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

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million cars, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from The University of Queensland and The University of Canterbury. The researchers used predictive population models coupled with advanced mapping techniques to estimate the climate damage wild pigs are causing across five continents.

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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

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A study by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows that state electric vehicle incentives are playing a significant early role in reducing the effective cost of ownership and driving electric vehicle sales. The ZEV program clearly contributes to automakers’ deployment and marketing efforts. —Jin et al.

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

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Mississippi State University. Sigma Technologies International Group. Arkansas Power Electronics International. Halla Visteon Climate Control USA. This project will develop an improved understanding of corrosion in advanced magnesium alloys. Arizona State University. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Power electronics.

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

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This is an aggressive goal, but the climate problem compels us to act with fierce urgency. —Dr. CEMEX USA will partner with RTI International to demonstrate a dry sorbent CO 2 capture technology at one of its cement plants in the United States. DOE Share: $3,000,000). Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative Inc. Simon Sandstone reservoir.

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Study Finds Ozone, Nitrogen Change the Way Rising CO2 Affects Earths Water

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The researchers concluded that models of climate change may be underestimating how much water is likely to run off the land and back into the sea as atmospheric chemistry changes. With elevated CO 2 levels, leaf pores contract and sometimes close to conserve internal water reserves. Credit: NASA. Click to enlarge.

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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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The SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) International Biofuels Project, has published the full proceedings of its Rapid Assessment workshop on the environmental effects of biofuel technologies, 22-25 September 2008. SCOPE is part of the International Council for Science. Menichetti and Otto. Ravindranath et al.

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

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A far more sophisticated approach needs to be taken when developing biofuels as an environmentally-friendly energy option, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management.

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