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Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

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People from Chevron and Toyota will be driving Toyota’s Tundra, RAV4 and Camry on this road trip with the objective of demonstrating the fuel, which is more than 40% less carbon intensive than traditional gasoline on a lifecycle basis, according to Chevron.

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NOAA Arctic Report Card finds Arctic entering into new phase: warmer, greener, and less ice

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Reports like this one help us to prepare for increasing demands on Arctic resources so that better decisions can be made about how to manage and protect these more valuable and increasingly available resources. With a greener and warmer Arctic, more development is likely. C) greater than the 1981-2010 baseline period.

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Study Finds East Siberian Arctic Shelf Showing Instability and Widespread Venting of the GHG Methane; Releases May Be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated

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To discern whether this extensive CH 4 venting over the ESAS is a steadily ongoing phenomenon or signals the start of a more massive CH 4 release period, there is an urgent need for expanded multifaceted investigations into these inaccessible but climate-sensitive shelf seas north of Siberia. Shakhova et al. Natalia Shakhova.

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Researchers Predict Permafrost Thaw Will Intensify Climate Change More Quickly Than Previously Thought; Melting of Greenland Icesheet Could Drive More Water Than Previously Thought to North American Northeast

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Before this study, we didn’t know how fast that carbon could potentially be released from permafrost, and how this feedback to climate would change over time. An understanding of the rate of carbon release is necessary to estimate the strength of positive feedback to climate change, a likely consequence of permafrost thaw. Sickman, T.

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DOE to Support Research Associated with Water Issues for Shale Gas and Alaskan Oil and Natural Gas

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Increasing population, heightened per capita water demands, regional droughts, and concerns over climate change have combined to make water issues even more pressing. Develop watershed resource flow modeling to support water supply and disposal issues related to siting and permitting for shale gas development.

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Finding Battery Minerals With AI

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