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Study suggests that decarbonizing US transport sector by converting waste CO2 to fuels would require economical air-capture of CO2

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Kreutz used what he called a bifurcated climate regime—i.e., Over time, however, as the CO 2 price increases, it eventually becomes more economical to either retrofit plants to capture and store most of. Note that the climate benefit is independent. their CO 2 (e.g. ~90%) Alternative CCR [CO 2. —Kreutz (2010).

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. by Brian J.

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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Notable changes since the prior Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement include an expanded analysis of potential oil releases; an expanded climate change analysis; an updated oil market analysis incorporating new economic modeling; and an expanded analysis of rail transport.

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US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Declined by 2.8% in 2008; Transportation-Related Emissions Down 5.2%

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Factors that influenced the overall emissions decrease included record-high oil prices and a decline in economic activity in the second half of the year. Oil-related emissions declined by 6%, accounting for the bulk of overall reduction in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. Tags: Climate Change Emissions.

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Report: California Gasoline No Longer the Most Expensive

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But this is usually due to unforeseen supply problems and typically pertains to Hawaii — which sources more of its fuel from the Eastern Hemisphere than the rest of the United States and has less room to store it. Washington’s fuel pricing isn’t a matter of it being isolated in the middle of the ocean.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit. SZ (1) 6753.T

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Buffett's Chinese electric car company

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Sign Up Login All Posts | About & Contact Us | Get a TEC Badge | Getting Started with The Energy Collective Cutting-edge insight on energy and climate that you wont find anywhere but here. Today, BYD employes 130,000 people in 11 factories, either in China and one each in India, Hungary and Rumania.

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