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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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NOAA Awards $750K to Support Modeling Effects of Sea Level Rise in Northern Gulf of Mexico

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NOAA has awarded $750,000 for the first year of an anticipated $3 million research investment to develop the information and tools needed to plan for sea level rise and other consequences of climate change along more than 300 miles of the northern Gulf of Mexico’s shoreline. The study team, led by Scott Hagen, Ph.D.,

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DOE Makes First Awards from $1.4B for Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Projects

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should pursue a range of options for new coal-fired power plants (such as coal gasification, burning coal in an oxygen atmosphere, or post-combustion capture) to determine the most cost-effective approach to burn fuel and reduce the total amount of CO 2 emitted. At geological storage densities of CO 2 (0.6 DOE Share: $3,000,000).

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Connecticut Green Bank. NextGen Climate America. Southern Company: Mississippi Power. A 350 kW charging system could charge a 200-mile range battery in less than 10 minutes. The Standard for High Performance Green Buildings will consider a revision to encourage EV-ready building practices. ChargePoint. Con Edison.

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DOE awards $45M to 38 advanced transportation technology projects; $3M from the Army

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Mississippi State University. Reducing the impact of heating and cooling on plug-in electric vehicles can significantly increase all-electric driving range. These two projects are focused on developing innovative heating and cooling technologies that reduce battery demands and improve range by 20% to 30%. Advanced HVAC.

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

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Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) up to $933,883: to develop an analysis of the global impacts of second generation biofuels in the context of other energy technologies and alternative economic and climate change policy options. DOE Awards.

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UNEP Report Calls for More Sophisticated Approach to Developing Biofuels; Limitations of Current LCA Studies

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In the report, its first, the panel concludes governments should fit biofuels into an overall energy, climate, land-use, water and agricultural strategy if biofuels deployment is to benefit society, the economy and the environment as a whole. Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme.

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