US

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Petroleum exploration and exploitation, by comparison, has gotten a free pass. This week, the RFA happened to issue two pieces, each touching on the impact of oil sands production. America’s farmers and ethanol producers have been blamed for changes in how land is used all across the globe. US State Department.

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