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Baker Institute-led group to develop nationwide protocol for paying ranchers and farmers to store carbon

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Most accepted carbon transactions in the world today occur based on standards that originated from the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. We formed this group out of necessity. —Kenneth Medlock.

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Hot Tub Time Machine WayBack Wednesday – Reposted Word-for-Word from June 25 of 2008

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said Dr. Hansen this same week testifying to Congress and that’s not all he said. Dr. Hansen is giving us 12 months to get our act together: “ The next President and Congress must define a course next year in which the United States exerts leadership commensurate with our responsibility for the present dangerous situation.

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Exxon/Mobil To Fund Solar Financing Bond For Torrance Homeowners

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We define “green&# by the use of renewable energy, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the savings of energy currently wasted, the most sustainable and conservation-minded water policies, and the most prudent and efficient use of recycling and waste management principles. 4. Waste & Recycling.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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No doubt professor Zadeh’s enthusiasm for fuzziness has been reinforced by the prevailing political climate in the United States—one of unprecedented permissiveness,” said R. He had heard from a colleague that Zadeh had been toying with the idea of leaving Columbia. At the time, though, he had no clear idea how this would work.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans reveals SUSTAINEER electric van technology demonstrator for sustainable urban mobility

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The fully electric van—based on the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter—combines a variety of innovative solutions designed to improve the quality of life in cities; to conserve resources and protect the climate; and to better the health and safety of the driver and other road users. This reduces energy use accordingly.

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European Commission launches €8.1B call for proposals for FP7 2013 work program

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billion (US$10 billion) for the 2013 work program will support projects and ideas that will boost Europe’s competitiveness and tackle issues such as human health, protecting the environment and finding new solutions to growing challenges linked to urbanization and managing waste. In total, €8.1

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Audi e-gas plant qualified to participate in balancing market to stabilize grid

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One of the ideas behind the plant and its location was to obtain the CO 2 required for methanation from the biogas plant. Both models can be driven climate-neutrally with Audi e‑gas—i.e., When the Audi e-gas plant runs, it supplies the hygienization and amine scrubbing systems in the biogas plant with heat.

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