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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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The researchers used predictive population models coupled with advanced mapping techniques to estimate the climate damage wild pigs are causing across five continents. Since soil contains nearly three times as much carbon than in the atmosphere, even a small fraction of carbon emitted from soil has the potential to accelerate climate change.

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Cohort of new stakeholders joins Open Hydrogen Initiative

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An apples-to-apples comparison of hydrogen production carbon intensity would hold benefits for stakeholders throughout the value chain—producers, users, engineers, academia, market participants, investors and policymakers. —Paula Gant, Ph.D., President and CEO of GTI Energy.

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Diesel Technology Forum: 57% of all commercial diesel trucks on the roads in US are near-zero emissions models

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Next in the rankings is Utah (66.2%), Pennsylvania (66.0%), the District of Columbia (65.4%), Texas (63.6%), Oklahoma (62.6%), Florida (62.3%), Illinois (60.6%), Louisiana (59.2%), and Wisconsin (59.1%). Nationwide, for every electric commercial truck on the road, there are nearly 1,100 powered by internal combustion engines.

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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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—Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and sustainability. UPS was one of the initial 13 leading companies to take the Obama Administration’s American Business Act on Climate Pledge, committing to reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity 20% by 2020.

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US State Department issues Presidential Permit to TransCanada for Keystone XL

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In November 2016, then US Secretary of State John Kerry had rejected the controversial Keystone XL, citing combatting climate change as the critical factor. Additional state-level approvals are still required in Nebraska, where the pipeline would cross, and from other federal agencies such as the Army Corps of Engineers.

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The New Supersonic Boom

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The most extensive such experiment took place over Oklahoma City in 1964. The 1964 Oklahoma City tests involved more than 1,000 flights, which sparked more than 15,000 complaints, as documented in a 1971 report prepared by the National Bureau of Standards. The last of these issues was perhaps the most vexing, prompting the U.S.

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DOE and USDA Select Projects for More Than $24M in Biomass Research and Development Grants

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The technology uses unique, engineered catalysts that facilitate new reaction pathways to liquid motor fuels from biomass. Transgenic switchgrass will be engineered with cell wall-degrading proenzymes that are dormant when the plant is in the field, but activated after harvest, under processing conditions with specific temperature and pH.

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